442 XXXVIII. ILICINE^E. \lleX. 
(15) I. venulosa Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 602; Loesen. l.c. 90. var. 
nervulosa Loesen. l.c. 
Glabrous tree. Leaves oval to elliptic or ovate-elliptic cori¬ 
aceous abruptly caudate-acuminate, base very shortly cuneate, 
pale beneath; nerves slender numerous much reticulate. Umbel- 
lules peduncled 1-5 to 2 in. long, simple or panicled. Flowers 
numerous greenish white *i in. across; pedicels *25 in. long. Males 
4- merous. Petals connate. Stamens short. Females, umbels 
shorter stouter, 5- or 6-merous. Drupe red globose 2'5 to 3 mm. 
through; pyrenes 5 or 6 . Hab. Singapore, Woodlands (Beccari). 
Distrib. of type from India, Burma. I have seen no specimen 
from the Malay Peninsula. 
(16) I. eymosa Bl. Bijdr. 1149; Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 605; King, 
l.c. 136. I. singaporiana Wall Cat, 6526 (Fig. 43, p. 441). 
A glabrous tree, bark white 20 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves dark green 
thinly coriaceous elliptic oblong shortly blunt acuminate, base 
narrowed or rounded slightly glaucous beneath; nerves 6 to 8 
pairs, 2-5 to 4*5 in. long, 1-35 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles -25 in. long. 
Cymes branched panicled, lax many-flowered 2 or more inches 
long. Flowers *i in. long; pedicels '25 in. long. Males 4- or 
5- merous. Stamens as long as petals. Females, sepals 5 or 6. 
Petals 6 to 8. Ovary globular with short style. Stigma large. 
Drupes red globular, grooved when dry; pyrenes 8 trigonous. 
Hab. Common in the low country in woods and secondary forest. 
Singapore, common. Johor, Batu Pahat. Pahang, Pekan. Ma¬ 
lacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith); Tanjong Kling. Selangor, Ulu 
Selangor (Kunstler). Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Penang, Batu 
Feringhi (Curtis). Lankawi (Curtis). Distrib. Java, Sumatra, 
Borneo. Native names: Mensirah Bukit or M. putih; Timah- 
Timah; Titimah. 
(17) I. macrophylla Wall. Cat. 4331; Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 005; 
King, l.c. 136; Loesen. l.c. 84. 
Glabrous tree about 60 ft. tall. Leaves elliptic-oblong obtuse 
sub-coriaceous, base narrowed; nerves 12 pairs visible beneath, 4 to 
7 in. long, 2 to 2'5 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long. Cymes 1-25 in. 
long; peduncle long; branches several. Flowers in heads at the 
ends white *15 in. across 4- or 6-merous. Petals oblong blunt 
connate at base in males, free in females. Stamens longer. Drupe 
sub-globular '2 in. through red; pyrenes 8. Hab. Common on 
roadsides and in woods. Singapore, Bukit Tim ah; Changi. 
Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith); Bukit Bruang. Province Wellesley, 
Permatang Bertam. Penang, Chalet; Penara Bukit (Curtis). 
Distrib. Mergui. Native names: Medang Tulok; Timah Timah 
Bulan; Gading. 
