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XXXIX. CELASTRINE^E. 
[LophopetaluM. 
long, i to x*2 in. wide; petioles *25 to -3 in. long. Panicles slender, 
•2 in. long rufous-pubescent. Flowers *i in. across. Sepals deltoid 
round fleshy. Petals round ovate. Disc orbicular. Hab.Hill 
forests, Penang, Mount Elvira; Government Hill 1200 ft. altitude 
(Curtis). . 
(12) L. coriacea Ridl. Kokoona conacea King, l.c. 347 * 
Tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, 12 to 18 in. through. Leaves coriaceous 
ovate-oblong sub-acute, base cuneate, lighter beneath; nerves 
6 or 7 pairs, 4-5 to 5 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; petioles *5 to *6 in. 
long. Panicles axillary 4 to 5 in. long, peduncled; branches lax 
Win few-flowered. Flowers pale yellow -3 in. wide; pedicels 
shorter. Calyx cupular, short-toothed. Petals ovate thick centre 
ridged. Stamens insert on the inner edge of the 5-lobed disc, 
anthers large cordate long-appendaged. Ovary ovoid free from the 
disc. Hab. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 7 
(13) L. Maingayi Ridl. Kokoona Scortechinn King , l.c. 347. 
Tree 40 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous elliptic-oblong acute, 
pale beneath. Panicles axillary terminal divaricate; branchlets 
racemose. Flowers -25 in. across; pedicels short. Calyx lobes 
ovate acute. Petals longer broad ovate, ridged m centre. Disc 
shortly cylindric, teeth 10. Anthers ovate pustular apiculate. 
Ovary free from disc. Hab. Forests. Malacca (Maingay). Perak, 
Sungkai (Foxworthy). Perak (Scortechini). Penang Hill at 
2000 ft. altitude (Curtis). Native name : Mata Ulat. 
(14) L. littoralis Ridl. Kokoona littoralis King, l.c . 346; 
Lawson, F.B.L i. 617. A 
A tall tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous ovate acute, base rounded, 
nerves 8 to 10 pairs, 3 to 4 in. long, 2 to 2'5 in. wide; petioles 
•8 to 1 in. long. Panicles axillary and terminal 4 to b in. long^ 
branchlets spreading cymose. Flowers 'i in, across ; pedicels 
•1 i n . long. Calyx lobes sub-acute. Disc orbicular. Fruit broadly 
3-winged, 4-5 in. long, 1*5 in. wide. Seeds 1*5 to 2 in. long. Hab. 
A tall tree always growing in the water (Lawson), rare. Singapore 
(Lobb). Malacca (Maingay). 
L. dubium Lawson, l.c. i. 616. 
Glabrous. Leaves coriaceous elliptic acute at both ends, 3 in. 
long 175 in. wide. Flowers *3 in. wide in axillary spicate racemes, 
1*5 in. long. Petals sub-triangular. Bracts small persistent. 
Hab. Malacca (Maingay). 
I do not think this is a Lophopetalum at all, the specimen is very poor. 
Maingay suggests Rutacea. 
5 . CELASTRUS, Linn. 
Climbing shrubs. Leaves alternate often crenulate. Flowers 
uni- or bi-sexual in terminal or axillary racemes. Calyx 5-lobed. 
Petals 5. Disc broad concave. Stamens 5 insert on the margin. 
