[' Ventilago . 
466 
XL. RHAMNE^E. 
Calyx tube half covering nut. 
Wing oblong ..••••■ 
Wing sword-shaped acute . 
Calyx tube not covering nut. 
Glabrous; leaves stiff coriaceous entire; wing 
3 by *6 in. . 
Glabrous; leaves thinner serrate; wing 4 by 
•5 in. . . . . . • . • 
Branches and nerves velvety; wings 2-5 by -6 m. 
(1) V. malaccensis 
(2) V. gladiata 
(3) V. Maingayi 
(4) V. oblongilolia 
(5) V. velutina 
Fig. 46. — Ventilago malaccensis. 
(1) V. malaccensis Ridl. Journ. Roy. 24 s. Soc. S. Br. 75, p. 22. 
V. leiocarpa Lawson, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 631; King, l.c. 380, not 
of Benth. 
Leaves thinly coriaceous sub-membranous ovate acuminate to 
oblong blunt, serrate or nearly entire, base rounded; nerves 6 
to 11 pairs; nervules fine conspicuous, 2-25 to 6 in. long, 2-5 in. 
wide; petioles -12 in. long. Bracts small hairy. Cymes -15 to 
•2 in. across. Flowers white glabrous except ovary, *1 in. across. 
Nut globose half covered by the cup-shaped calyx; wing yellow, 
linear-oblong blunt 2 to 2’5 in. long, ’4 in. wide. Hab. Woods 
