XL. RHAMNEJE. 
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[' Ventilago. 
Branches, petioles and nerves of leaves below velvety hairy. 
Leaves thinly coriaceous lanceolate-elliptic short acuminate obtuse, 
base cuneate, edge minutely serrulate, above sparsely hairy, 2 in. 
long, *7 in. wide; petioles *1 in. long. Cymes axillary small sessile, 
many-flowered. Bracts narrow acuminate glabrous. Fruit sparsely 
hairy; nut ellipsoid -4 in. long; calyx at base small cup-shaped 
ribbed; wing oblong, tip rounded 2 in. long, *6 in. wide. Pedicels 
very short. Flowers unknown. Hab. Perak (Scortechini). 
6 . SMYTHEA, Seem. 
Woody climbers. Leaves sub-coriaceous or membranous. 
Flowers in axillary fascicles. Calyx lobes 5 > hairy or pubescent, 
triangular. Petals very small bilobed. Stamens opposite them 
as long. Ovary bilocular; styles 2 recurved. Fruit oblong or 
ovate-lanceolate flat thin dehiscing down the centre, i-celled, 
i-seeded. Seed large round. Species 4, Burma, Malay Peninsula, 
Archipelago and Fiji. 
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate entire; fruit lanceolate or 
ovate acute.. (*) S. pacifica 
Leaves ovate-lanceolate or oblong serrate; fruit 
oblong obtuse ...... (2) S. macrocarpa 
(1) S. pacifica Seem. Bonplandia 1861, p. 255 - S. reticulata 
King, l.c, 381. Berchemia trichantha Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. Supp. 331. 
Glabrous climber. Leaves elliptic acuminate or lanceolate 
base rounded entire coriaceous; nerves 3 to 5 pairs; nervules and 
reticulations conspicuous on both sides, 2 to 3*75 i n - 1 **5 \ n * 
wide; petioles *2 in. long. Flowers in fascicles of 9 in upper axils 
■1 in. across; peduncles ‘i in. long hairy. Calyx lobes triangular 
acute hairy. Petals obtriangular bilobed, lobes rounded; ovary 
hairy. Fruit lanceolate or ovate acuminate 2 in. long, 1 in. wide, 
persistent calyx goblet-shaped ribbed. Hab. Seashores, climbing 
over trees. Singapore, Serangoon River; Bajau. Penang, Pulau 
Jeraj ah (Curtis). Province Wellesley, Kelumpang, Krian (Borgens). 
Distrib. Pulau Sangian, Borneo, Timor Laut, Aru, New Guinea, 
Philippines, Fiji islands. Native name : Bulang Akar. 
(2) S. macrocarpa Hemsl. Ic. PI. 155 ^! King, l.c. 381. 
Branches puberulous. Leaves sub-coriaceous ovate-lanceolate 
or oblong-lanceolate acuminate serrate, base obtuse oblique; 
nerves 6 to 9 pairs, 3*5 to 5 or 7 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; petioles 
•2 in. long. Flowers 10 in a fascicle *15 in. across; pedicels as long. 
Calyx pubescent lobes triangular. Fruit oblong obtuse dehiscing 
along median line, 2-5 in. long, 1 in. wide. Hab. Open jungle. 
Perak, Waterfall Hill, Thaiping (Wray, Kunstler). Penang, Batu 
Feringhi (Curtis). 
, 7 . GOUANIA, Lam. 
Climbers, rather slender woody cirrhiferous. Leaves alternate. 
Flowers very small in small cymes on long slender spikes. Calyx 
