Vitis.] XLI. AMPELIDEAL 473 
tomentose; entire ovate leaves 5 in, long, 5-5 in. wide, trilobed 
as long, side lobes 1*75 in. across; petioles 2 in. long. Panicles 
slender 4 to 6 in. long; peduncles 4-5 to 6 in. slender, woolly; 
branches -5 in. long, spreading woolly. Flowers small globose 
glabrous, 4-merous. Fruit elliptic red -5 in. long. Seeds com¬ 
pressed ridged on inner face. Hab. Common in woods lowlands 
Singapore, Bukit Timah. Malacca, Jus (Derry). Selangor, Rantau 
Panjang (Kloss). Perak, Asam Kumbang (Wray), bindings 
Lumut. Penang Hill (Curtis). Native names : Akar Keladek 
Ingan; Akar Pudin Rimbah. Use: Leaves for poulticing sore legs 
(7) V. elegans Kurz. Nat. Tijds. Ned. Ind. xxviii. 166; King 
l.c. 392. 6 ' 
Stems, petioles, tendrils, inflorescence densely red-tomentose. 
Leaves trifoliate or 5-foliate, central lobe oblanceolate 5 to 6 in. 
long, 275 in. wide, laterals oblique ovate narrowed at base; petiolules 
winged, 4-5 in. long, 275 in. wide, outer edges spine-toothed cori¬ 
aceous glabrous above except nerves, densely red-woolly beneath; 
petioles 1 to 1*4 in. long. Panicles 8 to 12 in. long; branches 
5 to 1 *5 long; peduncle stout 5 to 6 in. long. Flowers glabrous 
pink tipped green. Disc green; filaments pink. Fruit ellipsoid 
fleshy purple. Hab. Common on edges of woods in the south 
Singapore, Tanglin; Selitar. Johor, Pinerong (Cantley); Serom; 
Tanjong Merawan. Malacca (Griffith). Dindings, Telok Sera. 
(8) V. compositifolia Lawson , in Hook. fit. F.B.I. i. 650* 
King , l.c. 391. 
Stem and petioles covered with dense red tomentum. Leaves 
coriaceous quinate ; leaflets oblanceolate, outer ones oblique, bases 
narrowed, edge sparsely spine-toothed above (except nerves) 
glabrous, beneath red-tomentose, 8 in. long, 3-5 in. wide; petioles 
5 to 8 in. long, stout; petiolules 1*2 in. long. Inflorescence 12 in. 
long on a peduncle 6 in. long, woolly except the very small distant 
flowers, spikes 1 to 2*5 in. long red woolly. Fruit oblong *5 in. 
long. Seeds flat elliptic keeled on the inner side, acute at both 
ends, -3 in. long, -2 in. wide. Hab. Woods. Malacca (Maingay) 
Perak, Sungei Rayah (Kunstler). Penang (Phillips). 
(9) V. polystachya Wall. Cat. 6028; King, l.c. 390. V. nitida 
Lawson, l.c. i. 662. V. polythyrsa King, l.c. 390. V. thyrsi- 
flora King, l.c. 391, not of Miquel. 
Old stem corky. Leaves 5- to 9-foliate; leaflets coriaceous 
glabrous except a little hair on the petioles, elliptic-oblong cuspi¬ 
date, base cuneate, dentate; nerves 7 to 10 pairs, 4 to 8 in. long, 
1-5 to 4 m. wide; petiolules -5 to 75 in. long; petioles 3 to 4 in. 
long. Panicle 1 ft. or more long, sparsely hairy. Fruit globose- 
oblong often in large bunches, purple or green, quite eatable, Hab. 
Not rare in dense jungle. Johor, Gunong Pulai; Kota Tinggi. 
Malacca (Griffith) ; Selandor (Cantley). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur * 
Petahng. Perak, Maxwell's Hill; Goping (Kunstler), Gunong 
