5i8 
xlv. anacardiacevE. [ Buchanama . 
Leaves pinnate. 
Sepals accrescent in fruit 
Sepals not accrescent in fruit. 
Stamens 5 with 5 staminodes. 
Stigma erect 3-lobed 
Stigma flat not 3-lobed, bent . 
Stamens 4 to 10, no staminodes; 
small 
drupe 
9. Parishia 
10. Microstemon 
11. Pentaspadon 
12. Rhus 
iii. Semecarpeae. Ovary i-celled of 3 carpels united; ovule •: stamens 
in 1 row; styles 3 or I; drupe large, connate with a fleshy peduncle, leaves 
SlmP Petals valvate. p style 1; calyx enlarged adherent ^ Melanochyla 
Petals imbricate; styles 3; drupe on a large 
fleshy receptacle . • • * r 4 - Semecarpus 
iv SPQNDirE. Ovary and drupe 2- to 5-celled; leaves imparipinnate. 
Flowers bisexual; drupe large globose; flowers -p. ,r ontomelum 
5-merous, stamens 10; drupe 5-celled . 15. Dracontomelum 
(1) B. lucida 
(2) B. sessilifolia 
1 . BUCHANANIA, Roxb. 
Leaves alternate, simple. Flowers bisexual, white. Calyx 
short 3- to 5-toothed, imbricate. Petals 4 to 5, oblong, imbricate. 
Disc orbicular 5-lobed. Stamens 8 to 10 from base of disc. Carpels 
to 6, one fertile. Style short. Stigma truncate. Drupe small, 
ovoid, compressed; stone bony, 2-valved. Seed gibbous. About 
25 species, Asia and Australasia. 
Leaves round or blunt at tip; panicle glabrous 
Leaves acute; panicle pubescent 
,{i) B. lucida Bl. Ann, Mus. Bot. Lugd . Bat. i. 184; Hook.fil 
F B.I. ii. 24. B. florida var. lucida King, l.c. 464; Engler, DC. 
Mon. Phan. 189 {not B. florida Schatter). B. petiolaris Miq. Ft. 
/ ”^Trce about 4Q 3 to 60 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceo¬ 
late or obovate blunt rounded, narrowed from below middle to 
the long-winged petiole, shining; nerves impairs fine, reticulations 
distinct, 3 to 5 o in. long, 1-5 to 175 m. wide; petioles '5 to 75 m- 
long. Panicles axillary at branch-ends, lax, spreading, o m. . g, 
2 in. across. Flowers greenish white -25 in. across; pedicels 1 1 . 
long. Sepals 4 to 5) orbicular. Petals 4 or 5 elliptic. Stamens 8 , 
anthers elongate cordate. Pistils 3 to 4. Drupe ovoid or sub- 
globose, -25 in. long. Hob. Common in woods. Singapore to 
Penang and Kedah and Lankawi. Distnb. Burma, Sumatra, 
Labuan, Siam. Native names : Arga; Kelompang Kras (Kedah). 
var. laxiflora Ridl. . , 
Leaves oblanceolate, quite blunt, rounded. Panicle 6 ■ _ S» 
very lax; branchlets (lower) 1-5 in. long; peduncle 7 m. 
pedicels '2 in. long, slender; buds oblong *i m. long. Hab. Pulau 
Adang. 
