Gluta.] 
XLV. ANACARDIACEAS. 
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Panicle lax; leaves stiffly coriaceous, elliptic; 
fruit oblong red . . . , . . {5) G. Wrayi 
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 9 by 3 in. 
Fruit obovoid, brown . . . ' . . . (6) G. virosa 
(1) G. Benghas Linn. Mantiss, p. 293; King, l.c. 480. G. 
Renghas, Engl. DC. Mon. Phan. iv. 226, t. 6, figs. 1 to 6. 
Large tree 60 ft. tall. Leaves dark, shining green, oblanceolate- 
oblong, tip rounded, gradually narrowed to base; nerves 18 to 20 
pairs, 4 to 7 in. long, r6 to 2*25 in. wide; petioles -3 to *6 in. long. 
Panicles axillary, puberulous, lax, 6 in. long, 4 in. across ; pedicels 
•3 in. long. Flowers white, -5 in. across. Calyx very short. Petals 
elliptic, four times as long. Stamens 5, half as long as petals. 
Gynophore short. Drupe irregular globose or elliptic, warty 
brown, 1-5 to 2 in. through. Seed 1*5 in. through. Hab. Rare on 
river-banks in open country. Pahang, Rumpin River. Distrib. 
Malay islands. Native name : Jitong. 
(2) G. coarctata Hook. fit. F.B.I. ii. 22; King, l.c. 482. 
Large branching shrub, glabrous except the puberulous in¬ 
florescence. Leaves stiffly coriaceous, oblong or oblanceolate 
obtuse or sub-acute, narrowed to the blunt often cordate base, 
dark green (red when young); nerves 13 to 20 pairs, faint, 5 to 9 in. 
long, 175 to 3-5 in. vide; petioles -x to *2 in. long, thick. Panicles 
axillary 3 to 4 in. long; branches few, short. Flowers white, 
*4 in. long. Calyx *2 in. long, bilobed, tomentose. Petals 5, 
oblanceolate, puberulous. Stamens 5, shorter. Drupe light brown, 
sub-globose, slightly compressed, tubercled. Hab. Abundant in 
tidal rivers, forming dense thickets, conspicuous by its bright red 
young leaves. Whole plant very poisonous. Johor, Scudai and 
Sempang Kanan Rivers; Kota Tinggi. Pahang, Rumpin (Fox¬ 
worthy). Malacca (Griffith). Selangor, Klang (Foxworthy). 
Perak, Teluk Anson. Kedah, Gunong Geriang River. Distrib. 
Sumatra, Borneo, Tenasserim. 
(3) G. lanceolata Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 49, p. 17. 
A big tree. Leaves narrow lanceolate blunt, narrowed to a 
long petiole, coriaceous; nerves 12 to 14 pairs, faint, 6 in. long, 
2 in. wide; petioles 1*5 to 3 in. long. Panicles 4 in. long, dense- 
flowered axillary and terminal. Calyx half as long as corolla, 
tubular split on one side, pubescent. Petals linear-oblong obtuse, 
pubescent, hairy on inner face, *4 in. long. Stamens longer. Ovary 
glabrous. Fruit globose, glabrous, black. Hab. Penang, Balik 
Pulau (Ridley). 
(4) G. elegans Kurz, FI. For. Burma, i. 3x0; King, l.c. 481. 
Small tree about 10 to 30 ft. tall, glabrous except inflorescence. 
Leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate acumin¬ 
ate, base cuneate; nerves 10 to 14 pairs, faint, 3 to 6 in. long, 
1 to 2 in. wide; petioles. *6 to 1 in. long, slender. Panicles 1*5 to 
2 in. long, red. Calyx tubular, split on one side, 2-toothed. Petals 
