546 xlvi, connarace^e. [Connarus. 
{2) C. semidecandrus Jack. Mai . Misc. 2, vii. 39; Hook. fil. 
F.B.I. ii. 52; King, l.c. 4. 
Sarmentose shrub. Branchlets puberulous. Leaves o to 9 in. 
long; rachis and underside puberulous or glabrous; leaflets 5 to 7 
thinly coriaceous, oblong to elliptic-lanceolate, light green, short blunt 
acuminate, base rounded or cuneate; nerves 6 to 7 pairs, slender, 
prominent beneath, 2\5 to 4 in. long, 'Q to 2'5 in- wide, petiolules 
•15 in. long. Panicles terminal 6 to 10 in. long, much-branched, 
many-flowered. Sepals lanceolate, straw-colour dotted with red 
glands. Petals lanceolate blunt, white tinted pink, with glandular 
hairs and red glands on the back, not tomentose. Follicle flattened 
obovoid -6 in. long, red, smooth. Seed black, aril yellow, fleshy 
lobed. Hab. Open country common. Scented of hay and meadow¬ 
sweet. Singapore, Cluny Road; Bukit Mandai. Pahang, Tahan 
and Pahang Rivers; Sungei Jelai (Machado). Malacca, Sungei 
Hudang (Goodenough); Merlimau (Derry). Selangor, Rawang; 
Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Kwala Wok (Wray); Ulu Kerling (Kunst- 
ler); Temengoh. Penang (Jack); Penara Bukit. Tringganu, 
Bundi (Rostado). Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). Kelantan, Kampong 
Kota (Gimlette). Distrib. Sumatra, Mergui, Siam. Native names : 
Akar Kuaya; A. Tanga Burong; A. Tukor; Poko Nyamok; 
A. Tupai-Tupai; Hisap mana (Kelantan). Use: Root decoction 
for fever. 
(3) C. Griffithii Hook, fil . F.B.I. ii. 5 2 - 
A bush. Young parts and midrib on back of leaf minutely 
tomentose. Leaves 6 to 8 in. long; petiole three-quarters of the 
length; leaflets 5 thinly coriaceous, elliptic, shortly acuminate 
blunt base rounded above, smooth beneath; nerves 5 pairs, fine 
elevate, 3 to 4-5 in. long, *75 to 2 in. wide; petiolules '2 in. long, 
thick, tomentose. Panicle lax 6 to 8 in. long, tomentose; branches 
slender. Flowers 'i in. long. Sepals oblong, acute. Petals as 
long, all minutely tomentose. Hab. In open country in the north; 
perhaps only a variety of C. semidecandrus, but the leaves are 
stiff and the petals tomentose. Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). Perlis, 
Chupeng. Setul. Disirib. Mergui. 
(4) C. oligophyllus Wall, in Planchon, Lmncea xxiu. 427. 
Scandent, glabrous except on the inflorescence. Leaves 6 to 
8 in. long; leaflets 3 to 5, thinly coriaceous but stiff, elliptic-lanceo¬ 
late sub-acute or shortly acuminate, base cuneate round; nerves 
4 to 5 pairs, slightly prominent beneath, 2*25 to 4 in. long, 1 to 
2 in wide; petiolules -25 to *3 in- long. Panicle much-branched, 
minutely pubescent, 8 in. long. Flowers *35 in. long, sub-sessile. 
Sepals ovate-lanceolate.acute, yellowish hairy. Petals oblong, 
blunt, puberulous much longer, yellowish white. Follicle elliptic 
narrowed to base, tip round, not compressed, rose pink, silky inside 
1*5 to 2 in. long, *75 in. through. Seed black or dark brown, aril 
red, thick. Hab. Forest edges and open country. Singapore, 
