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XLVI. CONNARACEiE. 
[. Rourea. 
(2) R. acuminata Hook. fd. F.B.I. ii. 48 ; King, lx. 12. 
A lofty liane, glabrous. Leaves 3 to 9 in. long; leaflets 5 to n, 
thinly coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate to obovate caudate-acuminate, 
base round or cordate; nerves 5 pairs, faint, i*5 to 2-25 in. long, 
•65 to "9 in. wide; petiolules under *i in. long. Racemes very 
slender, lax, several together, 3 in. long. Flowers *3 in. long, 
pedicels slender as long. Sepals ovate round, pink. Petals oblong, 
white. Follicle narrow ovate, curved pointed, 75 m. long, red. 
Hab. In dense forests on trees; Singapore (Wallich, Cnestis acu¬ 
minata 8533), Bukit Timah. Perak, Goping and Ulu Bubong 
(Kunstler). ... rr 1. m r* r> t 
(3) R. pulchella Planch. Linncea xxin. 4 * 9 j Hook. fit. r.B.l. 
ii. 48; King, lx. 13. . a „ 
Lofty glabrous liane. Leaves 3 to 7 in. long; leaflets 3 to 7, 
thin coriaceous, ovate caudate, base round reticulate; nerves 4 to 5 
pairs, faint, 1-5 to 3 in. long, 75 to 1*2 in. wide; petiolules *15 m. 
long slender. Racemes crowded, slender, many-flowered, 2 to 3 in. 
long Flowers *25 in. across. Sepals ovate acute, ciliate. Petals 
twice as long, linear. Pistils 5. Follicles oblong, curved, '6 in. 
long, red. Hab. Forests. Singapore, Garden Jungle; Changi. 
Malacca, Bukit Bharu (Maingay); Sungei Hudang. Selangor, 
Bukit Hitam. Perak, upper (Wray). Penang, Ralik Pulau. 
Allied to R. humilis, but the leaves are much smaller. 
(4) R. humilis Bl. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 262; King, 
l c. 13. 
Slender, glabrous climbing liane. Leaves 3*5 to 6 in. long; 
rachis slender; leaflets 3 (rarely 5), coriaceous, broad ovate caudate- 
acuminate, base round; nerves 4 pairs, faint, 1*5 to 3 in. long, 
1 to 2*25 in. wide; petiolules *2 in. long. Racemes clustered, 
slender, few-flowered 2 to 3 in. long; flowers -15 in. long. Sepals 
sub-orbicular. Petals short broad oblong. Follicle cyhndnc 
pointed, glabrous, 75 in. long. Hab. Forests in lowlands. Pahang 
River, Sungei Chenei (Fox). Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Penang, 
Moniot's Road (Curtis). Distrib. Sumatra, Borneo. Native name : 
Asam Nyamok. ... - _ T .. 
(5) R. rugosa Planch. Linn, xxm, 4 22 I Hook. fit. r .B.l. 11. 40 > 
King, lx. 14. T . 
Stout climber. Branchlets tomentose. Leaves 12 to 15 in. 
long; rachis tomentose; leaflets 8 to 15 pairs, sub-sessile oblong 
shortly blunt-acuminate, base broad, coriaceous, above smooth, 
beneath reticulate; nerves and reticulations raised, hairy ; nerves 
8 to 10 pairs, prominent, 2 to 3-25 in. long, *6 to i'25 in. wide. 
Panicles 2 to 3 in. long, dense-flowered. Flowers *2 in. long. 
Sepals round pubescent; follicles 75 in. long, lanceolate obtuse, 
upcurved, glabrous. Hab. Common, climbing on trees in forests. 
Singapore, Changi. Pahang, Sungei Jelai, Kwala Lipis (Machado). 
