LVII. COMBRETACEjE. 
[Combretum. 
70S 
(1) C. trifoliatum Vent. Choix t. 58 ; King, l.c. 336. 
Big climber. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate to oblanceo- 
late, base cuneate, shining; nerves 5 to 7 pairs, indistinct above, 
i*75 to 5*5 in, long, *8 to 2 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long. Spikes 
axillary, solitary or panicled, terminal. Flowers *15 in. wide, 
crowded. Calyx-tube constrict above; sepals narrow, acuminate, 
all appressed silky. Petals 5, lanceolate, little longer. Fruit 
acutely 5-angled, 1*25 in. long, *5 in. through. Hab. Open country 
in the north. Perlis at Kanga. Distrib. Rangoon, Cambodia, 
Siam, Borneo, Java. Native name : Akar Sung-sung Harus. 
(2) C. tetralophum Clarke, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 454; King, 
l.c. 336. 
A big climber with scaly branches. Leaves opposite, thinly 
coriaceous, oblong-elliptic, short acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous 
except midrib on back at base pubescent; nerves 7 to 8 pairs, 
2*5 to 5*5 in. l° n g> 1 to 2 in. wide; petioles *3 to *4 in. long, pubes¬ 
cent. Spikes axillary, solitary or terminal, panicled, scaly. Flowers 
*1 in. across. Calyx-tube constrict above ovary, mouth cam- 
panulate; lobes 4, ovate, pubescent. Petals little longer, narrow, 
linear. Stamens and style exsert ; disc and mouth of tube villous. 
Fruit oblong, 4-angled, black, *75 to 1 in. long. Hab. Lowland 
open country. Malacca, river-bank (Griffith). Pahang, Pekan. 
Penang, Batu Feringhi (Curtis); Tanjong Tokong. Distrib. Siam, 
Borneo. 
(3) C. acuminatum Roxb. FI. Ind. ii. 228; Clarke, l.c. ii. 455. 
Large scandent shrub. Leaves coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate 
(puberulous) or glabrous, minutely dotted beneath, 4 to 6 in. long, 
2 in. wide, base slightly narrowed, tip acute; petioles short. 
Racemes axillary or terminal, panicled. Flowers *15 in. wide. 
Calyx campanulate. Fruit ellipsoid narrowed to both ends with 4 
blunt ridges, 2 in. long, *5 in. through. Hab. Open country in 
the north. Pahang River (Burn-Murdoch). Perlis, Besih Hangat, 
Kanga (Ridley). Distrib. India, Burma. 
(4) C. sundaicum Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. Supp. 327; Clarke, l.c. ii. 
458; King, l.c. 337. 
Large climber. Branchlets densely scaly. Leaves opposite, 
tliinly coriaceous, broadly elliptic abruptly short-acuminate, base 
round, sometimes unequal, glabrous scaly beneath; nerves 6 pairs, 
slightly prominent beneath, 2*75 to 4 in. long, i*8 to 2*75 in. wide; 
petioles *4 to *8 in. long. Panicles axillary, terminal, umbellate; 
branches terminated by globose spikes *75 to 1 in. across. Calyx- 
tube ‘35 in. long, pubescent, 4-ridged on ovary above cylindric, mouth 
funnel-shaped; lobes 4 triangular, acuminate, light green, a ring 
of hairs inside at base. Petals shorter, white, oval. Fruit elliptic, 
round, with 4 coriaceous straw-coloured wings 1 in. long and wide. 
Hab. Common on edges of forests. Singapore, Bukit Timah Road; 
Changi; Bedoh; Jurong. Malacca, Merlimau (Derry). Selangor, 
