&34 Lxii. samydace^e. [Osmelia. 
Stamens 8 or io, half alternating with as many bilobed hairy scales, 
and half in the notches of the scales. Ovary superior, i-celled; 
ovules few; styles 3, with bifid or capitate stigmas. Capsule sub- 
globose, 3-valved. Seeds few with a red aril. Species 6, Ceylon, 
Malay isles. 
(1) O. Maingayi King, l.c. 19. 
Unisexual tree 20 to 60 ft. tall. Branchlets, underside of leaves 
and inflorescence tomentose. Leaves membranous, oblong short 
acuminate, base round; nerves 6 to 10 pairs, 4 6 in. long, 1 75 
to 3 in. wide; petioles *75 in. long. Male panicles terminal and 
axillary, 3 to 8 in. long. Flowers *i in. wide, pink and yellow, in 
small heads. Sepals 4, pubescent. Stamens 8 in 2 unequal rows. 
Female panicles axillary; flowers as in male, but stamens sub¬ 
equal. Ovary tomentose. Capsule '5 to ‘65 in. long. Hab. 
Forests, not uncommon in the lowlands. Singapore, Bukit Mandai; 
Bukit Timah. Pahang, Pulau Tawar. Malacca (Maingay). 
Selangor, Bukit Kutu; Batu Caves. Negri Sembilan, Bukit 
Tampin (Goodenough); Seremban (Cantley), Perak, Chanderiang 
and Goping (Kunstler). Native names: Berunai Ayer; Medang 
Kemantan. Use : For making chairs. 
3. HOMALIUM, Jacq. 
Shrubs or trees. Leaves alternate, crenate seldom quite entire. 
Flowers small, hairy, in slender axillary and terminal racemes, 
simple or panicled. Bracts sometimes large, caducous. Calyx 
funnel-shaped, adnate to base of ovary, lobes 5 to 10, narrow, per¬ 
sistent. Petals 5 to 10, narrow insert in throat of calyx. Disc 
tomentose. Stamens 1 to 2 opposite each petal alternating with 
glands. Ovary half superior, i-celled; ovules many; styles 2 to 3, 
filiform. Capsule half superior, coriaceous, 2- to 5-valved at the 
tip. Species 50, tropics generally. 
Flowers *3 in. wide. 
Stamens 1 to each petal; leaves glabrous . 
Stamens 2 to each petal; petals 6 to 8. 
Leaves glabrous, glaucous beneath, stiff cori¬ 
aceous . 
Leaves glabrous not glaucous, broad, blunt 
Stamens 2 to each petal; petals 10. 
Leaves entire, glabrous ..... 
Leaves crenate, pubescent beneath . 
Stamens 4 to a petal; petals 6; calyx cylindric . 
(1) H. longifolium 
(2) H. Kunstleri 
(3) H. propinquum 
(4) H. spathulatum 
(5) H. Griffithianum 
( 6 ) H. frutescens 
Flowers '75 in. wide. 
Stamens 4 to a petal; calyx-teeth 5, small . . (7) H. undulatum 
Stamens 7 to 9 to a petal; calyx-teeth 7 to 9; 
accrescent in fruit . . . • . (8) H. grandiflorum 
(1) H. longifolium Benth. Journ. Linn. Soc. iv. 35; Clarke, 
in Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 596; King, l.c. 20. 
Tree 30 to 60 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, oblong 
acuminate, base shortly cuneate; nerves 7 1° 4 5 6 * * * 10 pa-irs, slender. 
