LXII. SAMYDACE.E. 
836 
[Homaliutn. 
coriaceous, obovate-oblong, shortly blunt apiculate, nearly entire 
or coarsely crenate, base shortly narrowed or round cordate, glabrous 
except nerves above and beneath (when adult); nerves 7 pairs, 
2*75 to 5 in. long, 1*65 to 2*5 in- wide; petioles ‘2 to ‘4 in. long, 
pubescent. Racemes solitary, tomentose, 3 to 5 in. long, slender 
Flowers ‘3 in. across, villous greenish yellow or white in small 
clusters. Calyx -i in. long, conic, teeth 10, linear. Petals oblanceo- 
late, larger. Stamens 2 opposite each petal, glabrous; styles 5 - 
Hab. Rocky places in the north, Pahang, Kwala Sungei Sawa Chim, 
Fig. 68. — Homalium Griffithianum. 
Kwantan (Foxworthy). Lankawi, by the lake (Curtis); Sungei 
Batu Asap. Perlis, Kanga. Pulau Adang, Rawei Island. Kedah, 
Tanjong Sirih (Curtis). Distrib. Tenasserim, Indo-China, Siam. 
Native name : Telor Buaya. 
(6) H. frutescens King , l.c . 22. 
Small tree 15 to 30 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic- 
oblong, shortly acuminate, narrowed to base, edge usually crenate, 
drying brown beneath ; nerves 6 to 8 pairs, slender, secondaries 
conspicuous 3 to 5 in. long, 175 to 2-25 in. wide; petioles *1 in. 
long. Racemes axillary sometimes branched, fairly stout, glabrous 
