LXVII. DATISCACE2E. 
Tetrameles.'] 
865 
Stigmas clubbed. Capsule ovoid, membranous opening between 
the styles. Seeds minute, ellipsoid, testa prolonged into a mem¬ 
brane. Species 1, India, Burma, Java. 
(1) T. nudiflora R. Br. Benn. PI. Jav. Rar. 99, t. 17; Clarke, 
in Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 657. 
A gigantic tree over 100 ft. tall. Leaves 6 in. long, 4-5 in. 
wide, toothed acute, base retuse, softly downy; petioles 3 in. long. 
Male panicles numerous 6 in. long, 1 in. across. Flowers about 
•2 in. across. Female racemes 15 in. long. Fruit -25 in. long, 
•15 in. through. Hab. Kedah, Gunong Geriang (Ridley), in fruit 
and leafless in February. 
Order LXVIII. CACTACE^E. 
Succulent spiny leafless jointed shrubs. Flowers large, showy, 
white, yellow or red, solitary sessile. Petals and stamens indefinite, 
superior. Ovary inferior with numerous placentae and ovules; 
style elongate. Stigma 2- to many-radiated. Fruit a berry. 
F 1 .M.P., 1. 3 K 
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