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XCVI. BORAGINE.E. 
[ Ehretia. 
(1) E. timorensis DeC. Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. iii. 395* 
E. laevis Roxb. Cor. PI. i. 42, t. 55; var. timorensis Clarke in Hook, 
fil. F.B.I. iv. 142; King, l.c. 283. 
Shrub or small tree 12 ft. or more tall. Leaves coriaceous, 
ovate to elliptic-oblong, shortly acuminate, base slightly cuneate, 
2- 5 to 5 in. long, 1*25 to 2-25 in. wide; petioles -4 in. long. Cymes 
corymbose, many-flowered, axillary and terminal, puberulous, 
about 2 in. long and 5 in. across. Flowers numerous, sessile, 
scorpioid. Calyx under 1 in. long. Corolla white, tube -i in. 
long, lobes short. Fruit globose pulpy, yellow *2 in. through, 
calyx very small with acute teeth. Hab. Uncommon in woods. 
Malacca (Maingay); Relau at the base of Mt. Ophir; Panchur 
(Derry). Perak (Scortechini). Kelantan, Kwala Krai, Kelantan 
River (Ridley). Dislrib. Burma, Malay isles and Australia. 
Native names : Gombah yem; Medang Saminiyak. 
This appears to be specifically very distinct from Roxburgh’s plant. 
(2) E. parallela Clarke, l.c. iv. 143; King, l.c. 284. 
Shrub, glabrous except inflorescence. Leaves obovate or 
obovate-elliptic, base cuneate; nerves 7 to 8 pairs; 1-5 to 1*75 in. 
long, 75 to 1 in. wide; petioles -25 in. long. Flowers and inflores¬ 
cence as in preceding, but smaller. Hab. Penang (Curtis). Rare. 
(3) E. buxifolia Roxb. Cor. PI. i. 42, t. 57; Clarke, l.c. iv. 144. 
A low stiff shrub. Leaves small stiff scabrid coriaceous, often 
3- lobed at the tip, base narrowed, sub-sessile obovate. Peduncles 
axillary 1 (or few)-flowered hairy, 75 in. long or less. Calyx- 
lobes lanceolate-linear. Corolla *25 in. across campanulate, lobes 
ovate. Drupe -13 in. across globose, pyrene 1- to 4-seeded. Hab. 
Dry sandy spots, local. Pahang, Pekan, open country (Ridley). 
Dislrib. India, Malay isles to Formosa. 
5 . COLDENIA, Linn. 
Much-branched prostrate herb. Leaves alternate, crisped. 
Flowers very small, axillary, sub-sessile solitary or in short cymes. 
Calyx 4- to 5-lobed. Corolla funnel-shaped, lobes 4 or 5. Ovary 
ovoid, 2-celled with 2 ovules in each cell or 4-cefled with 1 ovule 
in each; styles 2, distinct at base, united above; stigmas 2, 
capitate. Fruit of 4 one-seeded pyrenes. Species 12, all American 
but x African, 1 cosmopolitan. 
(x) C. procumbens Linn. Sp. PI. 125; King, l.c. 284. 
Whole plant lying flat on ground, 6 in. to 1 ft. or more long, 
hairy all over. Leaves elliptic-obovate, deeply blunt serrate, 
•5 to 1 in. long, -24 in. wide; petioles *15 in. long. Flowers 
very small, yellow. Fruit *i in. long, ovoid pyramidal before 
splitting. Hab. Sandy places; local and rare; chiefly in the north, 
Pahang, Pekan. Kedah, Alor Sta, common. Perlis, Kanga 
(Ridley). Distrib. Tropics generally. 
