632 evil. verbenaceas. [ Vitex. 
truncate, *5 in. across. Hab. Johor, Sungei Kahang (Kelsall). 
Rare. Distrib. Borneo. 
(4) V. Clarkeana King and Gamble, l.c. 845. V. simplicifolia 
Clarke in Hook. fU. F.B.I. iv. 586 (not of Oliver). 
Small tree 15 ft. tall. Leaves simple coriaceous lanceolate 
acuminate, base round, glabrous; nerves slender elevate; 6 to 
12 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; petioles pointed at leaf base, *5 to -75 in. 
long. Panicle elongate racemiform, 12 to 18 in. long; cymes 
in pairs distant, 1 in. long. Calyx campanulate pubescent, -15 in. 
long; lobes short. Corolla -25 in. long, pubescent, yellowish green, 
lower lip longest. Drupe ovoid, -3 in. through, pubescent. Calyx 
much enlarged. Hab. River banks. Johor, Sungei Sembrong 
(Kelsall). Pahang, Pekan; Pianggu, Endau (Evans); Muar, 
Sungei Pauh (Fox). Dindings, Pangkor (Curtis); Bruas; Telok 
Sera. Perak, Bernam River (Kunstler). Distrib. Borneo, Papua. 
( 5 ) V. coriacea Clarke, l.c. iv. 586; Gamble, l.c. 846. 
A tall tree 60 ft. high. Leaves coriaceous trifoliate; leaflets 
lanceolate, blunt or acute, base long-attenuate, glabrous nearly 
equal, 3 to 5 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; petiolules -25 to -35 in. long, 
mid-one slightly longer. Panicles 2 or 3 together, 6 to 8 in. long, 
branches many, about 3 in. long. Flowers violet in small distant 
clusters. Calyx funnel-shaped pubescent, -15 in. long. Corolla 
2-lipped, *25 in. long, pubescent outside, villous inside, midlobe 
of lower lip ovate crenate. Drupe globose, -5 in. through, calyx 
enlarged. Hab. Forests. Singapore, Garden Jungle. Malacca, 
Ayer Panas and Bukit Bruang (Derry). Perak, Thaiping Water¬ 
fall (Wray); Goping (Kunstler). Kedah Peak, lower slopes. 
Native names : Jali Batu; Medang Pupei. 
(6) V. siamica Williams, Bull. Herb. Boiss, Ser. 2, v. 431; 
Gamble, l.c. 847. 
A spreading tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, 15 to 20 in. through, glabrous. 
Leaves coriaceous chartaceous, trifoliate; leaflets ovate-lanceolate 
acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 12 to 24 pairs; middle leaflet 
largest, 2*5 to 5 in. long, *75 to 175 in. wide; petioles *1 to 2 in. 
long; petiolules -5 in. long. Panicles 6 in. long with very many 
slender branches and numerous small solitary flowers, sessile or 
nearly so. Calyx campanulate, -05 in. long, teeth half as long, 
acute. Corolla-tube -i in. long, pubescent, with yellow glands, 
light blue or white villous inside. Stamens included. Drupe 
•15 in. through, black globose. Hab. Limestone rocks, Selangor, 
Batu Caves on the top. Perak, Batu Kurau (Scortechini). Lan- 
kawi, Kwah (Curtis); Dayong Bunting (Fox). 
(7) V. pubescens Vahl, Symb. iii. 85; Gamble, l.c. 848. 
Bushy tree about 20 to 60 ft. tall; stem thick, young parts 
pubescent. Leaves chartaceous, 3- to 5-foliate, middle leaf largest, 
obovate or elliptic, blunt or acuminate, base round or cuneate, 
nearly glabrous above, pubescent beneath, mid-leaflet 6 to 8 in. 
