CVII. VERBENACE^E. 
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[' Vitex . 
Corolla short, -075 to -i in. long. Stamens hardly exsert, villous. 
Drupe ovoid-oblong, 1 in. long. Calyx much enlarged spreading. 
Hab. Low-lying swamps on edges of woods. Not common and 
rarely flowering, Singapore, Chua Chu Kang. Pahang, Pekan 
(Ridley). Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Dislrib. Sumatra. 
(11) V. peralata King, Kew Bulletin, 1908, p. 112; Gamble, 
lx. 851. 
Big spreading tree 30 ft. tall or more, 10 to 15 ft. through. 
Leaves stiff coriaceous, 5- to 7-foliate; leaflets sub-equal, except 
lowest, elliptic to obovate acute, base narrowed, midlobe 6 to 20 
in. long, 3 to 6 in. wide; nerves very prominent beneath; petioles 
3 to 6 in. long, very broad winged, nearly 4 in. across; wings 
rounded; petiolules very short or o. Panicles up to 2 ft. long on 
angled peduncles 8 in. long or less; branches 2 to 3 in. long with 
short cymules. Flowers numerous. Calyx urceolate pubescent, 
pink, -i in. long. Corolla campanulate, *25 in. long, pubescent 
outside, villous inside, bright blue, brown marked inside. Drupe 
woody ovoid-conic, 1*5 in. long, 1 to 1-25 in. wide; pericarp very 
thick. Hab. In swamps near rivers, not rare, rarely flowering, 
Singapore, Pulau Damar. Johor, Tebrau River. Pahang, Pekan; 
Kota Tongkat (Evans). Malacca (Cantley). Perak, Thaiping 
and Goping (Kunstler) ; Simpang (Wray). 
(12) V. glabrata Br. Prodr. FI. Nov. Holl. 512; Gamble, l.c 
852. 
Large tree. Leaves chartaceous digitate, 3- to 5-foliate; 
leaflets sub-equal except small lowest pair, obovate-elliptic to 
oblanceolate blunt or acuminate, pubescent when young, glabrous 
except nerves beneath when adult; nerves 10 to 20 pairs, sub¬ 
parallel; petiolules terminal one -75 to I in., the others -25 to 
•5 in. long; petioles 3 to 6 in. long. Cymes axillary, corymbose, 
3 to 4 in. long, lax dichotomous. Calyx campanulate, *05 to 1 in. 
long, pubescent outside; teeth very short acute. Corolla-tube 
broad cylindric pubescent outside, a ring of hairs inside at insertion 
of stamens, midlobe villous blue, rest white. Stamens long exsert 
villous. Drupe succulent ovoid or obovoid. Hab. Penang (Curtis). 
Kedah (Kunstler). Rare. Distrib. India, Cochin China, Java, 
Australia. 
(13) V. longisepala King and Gamble, Kew Bulletin, 1908, 
p. 112 ; Gamble, l.c. 853. 
Medium-sized tree brown-pubescent branches. Leaves mem¬ 
branous trifoliate; leaflets ovate or elliptic, caudate-acuminate, 
mid-leaflet acuminate at base; petiolules -25 in. long, lateral leaflets 
round at base or unequal sessile or nearly so, above sparsely hispid, 
below pubescent, 4 to 12 in. long, 2 to 6 in. wide; petioles 
pubescent, 2 to 6 in. long. Cymes axillary pubescent, 1 to 2-5 in. 
long. Bracts lanceolate, *275 in. long. Calyx lobes villous -25 in. 
long. Corolla primrose yellow, tube funnel-shaped, -5 in. long, 
