Sphenodesme.] cvn. yerbenace^. 639 
7-flowered with 6 spathulate bracts *75 in. long. Calyx campanu- 
late, -15 to -2 in. long, brown-hairy. Corolla deep blue, cylindric, 
■1 in. long, pubescent outside. Drupe small, globose included in 
calyx, villous. Hab. Forests, not rare, Johor, Serom. Pahang, 
Pekan, Malacca, Merlimau (Derry). Negri Sembilan, Gunong 
Berumbun (Cantley). Province Wellesley, Krian. Penang (Wal- 
lich, Philipps); Telok Bahang (Curtis). Tringganu, Bundi (Ros- 
tados). Native names : Agalumut; Akar Chabang lima; Lilimbo. 
Use : Drug for rheumatism. 
Fig. 130. — Sphenodesme pentandra 
(4) S. pentandra Jack, Mai. Misc. i. 19; Gamble , lx. 863. 
Climbing shrub; pubescent. Leaves sub-coriaceous, glabrous, 
elliptic-oblong, ovate or lanceolate, acute mucronulate, base round, 
2 to 7 in. long, 1 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles *25 to -5 in. long, pubes¬ 
cent. Panicles axillary and terminal. Heads distant on slender 
peduncles 1 in. long. Bracts oblong rounded, 75 to 1-25 in. long; 
flowers 7. Calyx campanulate, 10-ribbed, glabrous with 5 aristate 
short lobes and 5 teeth between them. Corolla bluish villous 
inside, lobes leathery round. Stamens exsert. Drupe globular. 
Hab. Common on edges of woods, Singapore, Selitar; Changi. 
Johor, Batu Pahat. Pahang River bank; Kwala Tembeling. 
Malacca, Bukit Panchur; Brisu (Derry). Negri Sembilan, Bukit 
