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II. DILLENIACE#.. 
\Telracera. 
2 . TETRACERA, L. 
Climbing shrubs with scabrid leaves. Flowers in terminal or 
lateral panicles, moderately large, white. Sepals 4 to 6. Petals 
as many. Stamens many, filaments dilate upwards, anther-cells 
distant. Carpels 3 to 5 rarely 1, developed only. Ovules many, 
in 2 series. Follicles coriaceous ovate or fusiform, seeds 1 to 5, 
aril fimbriate. Species about 30, all tropical regions. 
Follicles ovoid 3 to 5 developed ; medium sized. 
Leaves lower ones at least 3 to 6 in. wide. 
Leaves glabrous; panicles short pubescent . 
Leaves pubescent beneath ; panicles long velvety . 
Leaves small up to 2 in. wide. 
Leaves obovate pubescent beneath ; panicle short . 
Leaves elliptic-lanceolate glabrous; follicles *5 in. 
long, shining. 
Leaves toothed; panicles terminal 5- to 6-flowered 
Leaves entire; panicles dense 1 to 2 in. axillary . 
Follicles small 2; panicles lax, many-flowered, flowers 
smaller. 
Leaves very stiff shining entire; panicle terminal 
6 to 9 in. long. 
Nerves beneath rather prominent, transverse ner- 
vules inconspicuous; panicles very lax 9 in. long 
Nerves beneath strongly elevate, nervules invisible ; 
panicle lax 6 in. long . . . • • 
Leaves thin toothed ; panicles axillary and terminal 
4 in. long or less ...... 
Leaves stiff coriaceous entire, transverse nerves 
conspicuous. 
Follicles 1 or 2 long fusiform and beaked 
(1} T. macrophylla 
{2) T. grandis 
(3) T. lucida 
(4) T. assa 
(5) T. sylvestris 
(6) T. sumatrana 
(7) T. fagifolia 
(8) T. fragrans 
(9) T. bomeensis 
(1) T. macrophylla Wall. Cat. 6628 (T. macrocarpa Wall. in 
sched .); Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 32; King, l.c. 363. 
A rough climber. Leaves broadly elliptic, lower ones very 
large, 5 to 7 in. long, tip rounded almost truncate, base cuneate 
3-5 in. wide; nerves 13 pairs, strong, glabrous, stiffly coriaceous; 
petioles i*6 in. long, stout. Panicle 9 in. long, rather dense, pubes¬ 
cent. Flowers numerous, nearly 1 in. across. Sepals obovate obtuse, 
ribbed, short pubescent; edges ciliate, inside silky. Follicles 2 to 3 
ovoid beaked smooth, glabrous, hardly longer than the sepals. 
Iiab. Edges of forests and dry woods, very common but rarely 
flowering. Singapore to Penang. Distrib. Sumatra. Native names : 
Ampelas (Mempelas) Rimbah; A. Lidah Kuching; A. Gajah; A. 
Rimau. 
(2) T. grandis King, l.c. 362 ; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. v. (2), p. 115, 
pi. 129. , . „ , - 
A large tree. Young branches and inflorescence velvety to- 
mentose. Leaves large, coriaceous, elliptic to slightly obovate, 
tip truncate, edges crenate or undulate towards tip, base rounded 
glabrous above, tomentose beneath; nerves 14 pairs; 8 to 10 in. 
