124 x. capparidace^e. [Capparis. 
globose green. Hab. Seashores and sandy spots, chiefly in the 
north. Johor, Pulau Aor, off the Johor coast. Penang, Pulau 
Badak and Pulau Tikus. Pulau Adang. Kedah, Alor Sta. Perils, 
Kanga. Kelantan, Kota Bharu, Disirib. Burma, Siam. 
(7) C. perakensis Ridl. C. pubiflora var. perakensis King, l.c. 
394. 
A straggling shrub 5 ft. tall, glabrous, with minute thorns in 
pairs. Leaves membranous, elliptic-oblong acuminate, base nar¬ 
rowed or rounded ; nerves 9 or 10 pairs and reticulations prominent, 
5 to 7 in. long, 2 to 2*5 in. wide; petioles *25 in. thick sulcate. 
Flowers 1 in. across, supra-axillary. Bracts narrow acute; pedicels 
long, slender. Sepals oblong concave, 2 outer ones pubescent 
outside. Petals white oblong, the 2 posterior united at the 
base by a gland, pubescent above and round the gland, with a 
purple blotch. Stamens numerous. Gynophore 1 in. long with 
ovary pubescent. Hah. In damp shady forests. Perak (Scor- 
techini). Kelantan, Chaning Woods, Kelantan River. 
(8) C. Finlaysoniana Wall. Cat. 6992; Hook. fit. F.B.I. i. 179; 
King, l.c. 395. 
Sarmentose-scandent, glabrous. Thoms stipular nearly straight, 
in pairs, very short, bases broad, tips blunt black. Leaves cori¬ 
aceous, broadly lanceolate to elliptic, shortly acuminate; midrib 
and 7 pairs nerves prominent beneath, 6 to 7' 5 in. long, 2-25 to 3 in. 
wide; petioles *4 in. long. Flowers solitary or in pairs, large white 
with a golden spot at the base of the lower petals. Sepals lanceo¬ 
late acute. Fruit cylindric, tapering to tip, 4 to 7 in. long, 1 to 
1*5 in. wide, red on a gynophore, 1*5 in. long, with a pedicel as 
long. Seeds, -4 in. long, ovoid. Hab. Singapore, sandy open 
country, Changi, now very rare. Pahang. P'lawan, Rumpin 
(Foxworthy). Native name : Jambol Merah. 
(9) C. cucurbitina King, l.c. 395; Ann. Bot. Card. Calc. i. (2), 
119, pi. 136. 
A climber, with stout branches nearly glabrous. Leaves 
coriaceous, elliptic lanceolate to lanceolate acuminate, base shortly 
narrowed or not; nerves 8 or 9 pairs, prominent beneath inarching 
•1 in. or less from edge, secondary nerves conspicuous, 5*5 in. to 
7*5 in. long, 175 to 2*25 in. wide; petioles ‘2 in. long slender. 
Flowers in fascicles of 2 or 3, on pedicels over 1 in. long. Sepals 
ovate lanceolate acuminate puberulous. Petals broadly elliptic 
obtuse. Stamens 20. Gynophore short. Fruit cylindric, narrowed 
to base, shortly apiculate, when ripe 3 in. long, 1*25 in. through, 
orange coloured; gynophore 75 in. long; pedicel r25 in. long. 
Seed ovoid smooth, -4 in. long. Hab. Dense mixed jungle at 500 
to 700 ft. altitude. Perak, Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). Dindings 
(Ridley). 
(10) C. paniculata Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. x. 129. 
Long slender thorny climber, much branched. Thorns short 
