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(2) C. microphyllum Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. Supp. i. 500. 
A bush. Leaves coriaceous obovate, tip rounded mucronulate, 
base cuneate decurrent on the petiole, 1 *5 to 3 in. long, -5 in. wade, 
beneath glaucous; nerves fine invisible beneath; petioles *i in. 
long. Racemes terminal 3 in. long. Flowers rather scattered, 
sometimes 2 on a peduncle. Sepals unequal, oblong-lanceolate 
stiff, *25 in. long. Petals red ovate rounded, blunt, - 5 in. long. 
Basal glands horseshoe-shaped. Stamens shorter than petals. 
Capsule oblong woody '3 in. long. Seeds linear flat. Hah. Moun¬ 
tains at 3000 ft. altitude, rare, only on Mt. Ophir at the Padang 
Batu (Ridley). Distrih. Borneo and Banka. 
(3) C. arborescens Blume, Mus. Bot. ii. 17; King, l.c. 146. 
A lofty tree with a straight stem 60 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves 
coriaceous broadly oblanceolate, obovate-elliptic or oblong-obovate, 
shortly acuminate, dotted on the back; nerves numerous, fine, 
parallel inconspicuous beneath, 3 to 4*5 in. long, i - 25 in. to 2 in. 
wide; petioles thick, '25 in. long. Cymes in terminal panicles 4 to 
6 in. long. Flowers *3 in. across. Sepals unequal, ovate rounded, 
*25 in. long. Petals as long, cuneate deep red with laciniate 
basal scales. Capsule -25 in. long; valves oblong blunt. Seeds 
winged all round. Hah. In woods in the low country. Singapore, 
Bukit Timah ; Garden Jungle. Malacca (Griffith). Selangor, Kwala 
Lumpur (Burn-Murdoch). Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Penang Hill 
(Burkifl). 
var. Miquelii King, l.c. 146; C. cuneatum Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. 
i- (2). 517- 
Small tree. Leaves narrow lanceolate 3 in. long, i‘io in. wide, 
acuminate. Flowers smaller; buds much smaller. Leaves very 
finely reticulate in a specimen from Scortechini. Hah. Perak 
(Wray, Scortechini). Penang, Government Hill (Curtis). Probably 
a mountain form. Distrih. Burma, Borneo and Sumatra. Native 
name : Gerongang. Use : Valued as a timber, wood red. 
(4) C. formosum Benth. and Hook. fil. Gen. PI. i. 166; King , 
l.c. 147. Tridesmis formosa Korth. Verh. Nat. Gesch. Bot. 179, 
t- 37 - 
A glabrous tree 30 to 60 ft. tall. Leaves membranous, at first 
lanceolate acute, then broadly elliptic to oblong, acute or rounded, 
base narrowed, shining, beneath dotted; nerves 6 to 8 pairs, 3 to 
4 in. long, 175 to 2^25 in. wide; petioles '25 in. long. Cymes 
axillary, 2- or 3-flowered. Flowers 75 in. long on '5 in. long 
pedicels. Sepals elliptic pointed. Petals elliptic clawed, w T ith a 
narrow scale above the claw, rose pink. Glands oblong crimson. 
Stamens exsert. Capsules cylindric acute, 6 in. long; valves '25 in. 
across. Seed *3 in. wing obtuse, obovate, unilateral. Hah. 
Borders of woods and open country, whole peninsula from Singapore 
to Perlis. Distrih. Siam, Malay Islands to the Philippines. Native 
name : Mumpat Merah or M. hitam. 
