Commersonia.] 
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lobed. Cymes corymbose, tomentose 2 in. long and wide. Flowers 
white, '2 to -35 in. across. Calyx pubescent, lobes free nearly to 
base, ovate-lanceolate. Petals as long, narrower, base concave, 
appendages narrow oblong. Capsule glabrous, '4 to - 5 in. across, 
densely covered with grey soft bristles. Hab. Common in secondary 
jungle from Singapore to Penang. Distrib. Siam (Trang) and 
Malay islands to the Philippines. Native names : Durian Tupai 
(Squirrel’s Durian); Chenara; Angkot-Angkot Besih. 
16. LEPTONYCHIA, Turcz. 
Trees or shrubs. Leaves simple entire. Flowers in small 
axillary cymes. Sepals 5, valvate united near base. Petals 5, 
valvate, orbicular concave. Staminal-column tubular below, fila- 
mentiferous on the top, outer series of 5 to 10 ligulate; staminodes 
opposite petals, middle row of 10 stamens, innermost row of 5, 
short fleshy staminodes opposite sepals. Ovary 3- to 4-celled; 
styles connate. Stigmas capitellate. Capsules 2- or 3-celled. 
Seeds black with yellow aril. Species 3 to 4, Indo-Malava, Africa. 
(1) L. glabra Turcz. in Mosc. Bull. 1858, p. 222; Masters , 
in Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 379 ; King, l.c. 94. 
A shrub or small tree about 20 ft. tall, glabrous except the 
flowers. Leaves dark green thin, ovate-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 
abruptly acuminate, base narrowed or rounded, 3-nerved; nerves 
lateral, 4 to 7 pairs, 4 to 8 in. long, i - 6 to 3 in. wide; petioles *4 
to '5 in. wide. Flowers green, -25 in. wide. Sepals ovate-lanceo¬ 
late, pubescent both sides. Petals one-fourth as large, broad 
truncate, villous. Stamens 10 in 5 fascicles of 2 each, nearly as 
long as sepals. Staminodes 10 to 20, outer 5 to 15 filiform as long 
as stamens or shorter, inner 5 short, subulate. Ovary obovate, 
4-celled, hairy at tip. Capsule coriaceous, ’5 in. long, black when 
dry. Seed 1, oblong, black with an orange-coloured thin aril. 
Hab. Common in hill woods about 500 to 4200 ft. altitude ; Johor, 
Gunong Pulai. Pahang River. Malacca, Selandor. Selangor, 
Kwala Lumpur. Dindings, Pangkor. Perak : Waterfall Hill; 
Hermitage Hill. Province Wellesley, Permatang Bertam, Penang 
Hill. Kedah, Kedah Peak at 3000 ft. altitude. Distrib. Burma, 
Malay islands. Native names: Tingao; Cherimai Burong. 
var. Mastersiana King, l.c. 204. L. acuminata Masters, l.c. 379. 
Young branches, midribs and petioles puberulous. Flowers 
•5 in. wide, buds acute. Sepals 3-veined; outer staminodes 5 to 
15, often pubescent. Ovary oblong-ovoid, villous, 3-celled; style 
glabrous. Hab. This variety seems to be commonest at higher 
altitudes; Selangor, Semangkok Pass; Batu Caves; Menuang 
Gasing (Kloss) ; Perak, Larut (Kunstler) ; Gunong Kerbau (Robin¬ 
son) ; Gunong Batu putih (Wray). Distrib . Burma, Sumatra, 
Borneo. 
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