XXVII. LINEiE. 
326 
[Ixonanthes. 
12 pairs, faint, 2‘5 to 5*5 in. long, 1 to 2‘5 in. wide; petioles '25 to 
■5 in. long. Cymes 1 in. long; peduncle 2 to 3 i n * l° n &> erect. 
Flowers green, *2 in. long, numerous. Stamens 12 much longer. 
Capsule lanceolate to ovoid, glutinous, 5-valved, 7 to *8 in long. 
Seeds 10. Hab. Woods in low country. Common; variable in 
form of leaf and size of capsule, Singapore to Penang and Kedah. 
Disirib, Sumatra. Native names : Pagar Anak; Pagar Anak 
merah or hitam or betina; Buah Tui; Sankau Merah. Use: 
Timber for house-building. 
var. obovata Ridl.; I. obovata Hook. fit. l.c. 417. Leaves sub- 
coriaceous obovate, tip round, edge crenate 4 Li. 2 i n - wl ^ e * 
Penang (Lobb); Muka head (Curtis). 
(2) I. reticulata Jack, l.c. 51; Hook. fil. l.c. 417; King, l.c. 
IQ2. 
Shrubby to a tree of 20 ft. tall. Leaves stiffly coriaceous, dark 
green shining, elliptic blunt, base cuneate; nerves 7 to 8 pairs more 
conspicuous than in the last species, inarching within the margin, 
3-5 to 5 in. long, 2 to 275 in. wide; petioles *6 to *8 in. long. Cymes 
shorter, stouter, fewer flowers, *3 in. long. Stamens 10 to 12 
long. Capsule 1*35 to 175 in. long, oblong woody. Hab. In woods 
less common than the preceding. Singapore (Wallich); Bukit 
Timah; Tanglin. Malacca, Mt. Ophir at 3000 ft. altitude, a small 
tree with more coriaceous leaves and larger flowers. Dindings, 
Bruas. Penang, Telok Bahang (Curtis). Kedah Peak. Distnb. 
Borneo. Native names: Jinjagong; SakitHudang; Pagar anak. 
Order XXVIII. MALPIGHIACB/E. 
Trees or shrubs, often climbers. Leaves opposite entire. In¬ 
florescence axillary or terminal. Flowers usually showy, yellow 
or white, rarely pink often irregular. Calyx 5-partite, imbncate 
or valvate. Petals 5 usually clawed often fimbriate. Stamens 10 
hypogynous or subperigynous equal or x or more larger; anthers 
2-lobed. Ovary 3-celled; styles 1 to 3; ovules 1 in each cell. 
Fruit of 1 or more winged samaras (except Brachylophon). Species 
about 600, mostly American. 
Climbers. 
Style 1, rarely 2; calyx glandular. 
Petals equal yellow ; fruit of 3 star-shaped 
samaras . . . • ■ • 
Petals unequal white, one large pink; fruit 
winged large ....■• 
Styles 3 or 4; calyx not glandular; samaras ovate 
or orbicular 
Erect shrubs. Fruit not winged 
1. Tristellateia 
2. Hiptage 
3. Aspidopterys 
4. Brachylophon 
