XXIX. OXALIDACEiE. 
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Connaropsis,] 
acuminate acute, base round; nerves 5 to 6 pairs, reticulations 
conspicuous beneath not glaucous 4 in. long, i'6 in. wide; petioles 
■5 in. long; petiolules '2 in. long. Panicles axillary and terminal erect 
3*5 to 4'5 in. long lax; branches ’2 to -3 in. long. Sepals ovate 
acute. Petals oblong narrowed at base. Hab. Perak, Hermitage 
Hill (Curtis). 
(4) C. laxa Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 75, p. 9. 
Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves simple coriaceous lanceolate 
acuminate, base round, 3 to 4-5 in. long, 1*4 to 2 in. wide; nerves 
6 pairs slender, reticulations fine conspicuous beneath; petioles 
•5 in. long; petiolules *2 in. long. Panicles slender lax, puberulous, 
terminal and axillary 2-5 to 6 in. long; branches distant -2 to 
*3 in. long; branchlets crowded at the tip. Sepals oblong obtuse 
glabrous. Petals cuneate truncate, cherry red. Fruit globose. 
2-celled cherry red. Hab. Forests. Perak, Thaiping Hills (Curtis, 
Kunstler). 
