XXXV. MELIACE.3J. 
40i 
A phanamixis.] 
long ; leaflets 9 to 13 elliptic-oblong or oblanceolate, sub-coriaceous 
obtuse, base cuneate; nerves 9 1° 20 depressed above conspicuous 
inarching, 6 to 10 in. long, 2 to 375 in. wide. Male flowers obovoid 
■15, in. long scattered in panicles 12 in. long; branches about 7 
to 10 in. long, pink. Sepals 5 round . unequal, edges fimbriate 
pubescent. Petals 3 round concave. Stamen-tube globular; 
anthers 3. Female flowers on solitary spikes. Fruit spike 2 - 5 ft. 
long pendulous. Capsule oval round pink 1 in. through; pedicel 
thick -2 in. long. Seeds ovoid scarlet. Hab. Hill forests 3000 to 
3400 ft. altitude. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). Penang 
Hill, 3000 ft, altitude. Distrib. Sumatra. 
(2) A. Rohituka Pierre, FI. For. Cochinchine sub t. 334- Amoora 
Rohituka W. and A. Prod. i. 119; Hiern, l.c. i. 559 J Bedd - FL 
Sylv. t. 132; King, l.c. 53. _ T 
Tree 30 to 70 ft. tall. Young parts slightly puberulous. Leaves 
1 to 3 ft. long; leaflets 9 to 15, sub-coriaceous oblong to elliptic- 
oblong shortly acuminate, base narrowed oblique; nerves 2 to 5 
pairs not conspicuously inarching, 3 to 9 m- long (usually small), 
175 to 3-5 in. wide. Male panicle much branched 12 in. long. 
Flowers globular less than *15 in. long numerous. Sepals reniform 
pubescent entire. Petals 3 orbicular. Stamen-tube globular; 
anthers 6. Female flowers larger. Spike 14 to 18 in. long. Fruit 
globular red 1 to 1*5 in. through 3-valved. Seed oblong, aril 
scarlet, Hab. Forests, south of the peninsula, very conspicuous 
in fruit. Singapore, Toas; Selitar; Bukit Mandai. Pahang, 
Tabong, Endau (Evans). Malacca, Alor Gajah (Griffith); base of 
Ophir. Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Goping (Kunstler); 
Telom. Distrib. India, Cambodia, China, Andamans, Sumatra. 
Native names : Kasai Paya; Pasak Lingga Merak. 
9 . AGLAIA, Lour. 
Trees often large, bushes or shrubs, glabrous, pubescent or 
scaly. Leaves pinnate. Flowers in panicles usually bisexual very 
small, more or less globose and yellow, numerous. Calyx 5-lobed 
imbricate in bud. Petals 5 imbricate short. Stamen-tube sub- 
globose, 5-toothed or nearly entire; anthers usually 5, rarely 4 
or 10 included or partially exsert. Disc minute or o. Ovary 
ovoid 1- to 3-celled with 1 or 2 ovules in each cell; style short. 
Fruit 1- or 2-celled and seeded indehiscent with a thin pericarp. 
Seed with a pulpy integument. Species about 70, chiefly Malayan, 
some Indian, Chinese and Australasian. 
Aglaia odorata Lour. FI. For. Cochinchine 173. A shrub with 
deep green leaves and very small fragrant yellow flowers, a native 
of China, is often cultivated by Chinese for its flowers, which are put 
in their tea to flavour it. Native names : Belangkas or Chulan. 
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