414 xxxv. meliaceas . [Beddomea. 
ring composed of the filaments and disc. Pistil adnate to the 
disc; ovary hairy. Species 2 or 3, S. India, Malaya. 
(1) B. racemosa Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 10. 
A large tree. Young parts ferruginously tomentose. Leaves 
simple glabrous when adult, thinly coriaceous ovate to elliptic- 
ovate sub-acute, base narrowed, 4 to 8 in. long, 2*5 to 4 in. wide; 
petioles *25 to 1 in. long. Flowers - i in. long greenish white in 
racemes 2 or 3 axillary, tomentose 2 to 6 in. long. Sepals oblong 
tomentose. Petals glabrous larger. Hab. Dense forests. Perak, 
Ulu Batang Padang, near the Telom Valley (Ridley). 
14. CARAPA, Aubl. 
Glabrous littoral trees. Leaves 2- to 4 - or 6-foliolate; leaflets 
opposite coriaceous; nerves faint. Panicles lax, axillary cymose. 
Flowers small white bisexual. Calyx 4-fid. Petals 4. Stamen- 
tube urceolate-globose 8-dentate, teeth bipartite; anthers 8 included 
alternating with teeth. Disc fleshy cup-shaped. Ovary 4-celled, 
4-grooved; cells 2- to 8-ovuled; style short. Stigma discoid. 
Fruit large globose 4-celled 6- to 12-seeded ; pericarp leathery 
brown dehiscing by 4 valves. Seeds large angular irregular, testa 
thick soft spongy. Species 6, tropics. 
Leaves obovate blunt narrowed to the base . . (1) C. obovata 
Leaves ovate sub-acute broad at base . • ■ ( 1 2 ) C» moluccensis 
(1) C. obovata Bl. Bijdr. 179; King, l.c. 87. 
Low tree. Leaves 3 to 6 in. long ; leaflets bright green, 1 or 2 
pairs obovate, 3 to 3'75 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; petiolules '2 to 
■35 in. long. Panicles 1*5 to 2 - 5 in. long stout. Flowers few *25 in. 
long; pedicels *3 to *5 in. long. Calyx lobes rounded. Petals 
white broad elliptic imbricate. Fruit the size of an orange. Hab. 
Tidal rivers, common. Singapore, Pasir Panjang. Johor, Pulau 
Kukub. Pahang. Selangor, Klang (Foxworthy). Province Welles¬ 
ley (Brooks). Distrib. Bengal, Malay islands, Africa. Native 
name : Nireh Bunga. 
(2) C. moluccensis Lam. Encycl. Method, i. 621; King, l.c. 87. 
Tree usually about 40 ft. tall, 1 to 2 ft. through with flaking 
bark, much branched. Leaves 4 to 10 in. long; leaflets 2 pairs 
coriaceous dark green ovate to ovate-oblong sub-acute, base broad, 
2 to 4 in. long, 1*5 to 175 in. wide. Panicles 3 to 5 in. long slender 
with spreading branches. Petals white rather broader than in 
obovata. Fruit large globular brown, about 6 in. through or more. 
Hab. Very common in all tidal forests and mangroves. Whole 
peninsula from Singapore to Lankawi. Distrib. Africa, Asia, Fiji. 
Native name : Nireh Batu. XJse : Timber very hard, as a rule too 
short and bent for beams and hard to cut, valued as firewood. 
Bark astringent, valued for dysentery. 
