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LXKIV. RUBIACE^E. 
[Randia. 
long. Cymes terminal, falsely axillary on short reduced lateral 
branches, umbellate; peduncle -i in. long; branches as short with 
numerous stout lanceolate-acuminate bracts; pedicels slender, 
•25 in. long. Calyx glabrous campanulate with rather long triangular 
acuminate teeth, *2 in. long. Corolla-tube 1 in. long, slender, 
lobes lanceolate acute, *5 in. long, all white (withering yellow). 
Fruit globose ovoid, glabrous, -35 in. long, green. Seeds wrinkled. 
Hab. Very common in tidal rivers. Singapore, Passir Panjang; 
Changi; Alexandra Road. Johor, Tanah Merah. Pahang, Pekan. 
Malacca, Malacca Pindah (Cantley). Selangor, Port Swettenham 
(Burkill). Dindings, Lumut. Perak, Matang (Wray). Kelantan, 
Kota Bharu. Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). Disirib. Borneo, Java. 
Native names : As in R. fasciculata. 
(9) R. Kunstleri King, l.c. 216. R. Roxburghii Ridl. Journ. 
Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 79, p. 80. R. longifiora Clarke (in part) and 
DC., not of Lamarck. 
A stout glabrous climber. Spines slender and slightly curved, 
much deflexed, 5 in. long. Leaves coriaceous, ovate or elliptic- 
round, bluntly cuspidate; nerves 4 or 5 pairs; 4 to 5-5 in. long, 
2-5 to 3*5 in. wide; petioles -3 to *5 in. long. Flowers solitary or 
in scanty cymes; pedicels short. Calyx tubular obscurely toothed, 
•5 in. long. Corolla-tube -5 in. long, lobes as long, greenish yellow. 
Berry crowned by persistent calyx-tube. Hab. Singapore (Lobb); 
Fresh-water Island (Ridley). Perak (Kunstler and Scortechini). 
Distrib. Silhet (Wallich), common in India. 
I have seen no type of King’s but Wallich Cat. 8284c in Herb. Kew, 
which he quotes. This is Posoqueria longifiora of Roxburgh. He gives the 
fruit as 1-25 in. through, but though larger than in longifiora true, I have seen 
no specimens over -4 in. through. It is easily distinguished from R. 
longifiora by its larger, stiffer leaves, blunt corolla-lobes and larger fruit with 
persistent calyx. It seems rare in the Malay Peninsula. 
(10) R. Curtisii King and Gamble, l.c. 208. 
Large climber. Spines in pairs recurved, short. Leaves cori¬ 
aceous, glabrous, oblong-elliptic acute or acuminate, base cuneate; 
nerves 6 to 11 pairs, depressed above, much elevate beneath, inarch¬ 
ing -i in. from edge; 4-5 to 7 in. long, 15 to 2-25 in. wide; petioles 3 to 
•5 in. long. Cymes axillary and terminal, axillary, small, 1 to 2 in. 
long, many-flowered; peduncles short. Bracts numerous ovate. 
Flowers *72 in. long; pedicels -i to -4 in. long, pubescent. Calyx 
tubular pubescent, teeth 5, acute. Corolla white, salver-shaped, 
tube -2 in. long, hairy inside, lobes oblong nearly as long. Fruit 
globose, *5 in. through, glabrous, greyish green. Hab. Hill forests. 
Perak, Thaiping Hills, at base (Kunstler, Curtis). Penang, Batu 
Feringhi (Curtis). 
Near R. Forbesii, but the venation quite different and corolla-tube much 
shorter. 
