LXXlV. RUBiACEjE. 
[Gardenia. 
84 
cylindric, limb 4 in. across, lobes spathulate, round, 2 in. long, 
1 in. across at end, orange. Fruit large, woody, globose, 2 in. 
through, crowned by calyx-tube. Hab. Wet spots in forest or on 
the edges of it. Singapore, Bukit Mandai; Sungei Buluh; Bukit 
Timah. Malacca, Alor Gajah (Griffith); Merlimau. 
var. Maingayi Hook. fil. A form with the mouth of the tube 
distinctly cut into triangular lobes. Malacca (Maingay). Native 
name: Chempaka Hutan. 
34 . PETUNGA, DC. 
Small or medium trees or bushes. Leaves sub-coriaceous, 
glabrous or nearly so. Stipules triangular or ovate-oblong. Flowers 
small, white with bracts in pairs in axillary spikes. Calyx-tube 
campanulate, lobes 4, short. Corolla funnel-shaped, mouth villous 
pubescent inside, lobes 4, short; anthers 4, sessile linear, in the 
tube. Ovary 2-celled; ovules 2 to 8 pendulous from apex of cell; 
style cylindric with 2 broad linear pubescent stigmas. Fruit small, 
2-celled, pedicelled. Seeds imbricate. Species 4 or 5, Malay 
Peninsula and islands and India. 
Midrib and nerves beneath pubescent 
Whole plant glabrous except bracts and calyx. 
Spikes long rather lax. 
Fruit ellipsoid, *25 in. long. 
Racemes 1*25 in. long . 
Racemes 4 to 5 in. long 
Fruit clavate ..... 
Spikes very short cone-like . 
(1) P. longifolia 
(2) P. Roxburghii 
(3) P. fioribunda 
(4) P. venulosa 
(5) P. conifera 
(1) P. longifolia DC. Prodr. iv. 399; King, l.c. 222. 
A small tree. Branches 4-angled. Leaves membranous oblong- 
elliptic abruptly acuminate acute, glabrous except the midrib 
beneath, finely hairy; nerves 8 pairs elevate beneath, transverse 
nervules fine and conspicuous beneath, numerous parallel, 4 to 
5*6 in. long, 1-25 to 1*5 in. across; petioles -35 in. long. Stipules 
triangular ovate acute hairy. Racemes -5 in. long lengthening in 
fruit. Flowers densely crowded, -2 in. long, white pubescent. 
Calyx funnel-shaped, teeth broad acute. Corolla funnel-shaped 
twice as long as calyx. Fruit ellipsoid, -2 to -3 in. long, stalks 
slender, -3 to -5 in. long. Whole raceme 1-25 in. long, pubescent. 
Hab. Forests. Pahang, Kwala Tembeling. Selangor, Labu River. 
Perak, Goping (Kunstler); Tapah. Penang, Waterfall and the Hill 
(Wallich, Curtis, etc.). Kelantan, Chaning. Distrib. Sumatra. 
(2) P. Roxburghii DC. Prodr. iv. 399; King, l.c. 222. 
A bush 4 to 8 ft. to a tree 15 to 20 ft. tall. Branches angled. 
Leaves thinly coriaceous, dark shining green, oblong-lanceolate 
acuminate glabrous, base cuneate; nerves faint 8 to 10 pairs, 
2-5 to 5 in. long, -75 to 1*5 in. wide; petioles -i to -2 in. long. 
Stipules hairy at base, short. Racemes 1-25 in. long, lax glabrous. 
