I.XXIV. RUBIACE^E. 
95 
Ixora.] 
to cordate base; nerves 15 to 18 pairs, reticulations conspicuous. 
Cymes 1 in. long on peduncles 1 to 2 in. long. Flowers crowded, 
salmon-red. Calyx under *1 in. long, lobes blunt. Corolla-tube 
i*5 in. long, limb *7 in. across, lobes rounded. Fruit globose or 
2-seeded, oblong, rose-pink turning grey, about -25 in. through. 
Hab. In forests and woods, Selangor, Ulu Gombak; Ginting 
Peras; Batu Caves. Perak, Ulu Selama (Wray). Kelantan, 
Kwala Aring (Yapp); Kwala Lebir (Gimlette). Tomoh (Machado). 
Penang (Curtis). 
var. Scortechinii Ridl. ; I. Scoriechinii King and Gamble, l.c. 80. 
A much more dwarfed plant. Leaves crowded, often sub- 
pandurate, obovate with fewer nerves and flowers more densely 
crowded. Hab. Dry sandy woods. Province Wellesley, Batu 
Kawan (Curtis); Tasek Gelugur. Dindings, Gunong Tungul. 
Perak, Selama (Kunstler). 
(14) I. concinna Br. in Wall. Cat. 6149; King, l.c. 81. 
A tree up to 60 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, 
short blunt acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 7 to 9 pairs, prominent 
beneath; 2-5 to 5 in. long, 1 to 175 in. wide; petioles -15 to -25 in. 
long. Stipules triangular, long, cuspidate. Corymbs dense; 
peduncles 75 in. long. Flowers crowded. Calyx campanulate, 
teeth broad, short. Corolla orange, tube -4 in. long, limb *3 in. 
across, lobes oblong blunt. Fruit as large as a pea. Hab. Forests, 
often quite a tall tree. Flowers scented. Singapore (Wallich); 
Bukit Timah. Johor, Bukit Tanah Abang (Kelsall). Pahang, 
Kota Tongkat (Evans). Malacca, Sungei Hudang; Chabau; 
Selandor (Cantley). Selangor, Semangkok Pass. Perak, Tapah 
(Wray); Goping (Kunstler). Distrib. St. Barbe Isle. 
(15) I. Candida Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. x. 141. 
Small shrub, 4 ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate-acuminate at both 
ends, blunt or acute at tip coriaceous, drying brown, 3 to 4-5 in. 
long, 75 to 1 in. wide; petioles *1 to 2 in. long. Stipules coriaceous 
lanceolate subulate. Corymb lax puberulous with about 20 flowers, 
white; peduncle very short to *5 in. long. Bracts linear short. 
Calyx -05 in. long, lobes short acuminate. Corolla-tube slender, 
75 in. long, lobes linear, -2 in. long, narrow. Style long, exsert. 
Hab. Lankawi islands, Dayong Bunting and Terutau (Robinson). 
(16) I. pendula Jack Mai. Misc. i. 11; King, l.c. 77. 
Shrub about 6 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, oblong to elliptic, 
sub-acute, base cuneate; nerves 12 to 16 pairs; 9 to 11 in. long, 
2-5 to 3-5 in. wide; petioles *5 to 75 in. long. Stipules -2 in. long, 
ovate cuspidate. Corymbs 1 or 2 terminal of three branches, 2 in. 
long on a long slender pendulous peduncle, 5 in. long with 2 small 
leaves at the base. Cymes 3-branched with 5 or 6 flowers on 
each. Calyx small with sharp teeth. Corolla-tube 1 in. long, 
pink, lobes *2 in. long, narrow oblong, 'white. Style distinctly 
exsert. Fruit ellipsoid, deep purple, 2 in. long. Hab. Common 
