112 lxxiv. rubiaceas. [Gardeniopsis. 
Stamens 5, near base of the corolla-tube; anthers linear included. 
Style short. Stigma fusiform, acute. Ovary 2-celled with one 
ovule in each cell. Fruit corky fleshy brown ovoid ellipsoid with 
10 ridges (when dry), top sub-truncate with the enlarged incurved 
calyx-lobes. One species, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra. 
(1) G. longifolia Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. iv, 250 and 
262; King , l.c. 63. 
A shrub with few stout brown branches, about 8 ft. tall. Leaves 
acute, gradually narrowed to base, 12 in. long, 175 to 3 in. wide, 
rigid; nerves depressed above, conspicuously elevate, as are reticu¬ 
lations beneath; petioles winged, thick, *2 to -3 in. long. Calyx 
•1 in. long. Corolla dirty rosy white, tube -3 in. long, lobes -5 in. 
l° n g- *3 in. wide. Fruit brown/ sessile, nearly 1 in. long, *5 in. 
through. Hab. Common in dense forests. Flowers rare to find. 
Singapore, Bukit Timah. Pahang, Kwala Tembeling. Malacca, 
Machap (Derry); Selandor (Cantley). Selangor, Semangkok Pass. 
Negri Sembilan, Gunong Angsi. Perak, Thaiping Hills; Bujong 
Malacca. Lankawi, Burau (Robinson). Kelantan, Chaning. Dis- 
irib. Sumatra. Native names: Kayu Jolong; Jambu Kuao; 
Bebakan. 
44 . GUETTARDA, Linn. 
Trees (and shrubs). Leaves at ends of branches. Flowers 
secund on the branches of axillary forked peduncled cymes, white. 
Calyx campanulate. Corolla-tube cylindric, lobes 4 to 9 imbricate; 
anthers 4 to 9, linear sub-sessile. Ovary 4- to 9-celled with one 
ovule in each cell; style filiform. Stigma sub-capitate. Drupe 
globular or flattened round; endocarp woody, 4- to 9-celled. 
About 45 species, mostly American. 
(1) G. speciosa Linn. Sp. PL 991; King, l.c. 52. 
A low but large much-branched tree. Leaves membranous 
rhomboid ovate, blunt or with a short point, base broad cordate, 
glabrous above, puberulous beneath; nerves 7 pairs, elevate; 
nervules horizontal, conspicuous, 5 in. long, 4 in. wide; petioles 
1-25 in. long. Peduncles in terminal axils 2-5 in. long, puberulous. 
Flowers 1*5 to 2 in. long, white, sub-sessile and some on short 
pedicels. Calyx *2 in. long, velvety. Corolla pubescent outside, 
white, limb 1 in. or less across. Drupe depressed, ovoid, green 
about 1 or 75 in. through. Hab. Common on sandy sea-shores. 
Singapore (Wallich). Johor, KotaTinggi; Pulau Tiuman (Kloss). 
Dindings, Sembilan isles (Kloss). Distrib. Ceylon, Malay isles, 
Polynesia. 
45 . TIMONIUS, DC. 
Trees and shrubs. Leaves thinly coriaceous. Stipules ovate 
lanceolate. Flowers rather small, yellow or white unisexual in 
axillary cymes. Males with few or many secund flowers. Females 
1 to 3 on longer peduncles. Calyx-tube short campanulate, limb 
