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Ccelospermum.] lxxiv. rubiacE^e. 
(1) C. truncatum King and Gamble, l.c. 50 - Trisciadia truncata 
Hook. fil. F.B.I. iii. 94. . 
Shrubby climber. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic-oblong shortly 
acuminate, base cuneate shortly; nerves 4 to 6 pairs, distinct but 
not elevate beneath; 3 to 4 in. long, 1*25 to 2*5 in* wide, upper 
leaves much smaller; petioles >3 in* long. Stipules very small, 
2-lobed. Panicle 1 in. long; branches 3, slightly puberulous. 
Flowers umbellate about 6 together. Calyx campanulate, truncate, 
*1 in. long. Corolla -35 in. long, clavate in bud, tube short, hairy 
inside. Hob. Rare, only once collected. Penang (Wallich). 
(2) C. biovulatum Clarke MSS .; Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. 
S. By. 79, p. 87. 
Leaves membranous not fleshy elliptic acute or abruptly cus¬ 
pidate, base cuneate unequal, glabrous; nerves hardly visible 
above, conspicuously elevate inarching beneath; 6 in. long, 2*75 i n * 
wide; petioles *7 in. long. Peduncles 1-5 in. long; branches 4 or 5, 
•25 in. long, bearing 5 umbellate flowers, puberulous. Calyx 
campanulate, puberulous, -12 in. long. Corolla-tube -3 in. long, 
slightly dilate upwards, lobes linear, recurved about as long, all 
yellow. Stamens, filaments long exsert; anthers long linear, 
curved. Ovary 2-celled with 1 ovule in each cell. Hah. Very 
rare. Malacca (Maingay). 
Referred by Hooker to C. scandens Bl., and by King to C. truncatum, 
but totally distinct from either, especially in the foliage. 
(3) C. scandens Bl. Bijdr. 994; King, l.c. 51. 
A slender climber. Leaves elliptic or obovate-elliptic, base 
narrowed, tip rounded or shortly pointed; nerves 3 pairs, fine, 
depressed above, elevate beneath; 2-5 to 4 in. long, 2-5 to 3 in. 
across; petioles -35 in. long. Peduncles 1*5 in. long. Panicles 
1.5 in. long and wide, puberulous; pedicels short. Calyx cam¬ 
panulate, under -i in. long, puberulous truncate, teeth minute. 
Corolla white, tube -2 in. long (clavate in bud), lobes linear-oblong, 
■1 in. long, reflexed. Anthers much exsert. Fruit depressed, 
globular, -3 in. through. Hab. Climbing on trees on jungle edges, 
very fragrant. Singapore, Changi; Bukit Timah; Pulau Ubin. 
Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith). Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Dislrib. 
Java, Borneo. 
50. GYNOCHTHODES, Bl. 
Glabrous slender climbers. Leaves coriaceous. Flowers small 
white unisexual in axillary fascicles or peduncled heads. Calyx- 
tube short, limb truncate or 5-toothed. Corolla thick, throat 
woolly, lobes 4 to 5 valvate. Stamens as many exsert. Ovary 
4-celled; ovules 1 in a cell; style of male simple, female bifid. 
Drupe globose, fleshy; pyrenes 2 to 4. Species 3 to 4, Malayan. 
