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LXXIV. RUBIACEiE. 
[Gynochthodes. 
Leaves round at tip . . . . (i) G. coriacea 
Leaves acuminate. 
Fruit fusiform, grey, *25 in. through . . (2) G. sublanceolata 
Fruit *5 to *6 in. through, globose . . (3) G, macrophylla 
(1) G. coriacea Bl. Bijdr. 993; King, l.c. 93. 
Tall woody climber. Stem -2 in. through. Leaves dark green 
coriaceous ovate blunt, base narrowed; nerves 4 to 6 pairs, faint; 
2-25 to 4 in. long, 1-2 to 2*25 in. wide; petioles *4 to *5 in. long. 
Flowers few on very short axillary peduncles, green, -3 in. long. 
Corolla-tube narrow, lobes as long, villous above. Fruit globose, 
pulpy 4-celled, *5 in. through. Hub. Forests, climbing high on 
trees. Singapore, Garden Jungle; Changi. Malacca, Selandor 
(Cantley). Negri Sembilan, Gunong Berumbun (Cantley). Distrib. 
Malay islands. Native names : Akar Mali; Akar Lumpuas Tanah. 
(2) G. sublanceolata Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. Suppl. 548. 
Slender woody climber. Leaves thin coriaceous elliptic-lanceo¬ 
late acuminate, base much narrowed, dark green; nerves 5 or 6 
pairs, indistinct; 2-25 to 3-25 in. long, *5 to i*i in. wide; petioles 
•3 in. long. Flowers few, sessile, on very short axillary branches. 
Calyx truncate. Corolla-tube short and thick, hairy inside, lobes 5, 
broad, lanceolate sub-acute longer, all white. Fruit globose, 
•25 in. through, lead-grey. Hab. Common in open country. Singa¬ 
pore Gardens; Changi; Freshwater Isle; Pulau Tekong. Malacca, 
Chabau (Griffith); Bukit Bruang (Cantley). Pahang, Pekan. 
Distrib. Borneo, Sumatra. Native name : Akar Lampai liitam. 
(3) G. macrophylla Kurz. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xli. (2), 314; 
King, l.c. 92. 
Stout climber, 4-angled. Leaves coriaceous elliptic to oblong, 
shortly acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 6 to 7 pairs, spreading, 
slightly prominent beneath; 3-5 to 5-5 in. long, 1*35 to 2-5 in. wide. 
Flowers numerous, crowded on short peduncles. Calyx globose with 
short teeth. Corolla-tube short thick, lobes longer, acute hairy at 
base. Fruit globose bluish grey, *5 to *6 in. through. Hab. Forests 
to 3400 ft. altitude, not common. Malacca (Maingay). Bindings, 
Pulau Sembilan. Perak, Goping (Kunstler); Gunong Batu Putih 
(Wray). Distrib. Andamans. Native names: SulongAkar; Akar 
Lampo Hutan. 
51 . CANTHIUM, Lam. 
Shrubs or small trees, sometimes spiny. Flowers small axillary 
fascicled or in corymbose cymes, green or whitish. Calyx-tube 
short, limb cupular 4- to 5-toothed. Corolla-tube funnel-shaped 
or urceolate, throat hairy, lobes 4- to 5-valvate; anthers 4 to 5 in 
throat sessile or filaments short. Disc annular. Ovary 2-celled; 
ovules solitary; style stout. Stigma large. Drupe didymous or 
sub-globose with 1 to 2 pyrenes. Species So, tropical Africa, Asia 
and Australasia. 
