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Embelia.] 
(4) E. Scortechinii King and Gamble , l.c. 107. 
Branchlets villous. Leaves chartaceous elliptic-lanceolate long 
acuminate, base narrow, glabrous above, grey-pubescent on nerves 
8 pairs, beneath with white scales, 4 to 5 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide. 
Panicles villous, 7 to 10 in. long, of racemes 3 to 6 in. long. Calyx- 
lobes ovate, ciliate with long moniliform hairs. Corolla villous. 
Hab. Perak (Scortechini); rare. 
(5) E. penangiana Mez. Monogr. Myrs. 311; King , l.c. 107. 
E. Ribes var. penangiana Oliv. Ic. PL 1597. 
Big woody liane 1 in. through. Leaves chartaceous, elliptic 
acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous, 3*5 to 4*5 in. long, 1 *5 to 2 in. 
wide; nerves 10 to 12 pairs; petioles - 5 in- longj edges crisped. 
Panicles 6 to 9 in. long, rather stout, pubescent, somewhat dense, 
many-flowered. Racemes about 1 to 2 in. long; pedicels short. 
Calyx-lobes orbicular. Corolla-lobes free, ovate, rounded, pubes¬ 
cent Fruit red, tubercled and corrugate, 1 in. long; pedicels 
shorter. Hab. Perak (Wray, Scortechini, Kunstler). Penang, 
PenaraBukit; Sungei Penang (Curtis). 
(6) E. rugosa Ridl. Embelia ribes var. rugosa King and 
Gamble, l.c. 105. , , 
A woody climber entirely glabrous, bark of branches rough, 
wrinkled, lenticelled dark brown. Leaves thinly stiffly coriaceous 
elliptic, blunt acuminate, base narrowed; midrib prominent 
beneath, nerves and nervules very fine, elevate as are the numerous 
nervules; 4*5 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long, rather stout, 
not toothed. Flowers unknown. Fruiting panicles 6 in. long, 
very wrinkled. Drupes ovoid, conic at the top, •2 in. long; 
pedicels ’05 in. long. Sepals ovate, very small. Hab. Perak, 
Sungei Larut (Wray). 
This to some extent resembles E. tortuosa of Kinabalu, but the leaves 
are very much larger and not of the same shape, otherwise I know no other 
species resembling it, but the only specimen seen is very incomplete. 
(7) E. coriacea Wall. Cat. 2314; King, l.c. 109. E. pergamacea 
DC. Prodr. viii. 85; King, l.c. 108. 
A big liane up to 100 ft. long and 1 in. through or more. Leaves 
stiff coriaceous, oblong or oblong-lanceolate shortly acuminate, 
base round, glabrous; nerves very fine and numerous; 6 to 10 in. 
long, 1*5 to 4 in. wide; petioles thick, *3 to 7 in. long, edges 
crisped. Panicles very large pendent, scurfy-pubescent. Flowers 
very numerous white; rachis thick. Calyx-lobes triangular, 
minute with large glands. Corolla-lobes free, 4 to 5 » ovate, gland- 
dotted. Fruit globose, *075 in. through, black. Hab. Climbing 
on big trees in forest, common up to 5 °°° fL altitude. Singapore, 
Selitar; Johor, Pengarang. Pahang, Tahan River; Telom, 
Malacca, Base of Mt. Ophir. Selangor, Labu River; Sempang. 
Negri Sembilan, Gunong Berumbun (Cantley). Perak, Thaiping 
Hills; Tapa; Hermitage Hill (Curtis). Province Wellesley, 
