Jasminum.] 
XC. OLEACEiE. 
3 ii 
Corolla-tube longer than ovate oblong 
lobes. 
Leaves ovate sub-glabrous; corolla- 
tube long slender . . . . (7) J. bifarium 
Leaves lanceolate, hairy on both sides. (8) J, Evansii 
Leaves lanceolate, glabrous when adult (9) J. arenarium 
Calyx-lobes long subulate, corolla-lobes 
ligulate.(10) J. adenophyllum 
Leaves triplinerved, 2 outer nerves from base 
slender. 
Slender climber; corolla-lobes long, narrow . {11) J. longipetalum 
Climber stout, terete; corolla-lobes broad . (12) J, smilacifolium 
Stem very stout; branches 4-angled; corolla- 
lobes ovate oblong . . . (13) J. insigne 
Leaves trifoliolate, thick . . . . (1^) J. Scortechinii 
(1) J. Griflithii Clarke, in Hook. fU. F.B.I. iii. 593; King, 
l.c. 257. . . 
Slender villous climber. Leaves chartaceous ovate or elliptic 
acuminate, base round, hairy on both sides but little above; nerves 
10 to 12 pairs, elevate beneath; 4 to 6 in. long, 1*5 to 3-5 in. wide; 
petioles *2 to -4 in. long. Cymes dense hairy, 1 to 1*5 in. long, 
terminal. Calyx slender, lobes linear hairy. Corolla-tube 75 in. 
long, lobes *25 in. long, apiculate. Drupe twin or single fleshy, 
white, oblong, -3 in. long. Hab. In dense forest; never common. 
Singapore, Garden Jungle; Chan Chu Kang. Johor, Gunong 
Pulai; Mt. Austin. Selangor, Batu Caves (Curtis). Malacca 
(Griffith, Maingay). Perak, Ulu Bubong (Kunstler); leaves 
thicker and ovate, Native names: Akar Kum-Kuma hutan ; 
Akar Melor Hutan. 
The var. cuspidata King and Gamble is the typical form with narrower 
elliptic leaves. 
(2) J. Maingayi Clarke, l.c. 594; King, l.c. 258; Bot. Mag. t. 
7823. (Fig. 103, p. 312.) . 11 , , 
A fairly stout climber. Leaves thickly chartaceous, ovate 
or ovate-oblong acuminate, base round; nerves 6 to 8 pairs, elevate 
beneath, midrib prominent, glabrous; 4 to 6 in. long, 2 to 2-5 in. 
wide; petioles -5 to 7 in. long, purplish. Cymes panicled, tricho- 
tomous, terminal in a head about 2 in. across, pubescent. Calyx 
•1 in. long, campanulate, lobes 6, linear subulate, hairy, *32 in. 
long. Corolla-tube 1 in. long, lobes 8 to 10, oblong acuminate, 
limb 1*5 in. across. Drupe solitary, black oblong, *5 in. long. 
Hab. Widely scattered, usually in hill forests, Johor, Kwala 
Sembrong; Kwala Kahang (Kelsall). Pahang, Telom. Selangor, 
Klang Gates. Perak, Thaiping Hills to 1500 ft. altitude. Penang 
Hill (Maingay, Curtis) at 1500 ft. altitude. Perlis (Ridley). 
(3) J. kedahense Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vii. 46. J. Mam- 
gayi var. kedahensis King and Gamble, l.c. 258 - 
Stout woody climber. Leaves stiffly coriaceous, ovate blunt 
acuminate, glabrous above, pubescent on midrib and nerves 
