Willughbeia.] xci. apocynace^e. 323 
(2) W. coriacea Wall. Cat. 1620; PL As, Rar. iii. 45; King, 
l.c. 393. 
Stout lofty liane about 4 in. through, bark black, warty. 
Tendrils long, branched. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, very shortly 
acuminate, base cuneate, dark shining green; nerves 10 to 12 
pairs flat and raised on the lower surface, midrib thick; 3*5 to 
6 in. long, 1-5 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles -3 to -4 in. long. Cymes 
sessile, crowded, under 1 in. long. Calyx hemispheric, lobes round 
ciliate. Corolla white, tube inflate in middle, narrowed both ends, 
lobes oblong. Berry pear-shaped or elongate oblong, dull red, 
green or orange, 4 in. long. Seeds brown, inside violet. Hab. 
Common in forests. Singapore, Garden Jungle; Pulau Ubin; 
Bukit Timah. Malacca, Ayer Panas and Bukit Bruang and Bukit 
Sadanen (Derry). Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Penang Hill (Curtis). 
Native names: Getah Gaharu; Getah Ujol; Getah Menjawa; 
Puchong Kapor; Jela. Use: The rubber is sticky and only 
used as an adulterant of W. firma and as bird-lime. 
(3) W. oblonga Dyer, lx. iii. 625. 
Big climber, bark pale. Leaves chartaceo-coriaceous, elliptic 
blunt or shortly blunt apiculate, base round; nerves 10 to 15 pairs 
elevate beneath; 3 to 6 in. long, 1-5 to 3 in. wide; petioles -25 in. 
long. Cymes small, sessile, pubescent. Calyx-lobes ovate-oblong, 
pubescent. Corolla cylindric, *2 in. long, dilate above, lobes -3 to 
*4 in. long, linear-oblong. Berry oblong. Hab. Malacca (Main- 
gay); Ayer Panas (Goodenough). Rare. 
(4) W. edulis Roxb. Cor. Pl. iii, t. 280; Hook. fit. F.B.I. iii. 
623. W. martabanica Wall. Cat. 1618; Pl. As. Rar. iii. 45, t. 
272. 
Large climber. Leaves thinly chartaceous, elliptic acuminate 
or oblong, base acute; nerves many pairs, sub-parallel; 4 to 7 in. 
long, 1*5 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long. Cymes shortly 
peduncled, few-flowered. Bracts round, deciduous. Calyx sub- 
globose, lobes round, ciliate. Corolla-tube *13 in. long, lobes 3 
times as long. Berry as big as a lemon, ovoid, 2 in. long when 
dry. Hab. Forests. Bindings, Gunong Tungul (Curtis). Perak, 
Thaiping Hills (Haniff). Distrib. Assam, Burma. 
I have only seen fruiting specimens from the Malay Peninsula, but they 
are quite similar to Wallich's \V. martabanica, No. 1618; the large, thin 
closely-nerved leaves distinguish it among our species. 
(5) W. firma Bl. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 154; King, l.c. 
394; Hook. Ic. PL t. 2344. (Fig. 105, p. 324.) 
Stout black liane about 3 to 4 in. through, warty, in section red; 
tendrils long, slender. Leaves coriaceous elliptic acuminate, base 
cuneate; nerves slender, 12 to 14 pairs, elevate beneath (drying 
yellow above); 3 to 4 in. long, 1-25 to 2 in. across; petioles -4 to 
•5 in. long. Cymes sub-sessile, *3 to *5 in. long. Calyx campanu- 
late, *15 in. long, lobes ovate ciliate. Corolla white, fragrant, 
