XCI. APOCYNACE.E. 
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Melodinus .] 
Corolla thick, cylindric, -2 in. long, puberulous, lobes oblique, 
ovate, tip bifid. Berry 2*5 in. through, yellow. Hab. Hill Forests 
to 3000 ft. altitude. Perak, Maxwell's Hill 3000 ft. altitude 
(Scortechini); Goping (Kunstler). Penang, Waterfall and Moniot’s 
Road (Curtis). Dislrib. Java, Sumatra. Native name: Getah 
Ujol. 
(3) M. micranthus Hook. fit. F.B.I. iii. 629; King, l.c. 413 - 
Climber. Leaves chartaceous, oblong-lanceolate acuminate, 
acute, base slightly narrowed blunt; nerves 10 to 15 pairs fine, 
slightly elevate; 3 to 6 in. long, 1 to 2*25 in. wide; petioles *15 
to *25 in. long. Cymes panicled, axillary, *3 to -5 in. long, many- 
flowered. Calyx-075 in. long, lobes ovate, round. Corolla cylindric, 
dilate above middle, -125 in. long, lobes short, 2-lobed, scales in 
mouth bifid. Hab. Rather scarce in woods. Singapore, Jalan 
Bray (Ridley). Malacca (Maingay). Penang, road to Sungei 
Penang (Curtis). 
(4) M. citriformis King and Gamble, l.c. 413. 
Slender climbing shrub. Leaves chartaceous, oblong-lanceolate, 
caudate-acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 18 to 22 pairs, secondaries 
many; 3 to 4 in. long, 1 to 1*25 in. wide. Cymes axillary, short, 
few-flowered. Calyx campanulate, lobes blunt, *05 in. long. 
Corolla light yellow, tube cylindric, dilate in middle, *125 in. long, 
scales in mouth 5-lobed, lobes falcate fimbriate and inflexed at 
tip. Berry ovoid, orange, 3*5 in. long, 2*5 in. wide. Seed numerous, 
pitted, *6 in. long. Hab. Perak, Larut, dense jungle (Kunstler). 
Rare. 
(5) M. perakensis King and Gamble, l.c. 414. 
Climber. Leaves elliptic-oblong, shortly acuminate, base 
narrowed; nerves 10 to 15 pairs; 3*5 to 5 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. 
wide; petioles *15 to -2 in. long. Cymes axillary, 75 to 1 in. long, 
sessile, lax. Calyx -05 in. long, campanulate, lobes ovate. Corolla- 
tube cylindric, inflate in middle, lobes oblong-spathulate, lobed at 
tip, one lobule toothed, a’large gland at base of each lobe. Fruit 
pear-shaped, 2 in. long, 1*5 in. wide, pericarp woody. Seeds many, 
triangular, 75 in. long. Hab. Perak, Limestone Hills 300 to 
800 ft. altitude (Kunstler). Rare. 
(6) M. cymosus Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. x. 146. 
Leaves coriaceo-chartaceous, elliptic, abruptly blunt cuspidate, 
base shortly cuneate; nerves very fine, 40 pairs, horizontal; 4*25 in. 
long, 2 in. wide; petioles '6 in. long. Cymes lax, spreading, 
75 in. long on a ‘5 in. peduncle; pedicels -12 in. long. Flower 
•25 in. long, dull yellow. Calyx-lobes round. Corolla base dilate, 
narrowed upwards, lobes ovate, 5> entire, scales narrow oblong, 
bilobed. Hab. Malacca, Selandor Forest (Burkill). Rare. 
(7) M. coriaceus Oliv. Hook. Ic. PI. 1758.' King, l.c. 414. 
Big climber. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic or obovate, blunt or 
slightly acute, base cuneate; nerves 13 to 17 pairs, very incon- 
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