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XCI. APOCYNACE 
[. Melodinus. 
spicuous especially below; 3 to 5 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; petioles 
'3 to *5 in. long. Cymes axillary, sessile, *5 in. long, many-flowered. 
Calyx *05 to -07 in. long, lobes half as long. Corolla cylindric, 
dilate in middle, scales in mouth 2-lobed, lobes ovate falcate, 
toothed. Berry ovoid or globose; pericarp woody, 1*5 to 2*5 in. 
through, deep green or yellow. Seeds many, irregular, brown. 
Hob. Hill forests. Perak Waterfall, Thaiping (Wray). Penang 
(Wallich); Chalet and West Hill (Curtis). 
5 . ALYXIA, Br. 
Slender woody twiners, with fragrant bark. Leaves coriaceous, 
whorled. Flowers small in small axillary (rarely terminal) cymes. 
Calyx eglandular. Corolla-tube cylindric, throat naked, lobes 
overlapping to left. Stamens above the middle of the tube; 
anthers lanceolate, base rounded, disc 0. Carpels distinct. Style 
filiform; ovules 2 to 6 in 2 rows in a carpel; stigmas oblong or 
capitate. Drupes black, i-seeded or in 2 to 4 i-seeded joints. 
Seed ovoid or oblong. About 35 species, tropical Asia and 
Australasia. 
Drupe under -5 in. long. 
Corolla outside and leaves beneath, pubescent 
Corolla and leaves glabrous. 
Leaves coriaceous over 2 in. long 
Leaves coriaceous under 2 in. long. 
Leaves obovate, *35 to *75 in. wide . 
Leaves elliptic, *75 to 1 ‘25 in. wide . 
Leaves narrow elliptic lanceolate, -25 in. wide . 
Drupes over -5 in. long. 
Leaves pubescent beneath, 3 to 4 in. long; drupe 
■75 in. long . 
Leaves glabrous, 4 to 6 in. long .... 
(1) A. pilosa 
(2) A. Iueida 
{3) A. pumila 
(4) A. oleiiolia 
(5) A. angustifolia 
(6) A. Forbesii 
(7) A. selangorica 
(8) A. Scortechinii 
(1) A. pilosa Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. ii. 408; King, lx. 416. 
Climber rather stout for the genus, 4-angled, stem pubescent 
at top. Leaves very coriaceous, in whorls of three, lanceolate, 
dense-pubescent beneath, acuminate; nerves 15 to 20 pairs, midrib 
prominent; 3 to 5 in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide; petioles ’25 in. long. 
Cymes *5 in. long, grey pilose; peduncles stout. Calyx *15 in. 
long, lobes ovate-lanceolate, pubescent. Corolla white, tube 
cylindric, lobes ovate-cordate, pubescent. Drupes 1 to 2, ellipsoid, 
■5 in. long. Hah. Mountains, Malacca; Mt. Ophir. Selangor, 
Hulu Semangkok; Bukit Kutu. Perak, Bujong Malacca (Kunstler); 
variety with narrow leaves, nerves invisible. Kedah Peak (Robin¬ 
son). Distrib. Sumatra, Borneo. 
(2) A. lucida Wall. Roxb. FI. Ind. [ed. Carey), ii. 540; King, 
l.c. 417. 
Stout, woody glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous in whorls 
of 3 or 4, elliptic or obovate, blunt or sub-acute, base narrowed; 
nerves 16 to 20 pairs, very faint, hardly visible; 175 to 3 in. long, 
