XCI. APOCYNACE.E. 
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Alyxia.] 
i to i-25 in. wide, midrib slender; petioles -3 in. long or less. 
Cymes 75 to 1 in. long, many-flowered, umbellate, puberulous, 
lengthening to 1*5 in. long in fruit. Calyx-lobes linear pubescent. 
Corolla-tube *25 in. long, oblong, limb *2 in. across, white, throat 
orange. Drupes ellipsoid, *5 in. long, pulpy, purple black. Hab. 
Sea coasts; often cultivated for its fragrant flowers and bark. 
Singapore, Kranji; Sungei Morai. Johor, Minyak Buku, Batu 
Pahat. Malacca; Cape Rachado (Finlayson in Herb Wallich). 
Dindings, Bruas; Pangkor, Rajah Hitam (Curtis); Pulau Rumpia 
(Seimund). Lankawi, Gunong Rayah (Curtis). Distrib. St. Barbe 
Isle, Borneo, Sumatra. Native names : Pulasari; Mempelas Hari. 
Use: The bark fragrant of Coumarin is put among clothes to 
perfume them. 
(3) A. pumila Hook. fil. F.B.I. iii. 635; King, l.c. 420. 
Slender climber. Leaves in whorls of 3, narrow elliptic or 
obovate blunt acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 15 to 20 pairs, 
very inconspicuous; 75 to 2 in. long, *35 to 75 in. wide; petioles 
•1 in. long. Cymes very small, 5- to 6-flowered; peduncles very 
short, *15 to -25 in. long. Calyx-lobes linear, ciliate. Corolla-tube 
cylindric, dilate at top, nearly '2 in. long, white. Drupe ellipsoid, 
•4 in. long, *3 in. through. Hob. Mountains 3000 to 4000 ft. 
altitude in thickets. Malacca; Mt. Ophir (Maingay, etc.). 
Selangor, Hulu Semangkok. Perak, Batu Kusan (Scortechini) ; 
Bujong Malacca. Kedah Peak. 
(4) A. oleifolia King and Gamble, Lc. 419. 
Small climber or epiphyte, stem angled. Leaves thick cori¬ 
aceous, 3-whorled or opposite, elliptic acuminate, ovate or lanceo¬ 
late, base narrowed or round; nerves 10 to 12 pairs sunk, incon¬ 
spicuous above, invisible beneath; 1*5 to 2*5 in. long, 75 to 1-25 in. 
wide; petioles stout, -15 to -25 in. long, thick. Cymes sub-terminal 
and axillary, 1 in. long. Flowers 3 or 4, large; pedicels '2 in. 
long. Calyx-lobes subulate. Corolla white, -5 in. long, glabrous 
outside, tube stout, cylindric contracted at mouth, lobes ovate, 
blunt. Drupes ellipsoid, '5 in. long, glossy black. Hab. Mountains 
at 5000 ft. altitude. Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robin¬ 
son). Perak, Gunong Bubu (Cantley, Kunstler). 
var. tenuifolia Ridl. Leaves lanceolate-acuminate, much 
thinner; nerves visible above when dry. Calyx-lobes half as long, 
lanceolate acuminate. Corolla pubescent outside, lobes shorter. 
Possibly a distinct species. Hab. Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang 
Lebah (Robinson). 
(5) A. angustifolia Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. vi. 161. 
Slender climber or in open spots sub-erect. Leaves coriaceous, 
elliptic-lanceolate blunt or sub-acute, edge thickened, midrib very 
thick beneath, sunk above, nerves altogether invisible ; 1 to 2 in. 
long, -25 in. wide; petioles -12 in. long. Cymes terminal and 
axillary, *5 in. long, 12-flowered; peduncles short, pubescent. 
