XCI. APOCYNACE/E. 
338 
[Kopsia. 
coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, narrow caudate acuminate, base 
cuneate; nerves parallel 15 to 22 pairs elevate beneath; a gland 
on the tip of the leaf; 4 to 10 in. long, 1-5 to 2*5 in. wide; petioles 
*1 in. long or less. Cymes sessile about 10, branched, lengthening 
to '5 in. long, covered with imbricating bracts. Flowers small, 
cream-colour. Calyx-lobes ovate blunt ciliate. Corolla cylindric, 
■3 to *4 in. long, slightly dilate at top, pubescent inside, lobes oblong 
spathulate twisted, ‘3 in. long. Carpels glabrous. Capsule urn¬ 
shaped triangular, 7 in. long, *6 in. wide, *25 in. thick. Hab. 
Perak, Goping (Kunstler); Ipoh (Curtis); Sungei Larut (Wray). 
Local in woods. 
(6) K. Ridleyana King and Gamble, l.c. 433. 
A shrublet about 2 ft. tall or less. Leaves thinly chartaceous, 
lanceolate acuminate, base narrowed; nerves 12 to 14 pairs ascend¬ 
ing, slender but conspicuous; 4 to 4^5 in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide; 
petioles *15 in. long. Cyme terminal, sessile with few short branches 
about *25 in. long, glabrous. Calyx-lobes ovate blunt, *1 in. long. 
Corolla white, tube 1 in. long, dilate in middle, mouth pubescent, 
lobes oblong, obovate, 75 in. long, ‘25 in. across. Hab. Local in 
woods, but not rare in Negri Sembilan. Negri Sembilan, Per- 
hentian Tinggi; Bukit Tangga, Seremban (Napier); Bukit Putus; 
Tampin; Johol. Selangor, Rawang; Sungei Buluh (Goodenough). 
(7) K. macrophylla Hook. fU. F.B.I. iii. 639; King, l.c. 434. 
Shrub 6 to 10 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous elliptic-oblong 
abruptly narrow caudate acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 18 to 
22 pairs elevate beneath; 5 to 9 in. long, 2 to 2*5 in. wide; petioles 
very short or none. Cymes terminal with short thick peduncles 
up to -5 in. long and 2 or more thick, branches lengthening to 3 in. 
long, densely covered with persistent pubescent bracts. Calyx- 
lobes oblong blunt pubescent. Corolla white, tube 1 in. long, 
slender, lobes obovate, *5 to 75 in. long, 4 to *5 in. wide. Hab. 
Penang, Pulau Jerajah (Kunstler); Singapore (Lobb). 
Lobb’s locality no doubt should be Penang. 
Cultivated in Gardens 
K. fruticosa A.DC. Prodr. v iii. 352. 
Native of Burma. This bush with rose-pink flowers is often 
cultivated in gardens, but has no claim to be considered as belong¬ 
ing to our flora. King and Gamble’s var. albiflora is a totally 
distinct species, K. singapurensis Ridley. 
9 . CERBERA, Linn. 
Short trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, fleshy; nerves slender, 
parallel. Cymes terminal, many-flowered. Flowers large, white 
with a red or yellow eye. Calyx-lobes long, narrow. Corolla- 
tube long or short, lobes 5, overlapping to right; anthers lanceo¬ 
late. Disc 0. Carpels 2, distinct; ovules 4 in each; style filiform; 
