342 xci. apocynace^e. [■ Ervatamia. 
Penang (Wallich); Pulau Betong (Curtis). Kedah, Yan. Kelantan, 
Kwala Lebir (Dr. Gimlette). 
var. Kelsalli King and Gamble, l.c. 449. Leaves thinner, oblong 
lanceolate; nerves 10 pairs. Cymes sub-sessile, few-flowered. 
Hab. Selangor, Bukit Hitam (Kelsall). 
var. pubescens King and Gamble, l.c. Inflorescence pubescent. 
Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Goodenough); Perak (Kunstler). Native 
names: Saratong; Restong; Restong Badak; Istong Parah. 
Use : The latex is supposed to be a cure for syphilis. 
(3) E. hirta King and Gamble, l.c. 449. 
A large shrub resembling the last. Leaves lanceolate or ovate 
long-acuminate, acute shortly narrowed at base; nerves finer, 
10 to 15 pairs, elevate beneath, 4 to 9 in. long, 2 to 2*4 in. across; 
petioles '2 to -5 in. long. Cymes 3 to 4 in. long as in corymbosa, 
but rather denser and pubescent. Calyx cup-shaped sometimes 
7-lobed, pubescent. Corolla -5 in. long, lobes in bud small, ovate. 
Follicles ovoid, curved, 1 to 1*5 in. long, *5 to 75 in. wide. Hab. 
Local in lowland forests. Malacca, Selandor (Cantley); Bukit 
Bruang; Bukit Sabukor and Sungei Hudang (Derry). Negri 
Sembilan, Gunong Berumbang (Cantley). Native names : Jantong 
Badak; Jelutong Badak; Sembu Badak. 
(4) E. coronaria Stapf. FI. Trop. Afr.’iv. 127; King, l.c. 450. 
Tabernsemontana coronaria Willd. Enum. Hort. Berol, 275. 
A low shrub usually 2 ft. tall, branching. Leaves membranous 
lanceolate acuminate, base narrowed, light shining green, 3 to 6 in. 
long, 75 to i'5 in. wide; petioles slender, -3 to *4 in. long. Cymes 
2- or 3-flowered. Calyx-lobes ovate acute or round. Corolla 
white, tube 7 to -9 in. long, lobes as long, ovate oblong, blunt. 
Follicles 1 to 2 in. long oblong, tip recurved acuminate. Seeds 3 
to 6, oblong, ‘25 in. long with a red aril. Hab. A garden escape 
now common in Kampongs; a common cultivated form is double. 
Probably native of North India. Native names : Bunga China; 
Bunga Susu; Susun Kelapa; Manda Kaki. 
(5) E. jasminiflora Ridl. 
Branches slender. Leaves thin membranous, lanceolate 
cuspidate acuminate, base long, narrowed; nerves 10 pairs, curved, 
slender; 7 in. long, 2-2 in. wide; petioles slender, *8 in. long. Cymes 
axillary, lax, few-flowered of 2 divaricating branches, each bearing 
2 flowers on pedicels over *5 in. long. Calyx under *1 in. long, 
lobes'short, oblong, blunt. Corolla-tube 75 in. long, limb 1*25 in. 
wide, lobes linear-oblong, puberulous above, tube dilate just below. 
Stamens linear, rather large, not apiculate. Hab. Pahang, 
Kwantan, Baloh Reserve (Foxworthy). 
Nearest to E. pedunculata, but the cyme-peduncle much shorter, the 
flowers fewer and very much larger. 
(6) E. pauciflora Ridl. 
Shrub about 8 ft. tall; bark pale whitish. Leaves thin mem- 
