Holarrhena .] xci. apocynace^e. 349 
terminal plume. Species 12, 5 African, the others Indian, and 
Siamese to North of the Peninsula. 
Tree, cymes many-flowered; flowers -5 in. long . (1) H. antidysenterica 
Low shrubs or bushes ; corolla-lobes deep cut. 
Cymes lax, many-flowered, terminal; leaves 
glabrous . . . . . . (2) H. pulclierrima 
Cymes dense, many-flowered, terminal; leaves 
hairy.(3) H. densiflora 
Flowers solitary, axillary, limb cut half-way 
into lobes . (4) H. pauciflora 
(1) H. antidysenterica Wall Cat. 1672; King, l.c. 445. H. 
malaccensis Wight, 1 c. 1298. 
Small tree, glabrous (or pubescent). Leaves membranous, 
ovate to elliptic-lanceolate acuminate, base round (or narrowed), 
4 to 8 in. long, 2 to 4 in. wide; petioles -i in. long or absent. Cymes 
many-flowered, 3 to 6 in. across. Calyx-lobes linear-lanceolate, 
*i to '2 in. long. Corolla white, tube slender, *3 to ‘4 in. long, 
base inflate, lobes oblong, *4 in. long. Follicles broad terete, 10 to 
15 in. long, *2 in. wide. Seeds linear-oblong, - 5 to *6 in. long, 
plume *75 to 1 in. long. Hab. Malacca (Capt. Wight). 
This is only admitted to the flora on specimens said to have been collected 
by a Captain Wight, in Malacca. It has never been seen even cultivated in 
the peninsula since. It is a native of Siam and India. 
(2) H. pulcherrima Ridl. Journ. Roy, As. Soc. S. By. 59, p. 130. 
Shrub 3 to 4 ft. tall, branched, glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, 
lanceolate acuminate acute, base slightly narrowed; nerves fine, 
7 to 8 pairs; 4 in. long, *75 in. wide. Cymes terminal, lax, 14- 
flowered, 2 in. long, *3 in. wide. Calyx-lobes linear ciliate, 
*25 in. long. Corolla-tube 75 in. long, pubescent in and out, 
lobes as long, *25 in. wide, pubescent outside. Follicles 7*5 in. 
long, linear, -3 in. through. Seed linear-oblong, ’5 in. long, plume 
pale buff, 1-5 in. long. Hab. Open heaths. A very fragrant, 
beautiful bush. Perlis, Kanga; Chupeng. Setul Heath (Ridley). 
(3) H. densiflora Ridl. Journ. Roy. ^ 4 s. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 131. 
Shrub 1*5 to 2 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, obovate to sub- 
spathulate, sub-sessile, tip round, base narrowed, minutely hairy 
above, densely so beneath; nerves 12 to 13 pairs; 2 to 3 in. long, 
1 to 1*25 in. wide. Flowers numerous, crowded in compact cymes 
1 to 2 in. long. Calyx-lobes hairy, *12 in. long, linear. Corolla- 
tube *5 in. long, hairy, green, lobes white oblong, ’25 in. long, 
pubescent outside. Follicles 2 to 3 in. long. Hab. Open country, 
in dry spots. Pulau Rawei (Ridley). Between Singgora and 
Nongchik (Down). Dislrib. Siam. 
(4) H. pauciflora Ridl. l.c. 132. 
Glabrous shrub 3 ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate, sub-sessile cori¬ 
aceous, 1 to 3 in. long, *15 in. wide; nerves 5 pairs. Flowers 
solitary in upper axils; pedicels *12 in. long, pubescent. Calyx- 
