35° xci. apocynace^. [ Holarrhena . 
Ipbes lanceolate acuminate, *12 in. long. Corolla-tube 75 in. 
long, glabrous, dilate in middle, limb over 1 in. across, white lobed 
about half-way, lobes ovate. Follicles 6 in. long, -25 in. through. 
Seed ‘25 in. long, plume buff, 1 in. long. Hab. Open heaths, 
Periis, Ginting Kabok (Ridley). Ban Aor to Nongchik (Down). 
Lankawi, Tasek Enak (Haniff). Distrib. South Siam. 
16 . PARSONIA, Br. 
Twiners. Flowers small, yellow or white in terminal and axillary 
corymbose or thyrsoid cymes. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla-tube short, 
cylindric or sub-globose, throat naked, lobes overlapping to right. 
Stamens often twisted; anthers half exsert, acute connivent round 
stigma ; cells at base produced. Disc 5-lobed. Ovary 2-celled; 
ovules many; style filiform; stigma columnar or conic. Follicles 
cjdindric. Seed linear or oblong, narrowed to top, plumed. About 
12 species, tropical Asia, Australia, New Zealand. 
Filaments spirally twisted round style; corolla ‘4 in. 
across. 
Leaves oblong; nerves 6 to 8 pairs; corolla glabrous (1) P. spiralis 
Leaves ovate; nerves 10 to 12 pairs; corolla 
pubescent.(2) P. Kunstleri 
Filaments not twisted. 
Corolla ‘3 in. across, urceolate . . . . (3) P. stenocarpa 
Corolla '6 in. across, campanulate . . . (4) P. penangiana 
(1) P. spiralis Wall. Cat. 1631; King, l.c. 456. 
Slender twiner, glabrous. Leaves fleshy membranous, ovate- 
oblong or oblong-lanceolate, abruptly acuminate, base rounded; 
nerves 6 to 8 pairs; 3 to 7 in. long, 1-5 to 3*5 in. wide; petioles 
slender, *5 to 1 in. long. Cymes axillary, corymbose, 1-5 to 3 in. 
across; peduncles 1 to 4 in. long. Flowers pinkish yellow with 
pink centre. Calyx-lobes ovate acute, pubescent. Corolla-tube 
cylindric, -125 in. long, glabrous, throat villous, lobes ’2 in, long, 
oblong acute. Stamens twisted spirally round the style, pubescent. 
Fruit linear-lanceolate acuminate, 4 to 7 in. long, 75 in. wide. 
Seed -5 to 75 in. long, enlarged below, narrowed above, plume 
golden brown. Hab. Climbing on bushes usually near the sea. 
Singapore, Selifar; Pulau Brani; Toas. Johor, Hulu Sembrong 
(Kelsall); Kota Tinggi river bank. Pahang, Rumpin river mouth 
(Evans). Malacca, between Relau and Chabau. Perak (Wray). 
Penang, road to Batu Feringhi; Penara Bukit (Curtis); Lankawi 
(Curtis). Distrib. Xndo-Malaya, Siam, China. 
(2) P. Kunstleri King and Gamble, l.c. 457. 
Twiner, slender. Leaves membranous, ovate acute, base 
round, glabrous; nerves 10 to 12 pairs, reddish; 3 to 6 in. long, 
i*5 to 3 in. wide; petioles slender, *25 to 1*25 in. long. Cymes 
axillary, corymbose up to 3 in. across; peduncles 3 to 5 in. long; 
branches 1 to 2 in. long. Calyx-lobes ovate pubescent, *i in. long. 
