XCI. AP0CYNACEA3. 
355 
Strophanthus.\ 
Calyx-lobes ovate-acuminate, red purple, ‘25 in. long. Corolla- 
tube broad funnel-shaped, white, -5 in. long, lobes ovate with 
long slender tails, 3 to 4 in. long, purple. Follicles twin widely 
divaricate, about 8 in. long, 2 in. through, green, lanceolate in 
outline, tapering to a blunt tip. Seed flat, fusiform, 7 in. long 
with a long beak bearing an inch long plume, white. Hab. Open 
country, edges of woods. Singapore, Changi Road; Selitar. 
Johor, Sungei Sembrong (Kelsall); Serom. Malacca, Sungei 
Hudang (Derry); Alor Gajah; Chenana putih (Cantley). Perak, 
Ulu Kerling (Kunstler). Native names; Akar Dudok Kijang; 
Akar Tandok. 
(2) S. Wallichii A . DC. Prodr. 418; King , l.c. 469. 
Climbing shrub. Leaves membranous, elliptic-oblong, abruptly 
cuspidate acute; nerves 7 to 8 pairs; 1*5 to 3 in. long, 75 to 1*25 in. 
wide; petioles *25 in. long. Cymes corymbose, terminal, lax; 
peduncles slender, 1*5 in. long; branches 1 in. long. Bracts at 
base of branches, peduncles and flowers linear-acuminate, ’25 to 
•5 in. long. Flowers yellow. Calyx-lobes linear acuminate, 
*5 in. long. Corolla-tube funnel-shaped, -5 in. long, lobes long¬ 
tailed, very slender, 2 in. long, yellow stained and streaked red 
in throat. Hab. Open country in the north. Perlis at Chupeng 
(Ridley). Distrib. India, Tenasserim, South Siam. 
(3) S. perakensis Scort. in King and Gamble , l.c. 470. 
Climber, slender. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic-oblong 
acuminate, base acute; nerves very obscure; 2 to 3 - 5 in, long, 
75 to 1 in. wide; petioles *25 in. long. Cymes 1 in. long, terminal, 
few-flowered; peduncle '25 in. long. Flowers yellowish green; 
bracts very small. Calyx-lobes linear acute, *2 in. long. Corolla- 
tube urceolate, constrict at mouth, *2 in. long, lobes ovate-cordate 
at base, long-acuminate, blunt, *5 to 7 in. long. Hab. Rare. 
Perak, Dipang (Scortechini). 
(4) S. Jackianus Wall. Cat. 1643; Hook. Ic. PI. t. 1521. 
Cameraria dubia Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 1646. Wrightia dubia Spy. 
Syst. Veg. i. 638; King, l.c. 465. 
A slender branched shrub about 5 to 8 ft. tall. Leaves mem¬ 
branous oblong or ovate-lanceolate acuminate, base narrowed or 
round, glabrous; nerves 8 to 12 pairs, elevate beneath; 3 to 6 in. 
long, x to 2 in. wide; petioles ’i in. long. Cymes terminal, few- 
flowered, 1 to 6. Calyx-tube short, lobes ovate acute. Corolla- 
tube campanulate, ’25 to ’35 in. long, lobes lanceolate-acuminate, 
cherry pink withering scarlet above, back of lobes and tube greenish 
white, whole limb over 1 in. across with 5 ligulate, entire coronal 
processes. Stamens included in tube. Follicles 8 to 12 in. long, 
terete. Hab. Open country in the north. Province Wellesley, 
Ara Kudah by Sungei Krai bridge. Penang, Telok Bahang 
(Curtis). Kedah, Yan (Ridley). Distrib, South Siam. Sumatra. 
Native name : Bunga Hantu. 
