XCI. APOCYNACE M. 
357 
Urceola .] 
(brown velvety when young), glabrous, cylindric acuminate, 8 in. 
long, ’4 in. through. Seed linear-oblong, *5 in. long, plume 2 in. 
long. Hab. Forests, not very common now. Malacca, Ayer Panas 
(Curtis); Bukit Sadanen; Bukit Bruang and Selandor (Derry); 
Ching (Griffith). Selangor, Ulu Kerling (Goodenough). Perak, 
Thaiping Waterfall (Wray). Penang Hill (Howison and Campbell, 
Roxburgh). Distrib. Sumatra. Native names: Akar Gegrip 
Merah; Gegrip tembaga. Use : A good rubber. 
The fruit in Roxburgh’s picture is not that of this plant. 
(2) U. Maingayi Hook. fit. F.B.I. iii. 658; King, lx. 473. 
Big climber. Leaves coriaceous elliptic, abrupt acuminate, base 
round, glabrous; nerves 8 to 10 pairs and midrib prominent 
beneath; 2*5 to 3 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles ‘4in. long. Panicles 
terminal and axillary, about 2 to 3 in. long; peduncles 1 to 3 in. 
long, pubescent. Cymules about ’25 in. across. Flowers small, 
pubescent. Calyx-lobes ovate blunt, ’125 in. long. Corolla nearly 
•1 in. long, lobes oblong. Follicles terete acuminate, 6 in. long, 
*25 in. through, tip hooked. Seeds linear-oblong, *6 in. long, 
plume 1 in. long. Hab. Forests, not common. Singapore (Main- 
gay); Kranji. Malacca (Hullett), Perak, Goping (Kunstler). 
(3) U. brachysepala Hook . fil. F.B.I. iii. 659 ; King , l.c. 474. 
Big climber. Leaves chartaceous, glabrous, elliptic blunt 
acuminate, base round; nerves 6 to 8 pairs elevate but slender ; 
4 to 5 - 5 in. long, 1*5 to 2*5 in. wide; petioles *5 to 1 in. long. 
Panicles terminal and axillary; peduncles about 2 in. long, 
puberulous. Calyx-lobes very short, lanceolate-ovate slightly 
puberulous. Corolla globose, villous outside, white, ‘i in. long. 
Follicles 6 in. or more long, terete acuminate, slender, ‘2 in. through. 
Seed ’4 to '5 in. long, villous, plume 1*5 in. long. Hab. Forests, 
common. Singapore, Jurong; Bukit Timah; Bukit Mandai. 
Malacca, Selandor (Cantley). Ayer Panas. Penang, Pantai Acheh 
(Curtis). Native names : Getah Grip Hitam; Gegrip putih. 
(4) U. malaccensis Hook. fil. F.B.I. iii. 658; King, l.c. 475. 
Climbing shrub. Leaves coriaceous ovate or oblong-ovate 
acuminate, base round, glabrous; nerves 6 to 8 pairs, sunk 
above, elevate beneath; 2 to 4*5 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; petioles 
‘5 1 ° 75 in- long. Cymes axillary and terminal about 1 in. long 
including peduncle, dense flowered, *5 in. across. Calyx-lobes 
linear-oblong, 1 in. long. Corolla-tube very short, lobes oblong. 
Follicles terete acuminate, slender, 8 to 9 in. long, *2 in. wide. 
Seed oblong, fusiform acuminate at base, golden-silky, plume 2 in. 
long, white. Hab. Forests and hedges. Singapore, Tyershall 
Road; Changi; Bukit Timah (Hullett). Johor, Castlewood. 
Malacca, Sungei Hudang; Jasin; Merlimau (Cantley). Selangor, 
Kwala Lumpur (Curtis). Perak, Gunong Keledang. Native names: 
Akar Sankang Buaya; Akar Serapat Jantan. 
