XCI. APOCYNACEAD. 
359 
Parameria.] 
or 3 in a whorl, elliptic to obovate, base cuneate; nerves 5 to 7 
pairs; 3 to 5 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; petioles *i to ’2 in. long. 
Panicles terminal and axillary, 1 to 3 in. long, glabrous, lax spread¬ 
ing, terminal cymules corymbose, many-flowered, *25 in. long. 
Flowers white, fragrant. Calyx-lobes ovate, puberulous, *05 in. 
long. Corolla campanulate, tube *125 in. long, puberulous, lobes 
longer, rotate. Follicles flexuous, 10 to 12 in. long, slender 
torulose. Seed oblong, *4 to *5 in. long, with a tuft of brown 
bristles and a plume 1 in. long. Hab. Forests, Singapore (Wallich). 
Pahang, Kwala Tembeling. Malacca, Panchur (Goodenough); 
Kwala Linggi; Batang Malaka and Merlimau (Derry). Penang 
(Curtis). Distrib. Burma, Cambodia, Malay Archipelago. Native 
names : Akar Singarip putih ; Akar Serau. 
(2) P. polyneura Hook. fit. F.B.I. iii. 660 ; King, l.c. 479. 
A big climber about 3 in. through. Leaves chartaceous, 
elliptic-oblong to obovate abruptly short acuminate, light green; 
nerves 8 to 10 pairs; 3 to 6 in. long, 1*25 to 2*5 in. wide; 
petioles '2 in. long. Panicle large, lax, terminal, 3 to 4 in. 
long, 4 in. wide or more, sessile; branches slender. Calyx rose 
pink, lobes ovate. Corolla *1 in. long, tube rose, campanulate, 
limb white, lobes ovate, oblique. Follicles 2 ft. long, slender, 
slightly torulose, swellings 1 in. long. Seed fusiform, 1 to 1-25 in. 
long, tip cup-shaped, plume 2 in. long. Hab. In forests; com¬ 
mon and very beautiful in flower. Singapore, Garden Jungle; 
Changi (Hullett). Malacca, Ayer Panas; near Jasin; Selandor 
and Panchur (Derry). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Chan- 
deriang Simpang (Wray). Penang, Waterfall and Penara Bukit 
(Curtis). Distrib. Borneo, Sumatra. Native names : Akar Sedang; 
Akar Serapit or Serapat. 
(3) P. densiflora Oliv. Hook. Ic. PI. t. 1520 ; King, l.c. 480. 
Climber. Leaves chartaceous, oblong abruptly acuminate, base 
round, hairy beneath, especially on midrib, and 6 pairs of nerves; 5 to 
8 in. long, i'75 to 2*25 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long. Panicles 
sessile, terminal, thickly pubescent, dense, 6 in. long; branches 
stout, very many-flowered. Calyx small, lobes ovate acute. 
Corolla *2 in. long, tube short pubescent, lobes ovate oblique, 
glabrous white. Follicles n to 14 in. long, distant, torulose swellings 
thick, -5 in. long. Seed -4 in. long, oblong blunt, plume 1 in. long. 
Hab. Penang Hill at 1200 ft. altitude (Curtis), not common. 
23. ECDYSANTHERA, Hook and Arn. 
Glabrous climbers. Leaves acuminate. Flowers small, white, 
yellow or pink in terminal or axillary lax panicles. Calyx deeply 5-fld. 
Corolla urceolate, lobes very short hardly twisted, blunt, over¬ 
lapping to the left. Stamens at base of tube, included; anthers 
sagittate connivent and adhering to stigma, spurs at base empty. 
Disc annular. Carpels distinct. Style short ; stigma obpyriform. 
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