XCI. APOCYNACE^E. 
367 
Epigymim.] 
Seeds fusiform 1 in. long, flattened, plume 1 in. long. Hab. Perak, 
Ayer Kuning and Kota (Wray). Kedah, Yan (Ridley). Jalor, 
Biserat (Gwynne Vaughan). Native name : Lemak Ketam. 
(2) E. Maingayi Hook. fit. F.B.I. iii. 666; King, l.c. 501. 
Branches tomentose. Leaves membranous, elliptic acute at both 
ends, tomentose beneath; nerves 6 to 7 pairs strong elevate beneath; 
3*5 to 4'5 in. long, 1*5 to 2 - 5 in. wide; petioles *25 in. long. Cymes 
terminal and axillary tomentose, 3 in. long, 2 in. wide; peduncles 
1 to i’5 in. long. Flowers crowded. Calyx-lobes *i in. long. 
Corolla cylindric, tomentose with 5 villous lines inside, ’6 in. long, 
lobes oblong, crenulate, twisted to left, '25 in. long. Follicles 
6 to 8 in. long, *15 to '25 in. through, slender cylindric, tomentose. 
Seed fusiform pubescent, *6 to 7 in. long. Hab. Open bamboo 
forests and woods. Malacca (Maingay). Pahang, Kota Tongkat, 
Bentong to Kwantan Road (Evans). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. 
Negri Sembilan, Linsum. Perak, Ulu Kerling (Kunstler). 
(3) E. Curtisii King and Gamble, l.c. 501. 
Branches slender. Leaves membranous, lanceolate acuminate, 
base shortly acute, glabrous except for hair tufts in nerve axils 
beneath; nerves 7 to 8 pairs, slender, raised; 3-5 to 4-5 in. long, 
1 to 1‘5 in. wide; petioles *25 in. long. Cymes axillary and terminal, 
pubescent, 1*5 in. long, branches *5 in. long. Calyx-lobes ovate- 
acuminate. Corolla cylindric, '6 in. long, tomentose, throat villous, 
lobes obovate, -3 in. long. Hab. Penang, Road to Penara Bukit 
at 2000 ft. altitude (Curtis). Rare. 
(4) E. Ridleyi King and Gamble, l.c. 502. 
Slender climber. Leaves chartaceous, lanceolate or elliptic- 
lanceolate acuminate, base attenuate, glabrous above, strigose 
beneath; nerves 8 to 10 pairs, slender; 2 to 4 in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. 
wide; petioles *25 to *5 in. long. Cymes simple, terminal or in 
upper axil, villous. Flowers 5 or 6, white. Calyx short, lobes 
ovate.-acuminate. " Corolla-tube slender narrowing upwards from 
dilate base, 1*5 in. long, lobes rhomboid crenate, *25 to -3 in. long. 
Hab. Rare. Flowers very fragrant; on banks in woods. Selangor, 
Rawang and Ginting Bidai (Ridley). 
32 . MICRECHITES, Miq. 
Large climbers. Flowers very small in axillary and terminal 
panicled pubescent cymes. Calyx small, lobes blunt, many glands 
within. Corolla-tube small ovoid cylindric, or campanulate, lobes 
falcate, very oblique sometimes forked, overlapping to right. 
Stamens on base of tube; anthers sagittate, conniving and adhering 
to stigma, cells spurred. Disc annular or cupular. Carpels distinct ; 
style short; stigma ovoid. Follicles thick, sub-terete. Seeds few; 
linear-oblong not beaked, plumed. About 6 species, Indo- 
Malaya. 
