XCIII. L0GANIACE2E. 
Strychnos.] 
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(9) S. Scortechinii .4. W. Hill, Kew Bulletin, 1917. P- 168. 
S. rufa King and Gamble, partly, and S. pubescens var. Scortechinii 
King and Gamble. 
Climber 20 to 50 ft. long, all pubescent. Leaves ovate to ovate- 
elliptic acuminate, base cuneate or round; nerves 3; i*5 to 2-5 in. 
long, 1 in. wide; petioles very short, densely tomentose beneath. 
Cymes about -4 in. long, axillary. Calyx-lobes rounded, glabrous 
except ciliate edges. Corolla greenish yellow, paler inside, *12 in. 
long, glabrous, lobes shorter than tube with a line of hair at base. 
Stamens hairy. Berry obovoid-elongate, *75 in. long and as thick, 
green. Seeds 1 or 2, ovoid-elliptic. Hab. Lowland forest. Malacca, 
Selandor Forest (Burkill). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur (Curtis). 
Perak, Larut (Kunstler); Dambung Batak (Scortechini); Kampar; 
Relau Tujor (Wray). 
(10) S. penicillata A. W. Hill, Kew Bulletin, 1917, p. 178. 
Climbing shrub altogether pubescent. Leaves ovate or broadly 
ovate lanceolate acute, base round shining, 3 in. long, 175 to 2 in. 
wide, coriaceous, 5-nerved, nerves strongly pubescent beneath, 
minutely pustular; petioles ’2 in. long. Corymbs dense terminal, 
•5 in. across. Calyx-lobes pubescent, ovate-orbicular acute. 
Corolla white, -I in. long, pubescent outside, lobes elliptic-lanceo¬ 
late acute with a tuft of hairs at the base of each. Anthers hairy, 
in the notches between the lobes. Berry ovoid, 1- or 2-seeded. 
Hab. Forests, not common. Negri Sembilan; Perhentian Tinggi. 
Perak, Thaiping Waterfall (Wray). Selama and Relau Tujor 
(Wray). Penang Hill (Curtis). 
(11) S. malaccensis Benth. Journ, Linn. Soc. i. 101; King, 
l.c. 618; Hill, l.c. 171. 
A pubescent climbing shrub. Leaves ovate to elliptic-ovate 
acute, base round; nerves 5; glabrous except nerves, 3-5 in. long, 
175 in, wide; petioles -i in. long. Inflorescence axillary an 
interrupted panicle, corymbs -5 in. long and wide, dense; peduncles 
and pedicels pubescent. Calyx-lobes triangular-ovate, glabrous. 
Corolla-tube campanulate, lobes as long, ovate acute, with a hori¬ 
zontal line of hair at base. Anthers bearded at base. Berry 
ovoid, i-seeded, 1 in. long. Seed 1, ovoid flat. Hab. Lowland 
forests, rather rare. Singapore, Garden Jungle (Ridley). Malacca 
(Griffith). 
(12) S. ovalifolia Wall. Cat. 1592; Hill, Kew Bulletin, 1917, 
p. 201, S, pseudo-tieute Hill, Kew Bulletin, 1911, p. 287. S. tieute 
King, l.c . 
Very big liane, 3 to 4 in. through, with black bark. Leaves 
chartaceous elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate caudate-acuminate, base 
round or acute, glabrous dark shining green; nerves 3 to 5; 2-5 to 
3*5 in. long, 1 to 1-5 in. wide; petioles -3 in. long. Corymbs 
axillary, 1 in. long, 1*25 in. wide. Flowers white. Calyx-lobes 
ovate-lanceolate acute. Corolla funnel-shaped, tube -25 in. long. 
