12 SIR DIETRICH BRANDIS—AN ENUMERATION 
the inflorescence of this species, as well as of others showing this 
remarkable arrangement, should be studied on fresh specimens 
on the spot or on sufficient alcohol material. 
The flowers are generally on short, often very short, pedicels, 
and these pedicels as a rule are supported by 2 bracteoles. In 
some cases, particularly in species of Vatica,I have found a third 
bracteole between the two, or a trace of a third bracteole. Three 
bracteoles are frequent at the base of the ramifications of the 
inflorescence. Such a case is represented on Plate II. fig. 6 
(Hopea discolor, Thw.). In this and similar cases the two lateral 
bractlets may be regarded as stipules, and there is no difficulty. 
As arule, however, there is at the foot of the pedicel no trace of 
a median bracteole. Of the two, the one outside, which often 
is considerably larger, slightly overlaps the inner, and in these 
cases matters are not plain. To clear up this point also, exami- 
nation of fresh material or of alcohol material will be necessary. 
The expression used by me “ pedicel in the azil of 2 bracteoles ” 
is not quite correct, for the pedicel stands in the axil of the inner 
(upper) bracteole. These bracteoles are generally small and early 
deciduous ; they are, however, large in some species, covering the 
buds until the flowers open, viz. in Shorea bracteolata, Dyer, 
Beccariana, Burck, of section Anthoshorea, in S. squamata, 
Benth. et Hook., furfuracea, Miq., and cristata, sp. nov., of 
section Pinanga, and in S. Curtisii of section Mutica. 
On the edge of the thick, obconical, sometimes concave, 
receptacle stand 5 sepals. The receptacle is concave in Diptero- 
carpus, Anisoptera, and some species of Vatica (subgen. Synaptea), 
and in these cases the fruit is enclosed entirely or at the base only 
by the enlarged hollow receptacle or calyx-tube as it may also be 
called. When the sepals stand on the edge of a flat receptacle, 
they are valvate if narrow (Parashorea, Vaticee), imbricate if 
broad (Shorea, Vateriee). The petals are twisted in bud, over- 
lapping either with the right-hand or with the left-hand edge. 
When in the case of an imbricate calyx the third sepal overlaps 
with the right-hand edge, the reverse is the case in the petals, 
and vice versd. 
By far the majority of species have 15 stamens, the 5 innermost 
standing in front of 5 outer stamens, their filaments being often 
connate. These 10 stamens, which stand in pairs, are episepalous, 
while the other 5 outer stamens are epipetalous. There are thus 
5 regularly alternating whorls, sepals, petals, and 3 circles of 
