608 CXL. CUPULIFEREZ. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Quercus. 
Kurz For. Fl. ii. 484 ; Wenzig tn Jahrb. Bot. Gart. Berl. iv. 223. Q. hirsuta, 
Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 3734. Q. Mackiana, Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 224.— Wall. Cat. 
9099. 
SILHET and the KHasra Mrs., ascending to 4000 ft. TENASSERIM, Helfer. 
Perak, Scortechini, King's Collector. 
An evergreen tree. Leaves 5-7 in., thinly coriaceous, young tomentose on both 
surfaces, nerves 10-12 pairs, slender, nervules reticulate; petiole 4-4 in., stout. 
Male spikes 4-5 in., fulvous-tomentese, slender. Fruiting spike 2—4 in., stout ; 
cups 3-1 in. diam., hoary. Nut 1 in. long and less, umbo prominent. 
** Nut usually subglobose, base truncate, sometimes hemispheric. 
22. Q. Falconeri, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1875, ii. 197 ; For. 
Fl. ii. 485 ; glabrous, leaves stoutly petioled elongate linear-oblong acumi- 
nate or apiculate quite entire base acute glabrous, fruiting spikes long 
tomentose, cups flattish or concave coriaceous velvety within, margins thin 
recurved or waved broader than the large subglobose or hemispheric nut, 
bracts small triangular appressed. 
TENASSERIM, Falconer, Kurz. . 
An evergreen tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 1-14 ft., glossy on both surfaces ; 
nerves about 20 pairs, impressed above, strong and arched beneath. Fruiting spikes 
12-18 in., stout. Cups 2-1 in. diam., very open, margin thin.—Kurz by error gives 
Upper Assam as the habitat. 
23. Q. Scortechinii, King mss. ; glabrous, leaves coriaceous shortly 
petioled elliptic quite entire base acuminate, nerves 8-10 pairs slender 
arched, cups shallow densely echinate with long spreading bracts covermg 
the base only of the large subglobose nut. 
PERAK, alt. about 3000 ft., King’s Collector. 1 
A tree, 60-100 ft. Leaves 6-8 in., shining above, nerves hardly depressed, pale 
beneath ; petiole 4 in., stout. Fruiting spike 6-10 in., very stout. Cups 1} in. diam., 
conspicuous for the long bracts. Nut amongst the largest of the genus, sometimes 
turbinate.—I have seen only old leaves and fruit. l 
*** Nut hemispheric hardly or not longer than broad. 
t Cup almost enclosing the nut (see also Q. spicata). 
24. Q. pachyphylla, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1875, ii. 197, 
t. 14, f. 1-4; quite glabrous, leaves petioled very coriaceous elliptic or 
elliptic-lanceolate caudate base acute, nerves about 8 pairs, cups large very 
thick woody cuneate half as long as the hemispheric glabrous nut. Ww- 
Audersoni, Hook. f. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. (1877) 125 (name only). 
y. Sikkim HIMALAYA, alt. 6-10,000 ft., J. D. H., &c.. MUNNIPORE, alt. 7-9000 ft.» 
att. Zi 
A shrub, or small tree, 50-60 ft., branches stout black when dry. Leaves mo 
shining above with impressed nerves, pale beneath; nerves slightly arched, slen ters 
petiole 4-4 in. Male spikes stout, rachis glabrous. Cups in confluent cla 
2-4 in. diam., each woody 1-2 in. diam. with thick incurved margins and many T 
of broad appressed often confluent bracts. 
25. Q. fenestrata, Roxb, FI. Ind. iii, 633; branches glabrous 9. 
hoary, leaves coriaceous petioled elliptic or lanceolate caudate base p aps 
glabrous or midrib pubescent beneath, nerves 6-16 pairs slender, t the 
thin globose velvety with a circular apical opening eaclosing i or all o 
