Castanopsis. | CXL. CUPULIFERE. (J. D. Hooker.) 621 
Mus. Bot. i. 283; Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. i. i. 867; Kurz For. Fl. ii. 479. 
C. montana, Blume Tja. 526; Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. l. c. C. costata, 
Blume Mus. Bot. i. 284; Miquel l. c. 866. C. brevicuspis, Miquel l.e. C. 
spectabilis, Miquel l. c.; Ann. Mus. i. 190. 
MARTABAN and TENASSERIM, Kurz, Parish. MALACCA, Maingay (Kew Distrib. 
1461.  PrNANG, Phillips. PERAK, Scortechini, ting's Collector. SINGAPORE, 
Cantley.—Di1sTRIB. Sumatra, Java. 
A large evergreen tree. Leaves 3-10 in., very coriaceous, base rounded or acute, 
shining above with faintly raised nerves, more or less rufous beneath, but sometimes 
pale and glabrate; cross-nervules very faint; petiole j-1 in. Znmvolucres tomentose, 
sometimes 2 in, diam. ; spines J-3 in., tips glabrous. Wut apparently adnate to the 
involucre and villous, but the structure of the interior is very obscure in dry 
specimens. 
tt Leaves glabrous on both surfaces—puberulous in C. catal peefolia. 
. 9. C. argentea, 4. DC. in Seem. Journ. Bot. i. (1863) 182; Prodr. xvi. 
1. 112; branches nearly glabrous, leaves petioled lanceolate or oblong-lanceo- 
late acuminate entire glabrous subsilvery beneath, nerves 10-12 pairs rather 
slender beneath arched, involucre solitary and clustered globose tomentose, 
Spines close-set branched pubescent, nut solitary half adnate to the in- 
volucre free part thin pubescent. Miquel Ann. Mus. i. 120. Castanea 
argentea, Blume Bijd. 525; Flor. Jav. Cupulif. 40, t. 21; Mus. Bot. i. 282; 
Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. i. i. 807; Kurz For. Fl. ii. 479, and var. Tungurrut 
(not C. Tungurrut, Blume). C. martabanica, Wall. Cat. 2764; Pl. As. 
Rar. ii. 6, t. 107. 
TENASSERIM and MARTABAN, Wallich, Parish, Kurz, Helfer (Kew Distrib. 
4443).— DISTRIB. Malay Islands. 
n evergreen tree, 50-60 ft. Leaves 5-7 in., thinly coriaceous, base obtuse or 
acute, shining above with faintly raised nerves, sometimes quite silvery beneath ; 
Petiole 3—2 in, slender. Involucre 4-1 in., spines about } in.—Leafing and flowering 
Specimens of this may be referable to Q. argyrophylla, and vice versa. Nor can I 
Without fruit be sure that Blume’s, Miquel’s, Wallich’s, and Kurz’s plants are 
Top pe cific. Kurz’s var. Tungurrut is a stunted form from elevations of 4-5000 ft. in 
asserim. 
6. Cc. castanicarpa, Spach Hist. Veg. Phan. xi 185; leaves large 
petioled lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate acuminate or caudate entire base 
acute, nerves 10-12 pairs slanting arched rather slender beneath, cross- 
nervules very faint, involucre ovoid pubescent densely clothed with slender 
quite glabrous simple spines, nut solitary glabrous. A. DC. Prodr. xvi. 
n. U11; Miquel Ann. Mus. i. 119. Castanea Roxburghii, Lindl. in Wall. 
a As. Rar. ii. 480; Kurz For. FL ii. 480. Quercus castanicarpa, Rorb. 
?r. Pl. iii. 93, £.296; FL. Ind. iii. 640; Wight Ic. t. 769. 
CHITTAGONG, Rosburgh, J. D. H. & T. T., Clarke. MUNNIPORE, Watt. — — 
thin arge evergreen tree; branchlets glabrous or pubescent. Leaves 6-12 in., 
.Y Coriaceous, glabrous on both surfaces, more or less shining above ; petiole 
7 im., glabrous or puberulous. Zavolucre 1 in.—I have seen only very small fruits 
2-5 in. long, with i i i id free nuts with a broad flat 
or convex decla i straight spines } in. long, and ovoi 
sh 7. €. Catalpsfolia, King mss.; leaves very large very stoutly 
à ortly petioled oblanceolate or obovate-oblong acute entire shining 
ve puberulous beneath, nerves 18-20 pairs very strong spreading and 
are h . . " 1 a ; 
glabro neath involucres large globose, spines clustered stout flattened 
