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subsolitariis, petalis patentibus subzequalibus, foliis ovato- — 
oblongis basi cordatis. E] 
Pulo Penang.—The whole plant is hirsute, with long erect 
hairs. Branches round. Leaves alternate, short-petioled, 
ovato-oblong, acuminate, cordate at the base, entire, simply 
pilose above, hirsute beneath, with stellate fasciculated hairs. 
Flowers lateral, almost solitary, shortly peduncled. Bracts 
lanceolate, acute. Calyx hairy, as well as the peduncles and 
bracts, bursting irregularly, often into two segments. Corolla a 1 
of a deep red colour, 6-petaled: petals spreading, lanceolate, — 
acute. Stamens numerous, with long linear anthers. Ger- 
mens numerous ; styles and stigmas the same. Berries nume- — 
rous, long-pedicelled, oblong, hirsute, with ferruginous hairs, 
many-seeded, Seeds acne in a double m pe 
series. 
CAREYA: MACROSTACHYA. w, J: 
MONADELPHIA PoLYANDRIA. 
Arbor, foliis petiolatis obovatis subserratis, racemis lateralibus 
nutantibus densissime multifloris, floribus sessilibus multi- 
seriatis. 
Pulo Penang.—A tree, with grey bark and nami 
branches, Leaves alternate or scattered, petiolate, obovate or 
oblong-ovate, acuminate, sometimes Y sim with an acumen, 
narrowing to the base, slightly serrated, very smooth. 
Petioles roundish, thickened at the base. Stipules none. 
Racemes or spikes lateral, hanging, thick, massive, cylin- 
drical, densely covered with flowers which are sessile and 
. arranged in numerous spiral lines; the whole 8 or 10 
inches long. Bracts none. Calyx superior, purple, 4-parted ; 
lacini rounded, smooth, somewhat ciliated on the margin. 
Corolla purplish-red, longer than the calyx, 4-petaled ; petals 
ovate, obtuse, inserted into the base of the calyx. Stamens 
^ white, very numerous, longer than the corolla, united at the — 
base into a thick ring. Anthers yellow, didymous, the lobes 
bursting on opposite sides, so as to give the whole the ap- _ 
pearance of a double 4-celled anther. Nectary surrounding 
the style within the- stamens, hypocrateriform,: red and - 
