Wormia.] ii. dilleniace^. 9 



usually 4 to 6 ft. tall. Young parts including inflorescence floccose 

 with white hairs. Leaves obovate, more dentate, base broader than 

 in W. subsessilis, sparsely hairy; petioles hairy. Racemes stouter 

 and woolly. Sepals hairy on the edge. Petals larger, more obovate, 

 bright yellow. Stamens white. Hab. Open wet country. Singa- 

 pore at Stagmount and Jurong. Johor, Sedenah. Common in 

 Malacca. Negri Sembilan, Seremban (Cantley). Selangor, Rawang 

 (Goodenough) . Native names : Champurna ; Simpoh Ayer. 



(3) W. albiflos Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 54, p. 6. 



A large pubescent shrub. Leaves elliptic, oblong narrowed to the 

 rounded base, tip acute, edges serrate ; nerves 24 pairs ; 7 to 10 in. 

 long, 3 to 4 in. wide, pubescent above, densely tomentose beneath ; 

 petioles i to 1-5 in. long, sheathing softly pubescent. Panicles from 

 upper axils; peduncles 3 in. long with 2 branches, pubescent. 

 Sepals 5, obovate rounded, pubescent, -5 in. long. Petals obovate, 

 glabrous, white, -5 in. long. Stamens numerous, subequal, glabrous. 

 Carpels silky. Hab. Rare in wet woods at Tebing Tinggi, Johor 

 (Ridley). 



(4) W. oblonga Wall. Cat. 951; Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 35. 



A tree about 40 ft. tall, glabrous except the sparsely tomentose 

 young branches. Leaves oblong or elliptic acute at both ends, 

 deep green, entire to serrate; nerves 9 to 12 pairs; 6 to 8 in. long, 

 3 to 5 in. wide; petioles 1-5 in. long, channelled. Racemes terminal 

 or axillary, few-flowered, tomentose. Flowers 3 to 4 in. across. 

 Sepals ovate, tomentose. Petals obovate, clawed, light yellow. 

 Carpels 8 to 10. Hab. Open lowland country and edges of 

 woods. A very handsome floriferous tree. Pahang, Malacca (very 

 common), Selangor, Perak, Prov. Wellesley and Kedah. Distrib. 

 Sumatra. Native names : Simpoh Ayer ; Kambai hutan ; Simpoh 

 Padi. 



(5) W. pulchella Jack, Mai. Misc. ii. 70 ; Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 36 ; 

 King, I.e. 865. 



A much-branched spreading tree about 40 ft. tall. Leaves 

 obovate to obovate-oblong obtuse entire coriaceous, dark green 

 shining, retuse, glabrous; nerves 5 to 7 pairs; 2-5 to 4 in. long, 

 1-5 to 2-5 in. wide ; petioles channelled, -75 in. long. Pedicels slender, 

 2 in. long. Flowers 2 in. across, solitary axillary, pale yellow. 

 Sepals broadly ovate, glabrous. Petals ovate. Stamens short, 

 oblong, blunt, -4 in. long, rose pink. Seeds with red aril. Hab. 

 Damp places in open country, Singapore, Malacca, Pahang, Perak. 

 Distrib. Sumatra and Borneo. 



(6) W. parviflora Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 54, p. 6. 



A small tree. Branches pubescent. Leaves broadly lanceolate 

 or ovate-lanceolate, membranous, base narrowed, tip acute, edge 

 nearly entire; nerves 18 pairs, reticulations conspicuous, glabrous 

 above except midrib, beneath hairy; petioles slender, -5 to i in. 

 long, pubescent. Flowers few, small on short peduncles, -5 in. 



