12 II. DiLLENiACE^. [Dillenia. 



elliptic, base truncate cordate, above glabrous except nerves, beneath 

 pubescent midribs and nerves very prominent, reticulations con- 

 spicuous; nerves 32 to 36 pairs; 10 to 18 in. long, 7 to 12 in. wide; 

 petioles 2 to 3 in. long. Panicles axillary and terminal, 10- to 12- 

 flowered, pubescent outside. Petals oblong, 1-5 in. long. Carpels 

 9, puberulous. Hah. Rare. Province Wellesley. Perak (Scorte- 

 chini). Distrih. Tongka. 



(6) D. meliosmsefolia Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 36; Ridl. Journ. 

 Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 54, p. 7. 



A tall slender tree. Leaves soft bright green, glabrous above, 

 pubescent beneath, obovate-lanceolate to elliptic-acute, entire or 

 minutely serrate base acute ; nerves 14 to 18 pairs, 5 to 8 in. long, 

 3 to 4 in. wide ; petioles i in. long. Flowers axillary, solitary, 3 in. 

 across, on peduncles 2 in. long, tomentose. Sepals 5, ovate silky. 

 Petals 5, oblong obtuse narrowed at base 1-5 in. long, -5 in. wide, 

 lemon yellow. Stamens outer 2 or 3 rows shorter, yellow, inner 

 longer, white. Carpels 10, white. Fruit, sepals swollen pulpy acid 

 yellow, not spreading. Carpels soft sweet, with 6 seeds, exarillate. 

 Hab. Thick forests, not rare. Malacca to Pahang and Perak. 

 Native names: Simpoh Bukit; Simpoh hutan; Simpoh jantan. 

 Uses : The acid sepals and sweet carpels eaten by Sakai. 



(7) D. Scortechinii Ridl. I.e. 7. Wormia Scortechinii King, 

 I.e. 366. W. Kunstleri King, I.e. 366. 



A tall tree 60 ft. high with red bark, emitting stilt-roots at the 

 base. Leaves coriaceous obovate-oblong, undulate crenate, base 

 narrowed, shining glabrous above except nerves, 26 to 30 pairs, 

 pubescent minutely pubescent beneath ; 4 to 6-5 in. long, 2 to 3 in. 

 wide; petioles -5 to 2 in. long. Panicles pubescent 4 in. long, of 

 which the peduncle is 2-5 in. ; pedicels -2 in. long. Flowers i in. 

 across apetalous. Sepals 5, green ovate coriaceous silky puber- 

 ulous. Stamens short and broad subequal. Carpels 3 to 5, usually 

 4. Fruit as in meliosnicBfolia but green, glabrous and less pulpy, 

 I in. long. Hah. Dense forest, Singapore, Garden Jungle. Perak 

 (Scortechini) ; Goping (Kunstler). 



This plant has apparently no petals. 



Order III. MAGNOLIACE^. 



Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate. Stipules large, deciduous, 

 protecting the buds. Flowers large solitary white or yellow (rarely 

 purple). Sepals and petals in whorls of 3 or more. Stamens 

 indefinite, free; anthers introrse, long, narrow. Carpels indefinite, 

 spirally arranged on an elongated axis, free. Ovules solitary. 

 Fruits follicular woody rarely connate in a fleshy mass, axis much 

 elongated. Seed, i in a carpel, often pendulous on a long funicle. 



