14 ni. MAGNOLiACEiE. [MangUetia. 



Leaves obovate 3 in. wide ; nerves fine hardly pro- 

 minent . (2) M. glauca 



Leaves 3 in. or less long, i in. wide. 



Flowers -5 in. long . . . . . (3) M. Scortechinii 



(i) M. Sebassa Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Ltigd. Bat. iv. 71; King, 

 I.e. 370; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. iii. (2), 211, pi. 54. 



A shrub. Young branches, petioles and hood of calyx villous. 

 Leaves coriaceous oblong or oblanceolate- acute, narrowed at base, 

 glabrous, bullate; nerves 14 to 20 pairs; 11 to 14 in. long, 4-5 to 

 7 in. wide ; petioles i in. long, thickened at base. Flowers solitary, 

 terminal on villous peduncles 2 to 3 in. long. Sepals and petals 

 about 9, fleshy obovate to oblong clawed, nearly 2 in. long, pale 

 yellow. Filaments very stout. Pistils about 20. Carpels oblong. 

 Hah. Rare. Once collected at Ulu Kal in Perak by Kunstler at 

 1500 ft. altitude. Distrib. Sumatra. 



(2) M. glauca Bl. in Verh. Bat. Gen. ix. 149 ; Bl. Fl. Jav. 

 M agnoliacecB , 22 t. 6; King, I.e. 370; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. iii. (2), 

 213, pi. 56. 



A tall glabrous tree. Leaves coriaceous oval to obovate-oblong 

 glaucescent beneath; nerves 12 to 14 pairs; 5 to 7 in. long, 2-5 to 

 3 in. wide; petioles 75 to 1-5 in. long. Flowers terminal solitary, 

 1-5 in. long on pedicels i to 1-5 in. long. Sepals and petals 9, 

 greenish yellow, oblong, sub-acute. Filaments short. Pistils numer- 

 ous. Fruit ovoid as big as a hen's egg, glabrous. Seeds with a red 

 fleshy aril. Hab. Rocky Hills, from 200 to 3000 ft. altitude. Perak : 

 Thaiping Hills, at 3000 ft. altitude (Kunstler), Kedah Peak at 

 500 ft. at Geroon (Bell and Haniff). Penang, The Spout (Haniff). 

 Distrib. Java, Sumatra, Celebes and Cochin-China. 



(3) M. Scortechinii King, I.e. 370; Ann. Bot. Gard. Gale. iii. 

 (2), 213, pi. 56. 



A tree. Young branches, stipules under surface of leaves 

 pubescent. Leaves thinly coriaceous lanceolate narrowed to both 

 ends, shining, reticulations distinct minute ; nerves 12 pairs, 3-5 in. 

 to 4 in. long, 1-25 in. wide; petioles -3 to -4 in. long. Flowers 

 solitary, axillary on ringed peduncles, short, hood rufous, silky. 

 Sepals and petals about 12 similar, -5 in. long, linear-lanceolate. 

 Stamens linear. Fruit ovoid on a short carpophore, pubescent, 

 carpels 6 to 8. Ovules solitary. Hab. Perak. No locality (Scor- 

 techini) . 



Noticeable for its very small leaves and flowers. 



3. MICHELIA, L. 



Trees. Leaves as in Magnolia. Flowers axillary, solitary and 

 terminal small. Sepals and petals narrow linear acute, all similar 

 9 to 15 in 3 or more rows. Stamens nimierous. Carpophore 

 stalked, carpels usually many. Ovules 2 or more. Follicles woody, 

 I to many in a lax or dense spike dehiscing dorsally. Seeds 6 or 



