Polyalthia.] vi. ANONACEyE. 55 



(16) P. montana Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xli. 288. 



Tree. Young parts hairy. Leaves lanceolate acuminate blunt, 

 base narrowed, coriaceous glabrous, 5 to 9 in. long, i-8 in. wide; 

 nerves 8 pairs; petioles pubescent, -2 in. long. Flowers solitary, 

 •5 in. across. Sepals ovate hairy. Petals purple oblong ovate, 

 blunt hairy outside, glabrous inside, outer shorter than inners. 

 Stamens oblong, appendages elliptic small. Ovaries few, hairy. 

 Stigmas glabrous. Carpels ellipsoid hairy, or pustulate when 

 the hairs are fallen, half an inch long, on stalks -i in. long. Hab. 

 Selangor, Ulu Langat (Kloss). 



The flower is often male only, with no pistils. It differs from P. dumosa 

 King in the hairy petals and small oblong connectives. 



(17) P. Kunstleri King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 55; Ann. 

 Bat. Gard. Calc. I.e. 6g, pi. 87B. 



A shrub or tree 30 to 40 ft. tall. Leaves oblong-lanceolate 

 shortly and bluntly acuminate, base narrowed, above glabrous, 

 beneath puberulous on midrib and nerves; nerves 6 to 12 pairs 

 inarching -i in. to -2 in. from the margin, prominent beneath, 4-5 

 to 8 in. long, 1-5 to 2-35 in. wide; petioles -2 in. long, pubescent. 

 Flowers solitary or in pairs -4 in. across, tomentose ; pedicels -25 in. 

 long. Sepals ovate triangular obtuse broad, nearly as long as the 

 petals. Petals broad oblong-ovate. Stamens numerous, appen- 

 dages flat, truncate. Carpels numerous, ovoid-globular apiculate, 

 •3 in. long, waxy red ; stalks slender, -5 in. long, pubescent. Hah. 

 Dense jungle on low hills. Pahang, Sungei Tahan. Perak, 

 Batang Padang (Kunstler). Penang, Pulau Betong (Curtis). 



(18) P. obliqua Hook. fit. and Tliom. Ft. Ind. 138; King, 

 Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 63; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. I.e. 77, pi. ioob. 



Tree. Leaves sub-sessile, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate acuminate 

 or acute, base unequally cordate, thinly coriaceous ; nerves 7 to 

 8 pairs, inarching -15 in. from the edge, 4 to 6-5 in. long, 1-5 to 

 2-2 in. wide; petioles less than -i in. long. Flowers small, -4 in. 

 across, solitary, extra-axillary, very shortly pedicellate. Sepals 

 broadly triangular blunt pubescent, less than half as long as the 

 petals. Petals lanceolate sub-equal obtuse silky outside. Stamens 

 numerous, appendages large flat. Ovaries few. Carpels oblong, 

 narrowed at the base, -50 in. long. Seeds 2. Hab. Malacca 

 (Griffith and Maingay). 



(19) P. hvllaXa. King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 64; Ann. Bot. 

 Gard. Calc. I.e. 79, pi. 3. 



A shrub 6 to 8 ft. tall ; branches golden hairy. Leaves thinly 

 coriaceous bullate, narrow oblong-acuminate, base cordate auricled, 

 above glabrous except midrib, beneath midrib and nerves 25 to 40 

 pairs sparsely golden-hairy, nerves twice inarching, prominent ; 12 

 to 14 in. long, 275 to 335 in. wide; petioles -25 in. long, pubescent. 

 Flowers solitary, terminal or axillary, i in. long; pedicels as long. 



