Polyalihia.] vi. anonace^. 57 



pedicels -6 in. long. Sepals sub-orbicular, puberulous. Petals 

 rather thin, broad lanceolate or oblanceolate to 3 in. long, 1-25 in. 

 wide, narrowed at the base, puberulous or glabrous. Ovaries 

 pubescent ; ovule i. Carpels oblong, numerous, apiculate, -4 in. 

 long; stalks slender, -4 in. long. Hah. Malacca (Maingay). Perak, 

 Larut (Kunstler). Distrih. Malay Archipelago. 



This differs from P. Scortechinii in the smaller flowers (apparently adult) 

 and always glabrous leaves. I am not sure that it is anything but a state 

 of Scortechinii. 



(23) P. pulchra King, Joiirn. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 55; Ann. Bot. 

 Card. Calc. I.e. 68, pi. 94. 



A mediiun-sized or small tree about 30 ft. tall, glabrous except 

 the flowers. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate 

 acute or acuminate, base acute, minutely muriculate, 4-5 to 6 in. 

 long, 2-5 in. wide; petioles -25 in. long. Flowers large solitary 

 terminal, 2 in. or more across, dirty white with a purple spot at 

 the bases of the petals, very fragrant. Sepals ovate acute glabrous, 

 •6 to -75 in. long. Petals sub-equal ovate-elliptic sub-acute. 

 Stamens numerous; appendages broad sub-orbicular, pubescent. 

 Ovaries oblong, pubescent ; style short, cylindric. Carpels numer- 

 ous, elliptic-ovoid glabrescent purple, stalks 1-5 in. long, crimson. 

 Seed I, elhptic. Hub. Mountain woods to 5000 ft. altitude or more. 

 Pahang, Gunong Tahan. Selangor, Menkuang Lebah (Robinson). 

 Perak, Welds Rest, Gunong Kerbau (Robinson). 



var. angitsiifolia King, I.e. Leaves narrower, 1-75 in. wide; 

 petals narrow lanceolate, 1-75 in. long. Hab. Perak, Gunong Bubu 

 at 5000 ft. altitude (Wra}^^ 



One of the very few mountain A nonaceai. 



(24) P. oblong-a King, Joiirn. As. Soe. Beng. I.e. 65; Ann. Bot. 

 Card. Cale. I.e. 80, pi. 113. 



A small tree 10 to 15 ft. tall; young branches tomentose. 

 Leaves thinly coriaceous sub-sessile oblong to oblong-lanceolate 

 shortly acuminate, base minutely cordate unecjual, glabrous above, 

 puberulous beneath ; midrib pubescent, nerves 14 to 20 pairs ; 

 9 to 14 in. long, 3-5 to 5 in. wide; petioles -15 in. long, tomentose. 

 Flowers solitary from small tubercles, 1-25 to 175 in. across, 

 Sepals semi-orbicular acute connate pubescent. Petals waxy 

 light yellow, oblong tapering to the sub-acute tip, pubescent on 

 both sides. Carpels 10 to 20, ovoid or orbicular pubescent or sub- 

 glabrous, -3 to '35 in. long; -6 to -75 in. wide. Seed i, ovoid or 

 2 plano-convex. Hab. Mountain forests. Perak, Larut Hill ranges 

 and Gunong Pondok at 1000 to 2000 ft. altitude (Kunstler) ; 

 Hermitage Hill (Curtis). Penang Hill (Curtis). 



(25) P. chrysotricha Ridl. n.sp. 



I3ranches golden-hairy. Leaves oblong-obovate acute, base 



