Orophea.] vi. ANONACEiE. 71 



axillary; pedicels very slender 75 to 1-25 in. long, pubescent 

 except at base. Bracts several ovate lanceolate. Sepals small 

 ovate acuminate pubescent. Petals, outer ones "5 in. long, ovate 

 acuminate puberulous cream colour; inner ones larger, '6 to 75 in. 

 long; claw narrow, yellowish with a reddish band, or dark claret 

 colour, limb elongate trapezoid. Staminodes 6. Stamens 6. 

 Ovaries 6, ovules 2 to 7. Carpels 4 to 6, elongate-cylindric monili- 

 form red, 3 to 5 in. long, "3 in. through. Seeds 2 to 7, linear- 

 oblong. Hub. Malacca (Maingay). Perak, Thaiping (Kunstler). 



(4) O. maculata Scort. in King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 84; 

 Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. I.e. 106, pi. 148B. 



Shrub 5 to 20 ft. tall. Branchlets red tomentose. Leaves mem- 

 branous elliptic to oblanceolate, caudate acuminate, base rounded 

 above, glabrous beneath, sub-glabrous, midrib and nerves pubes- 

 cent ; nerves 10 to 12 pairs, faint ; 3"25 to 7 in. long, 1-5 to 2-25 in. 

 wide ; petioles "i in. long, tomentose. Peduncles i- to 3-flowered, 

 very slender, "5 to i in. long, pubescent. Bracts numerous, linear- 

 oblong. Sepals narrow lanceolate acuminate. Petals, outer ones 

 larger "5 in. long, ovate acuminate hairy, mottled red and yellow, 

 or white spotted with pink ; inner ones "i in. long, claw long, narrow, 

 pubescent, limb lanceolate acuminate hairy. Staminodes 3, 

 orbicular. Stamens 6, bases hairy. Ovaries 3 to 6, very hairy, 

 6- to 7-ovuled. Carpels 4 to 6, elongate cylindric puberulous 

 moniliform, red. Seeds 4 to 7, linear-oblong. Hab. In thick 

 woods, usually on limestone rocks. Perak, Goping. Gunong 

 Pondok (Kunstler) ; Tapah. Pahang, Kota Glanggi and Pulau 

 Chengei, Pahang river. 



(5) O. gracilis King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 83; Atm. Bot. 

 Gard. Cale. I.e. 107, pi. 149A. 



Tree 20 to 30 ft. tall. Stem 4 to 6 in. through. Leaves mem- 

 branous to thinly coriaceous, lanceolate acuminate obtuse, base 

 cuneate or rounded narrowed, glabrous ; nerves 5 to 6 pairs, slender 

 inarching far from the edge, indistinct; 2*5 to 3-5 in. long, -g to 

 1-2 in. wide ; petioles "05 in. long. Flowers soUtary extra- axillary 

 on slender jointed pedicels 75 to i in. long. Bracts several, minute, 

 subulate. Sepals broad ovate sub-acute, base connate. Petals, 

 outer ones larger, ovate acute, '15 in. long, white glabrous except 

 edges pubescent ; inner ones '25 in. long ; limb thick trapezoid, 

 edges pubescent, claw shorter glabrous. Stamens 6 in one row, 

 appendages long. Ovaries 4 to 10, ovoid glabrous, 2-ovuled. 

 Carpels 6 to 10 globose, -45 in. long, glabrous brown; stalks -25 in. 

 long. Hab. Open jungle on hmestone hills, Perak, Goping 

 (Kunstler). 



(6) O. hastata King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 83; Ann. Bot. 

 Gard. Calc. I.e. 107, pl. 149B. 



Tree, 20 to 40 ft. tall, 5 to 7 in. through, glabrous. Leaves 

 coriaceous, elliptic caudate-acuminate, base shortly cuneate ; nerves 



