72 VI. ANONACE^. [Oropheu. 



6 to 8 pairs, inarching within the edges; 3*5 in. to 5-5 in. long, 

 i"6 to 2*4 in. wide ; petioles "i in. to "2 in. long. Peduncles solitary, 

 axillary or extra-axillary, '4 in. long, with several bracts and 3 to 



4 flowers on pubescent pedicels. Flowers "4 in. long, dark red, 

 petals tipped yellow. Sepals ovate acute, pubescent outside. 

 Petals, outer ones twice as large, ovate acute, pubescent outside; 

 inner ones 35 in. long, limb hastate triquetrous, edges ciliate ; claw 

 long, narrowed to base, glabrous. Staminodes o. Stamens 10 in 

 2 rows, apiculate. Ovaries 10, oblong, pubescent, 2-ovuled. Carpels 



5 to 6, globular, glabrous, '4 in. long, green, mottled dark red; 

 stalks '25 in. long. Seeds solitary. Hah. Dense rocky jungle up 

 to 1000 ft. altitude, Singapore, Bukit Timah forest. JPerak; Ulu 

 Slim and Larut (Kunstler). Bindings, Lumut. 



(7) O. dodecandra Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Ltigd. Bat. i. 25; 

 King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 84; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. I.e. 108, 

 pi. 150A. 



Tree 30 to 50 ft. tall. Stem 15 to 20 in. through. Branchlcts 

 pubescent. Leaves sub-coriaceous, elliptic caudate acuminate, base 

 cuneate, glabrous ; nerves 5 to 6 pairs elevated beneath, inarching 

 •25 in. from edge; 3-5 to 5-5 in. long; 175 to 2*3 in. wide; petioles 

 •2 in. long, stout, channelled. Peduncles several together, axillary, 

 *4 in. long with 3 to 7 flowers ; pedicels as long or longer. Flowers 

 small, dark red. Sepals ovate connate at base. Petals, outer 

 ones broad ovate acuminate, base rounded, -15 in. long; inner ones 

 thick, linear-oblong blunt puberulous, apices recurved. Stamin- 

 odes o. Stamens 12, in 2 rows; appendages prolonged. Ovaries 



6 to 8, oblique curved glabrous, 2-ovuled. Carpels ovoid blunt 

 glabrous, -85 in. long, white spotted red. Seed i, oblong or rounded. 

 Hab. Sea level to 800 ft. altitude in dense forests. Singapore, 

 Garden Jungle. Selangor, Petaling. Perak at Thaiping and Gunong 

 Bubu (Kunstler) ; Kwala Dipang. 



(8) O. cuneiformis King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 84; Ann. 

 Bot. Gard. Calc. I.e. 108, pi. 150B. 



A tree 15 to 30 ft. tall. Stem 3 to 4 in. through. Leaves dark 

 green thinly coriaceous oblong or elliptic acuminate ; base shortly 

 narrowed rounded cordate, at first sparsely hairy, later glabrous 

 above, pubescent beneath; nerves 8 to 12 pairs with the midrib 

 tomentose, 3-5 to 6 in. long, i-i to 2*2 in. wide; petioles "05 in. 

 long, tomentose. Peduncles supra-axillary, slender rufous-tomen- 

 tose, I in. long. Bracts numerous linear-lanceolate. Flowers 

 4 or 5; pedicels 3*5 in. long, red-tomentose. Sepals ovate long 

 acuminate. Petals, outer ones ovate acute, white and pink; 

 inner ones cuneiform, sometimes refuse, claw short narrow. Stamin- 

 odes 3, sub-orbicular. Stamens 6, appendages broad, flat. Ovaries 

 6, oblong villous, 2- to 3-ovuled. Carpels 2 to 4, sessile cylindric 

 not monihform, 1-5 to 175 in. long, 35 in. through. Seeds 2, 

 oblong. Hab. AVoods, on limestone hills under 1000 ft. altitude. 



