76 VI. ANONACE^. \Popowia. 



Tree?, branchlets strigose. Leaves membranous elliptic-lanceo- 

 late aciiniinate, base acute or obtuse, glabrous above except midrib 

 and nerves, pilose beneath, 9 to 10 pairs, ascending, 5 to 6 in. long, 

 1-5 to 2 in. wide; petioles "2 in. long, pubescent. Flowers extra- 

 axillary or axillary solitary, '25 in. across; pedicels "15 to "25 in. 

 long, red, strigose. Sepals minute ovate. Petals, outer ones 

 small ovate, inner ones twice as large, sub-orbicular concave, tips 

 inflexed. Stamens many. Ovaries 6, strigose; ovules solitary. 

 Carpels globose sub-sessile glabrous, 3 in. long. Hah. Malacca 

 (Maingay). Very rare, only known from Maingay's specimens. 



(3) P. foetida Maing. in Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 69; King, Journ. 

 As. Soc. Bang. I.e. 93; Amt. BoL Gard. Calc. I.e. 119, pi. 161A. 



A large tree 30 to 40 ft. tall ; branches pale, branchlets tomentose. 

 Leaves sub-coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate caudate-acuminate, above 

 glabrous except the puberulous midrib, beneath densely yellowish- 

 tomentose; nerves 11 to 18 pairs, prominent beneath inarching 

 close to margin, ascending 4-5 to 6-5 in. long, i-6 to 2 in. across; 

 petioles tomentose, '2 in. long. Flowers solitary 35 in. long, yellow, 

 pedicels very short. Sepals "i in. long lanceolate ovate. Petals, 

 outer ones ovate-elliptic, obtuse ; inner ones larger concave, edges 

 thickened, all tomentose. Stamens about 30. Ovaries strigose, 

 about 6, 2-ovuled. Carpels i to 3, very large, oblong-ovoid rounded, 

 sessile, densely shortly yellow-tomentose, 2*25 in. long, i"5 in. 

 through. Seed i, oblong, i-6 in. long, 75 in. through. Hah. 

 Forests. Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Derry). Penang, Pulau Betong 

 (Curtis) . Native name : Pisang Pisang Besar. 



(4) P. perakensis King, Journ. As. Soe. Beng. I.e. 94; Ann. 

 Bot. Gard. Calc. I.e. 120, pi. 161B. 



A small tree 6 to 15 ft. tall; branchlets tomentose. Leaves 

 large elliptic or oblong shortly acuminate, base narrowed obtuse, 

 above glabrous, except the midrib and nerves 8 to 10 pairs, promi- 

 nent beneath, tomentose on both sides, beneath pubescent sub- 

 granular; 5 to 6 in. long, 2-5 to 3 in. wide; petioles 'i in. long, 

 tomentose. Flowers extra-axillary, in pairs, "3 in. across, silvery 

 grey; pedicels '4 in. long, red-tomentose. Sepals semi-orbicular 

 acute tomentose outside. Petals thick ovoid-orbicular acute 

 sub-concave, white silky; inner ones slightly larger than outer 

 ones. Stamens numerous, appendages truncate corrugate. Ovaries 

 10, nearly glabrous, 2-ovuled. Carpels 8 or more, oblong-ovoid 

 glabrescent, with horizontal constrictions when dry, '5 in. long, 

 •25 in. through; stalks "25 in. to "5 in. long. Seeds 2. Hah. 

 Dense forest. Perak, Thaiping Hills from the waterfall to 2000 ft. 

 altitude (Kunstler). 



(5) P. fusca King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. I.e. 94; Ann. Boi. 

 Gard. Calc. I.e. 120, pi. 162A. 



Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall; stem 6 to 10 in. through; branchlets 

 purplish brown, tomentose. Leaves coriaceous, oval-oblong obtuse 



