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Hab. Open forest Penang, Waterfall (Curtis). Rare. Distrih. 

 Borneo. 



(4) A. lankawiensis Ridl. Joiirn. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 70. 

 Shrub. Stems pale. Leaves coriaceous, 4 to 8 in. long, 1*5 



to 2*5 in. wide, elliptic-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate acuminate, 

 base narrowed, edge slightly serrulate; nerves 9 pairs; petioles 

 •5 in. long, glabrous or hairy. Racemes small axillary; pedicels 

 •12 in. long. Flowers as long, unisexual. Males, sepals ovate, 

 edges ciliate. Petals oblong, twice as long. Filaments terete; 

 anthers oblong, with 2 short horns at the tip ; appendages (dorsal) 

 reniform, thin. Females, similar but staminodes with narrow 

 lanceolate appendages. Ovary globose; style cylindric, stout. 

 Disc annular. Fruit globose, brown warty. Hah. Lankawi at 

 Kwah and Terutau (Curtis). 



(5) A. dasycaula Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Supp. i. 391. A. mem- 

 branacea King, I.e. 402; A7m. Bot. Gard. Calc. vii. 122, pi. 140B. 

 A. hispida Ridl. Joiirn. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 50. 



Tree 20 to 30 ft. high, 4 to 8 in. through. Branchlets pubescent. 

 Leaves thin, oblique obovate elliptic, abruptly acuminate, serrate, 

 base narrowed, glabrous except the nerves, 6 to 8 pairs and midrib 

 beneath, 5 to 7 in. long, 2*5 to 3 in. wide ; petioles pubescent, 

 •5 in. long. Stipules subulate, pubescent, '2 in. long. Racemes 

 axillary very short, '2 in. long, few-flowered. Sepals 5, unequal 

 ovate, pubescent outside. Petals obovate-oblong obtuse, ciliate. 

 Filaments very short ; anthers cordate or reniform, with 2 small 

 subulate processes on the cell tips and a cordate-acuminate appen- 

 dage on the back. Ovary villous ; style glabrous. Capsule ovoid 

 glabrous, valves blunt. Seeds globular, caruncle beaked. Hab. 

 Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Perils, Kanga. Pulau Adang. Disirib. 

 Sumatra. Native name : Melor Angin. 



Miquel's specimens in Herb. Kew and his description of A . dasycaula. 

 I.e. are both poor, but indistinguishable from King's plant. My A. hispida 

 seems to be a more hairy form only. 



(6) A. Wrayi King, I.e. 403; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. vii. 124, 

 pi. 142B. 



Tree 15 to 20 ft. tall. Stem 2 to 3 in. through. Leaves mem- 

 branous, bright green, oblanceolate acuminate, serrulate or not, 

 narrowed to the base, 5-5 to 8 in. long, -9 to 2'5 in. wide; petioles 

 •I to '2 in. long. Stipules linear, 'i in. long. Racemes very short, 

 •5 in. long, crowded axillary. Bracts ovate pubescent. Sepals 

 lanceolate, tomentose. Petals oblong obtuse, tomentose on mid- 

 rib. Anthers ovate-cordate with 2 terminal processes and an 

 ovate acute dorsal process as broad as itself. Ovary and base 

 of style villous. Capsule velvety when young, glabrous when old, 

 valves I in. long, boat-shaped. Seed mottled. Hah. Hill woods, 

 Perak, Kenering (Wray) ; Goping and Thaiping, altitudes up to 

 1000 ft. (Kunstler). 



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