130 XI. viOLACE^. [Alsodeta. 



(y) A. Hookeriana King, I.e. 402 ; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. vii. 

 123, pi. 142A. 



Tree 20 to 30 ft. tall with hanging branches. Leaves mem- 

 branous, glabrous, lanceolate or oblanceolate, abruptly acuminate, 

 entire or serrulate, narrowed to base ; nerves 7 to 9 pairs, curved, 

 5 to 8 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; petioles "25 in. long. Stipules 

 ovate, •! in. long, glabrous. Panicles axillary and below the 

 fallen leaves, numerous, short compact when young, increasing 

 to I in. and lax when old. Pedicels "i in. long. Sepals ovate 

 equal, pubescent. Petals white, ovate obtuse or lanceolate. Fila- 

 ments glabrous as long as the long disc; anthers ovate-cordate, 

 cells with 2 apical points and a dorsal appendage ovate acute, 

 wider than the anther. Ovary pubescent. Capsule ovoid, valves 

 smooth blunt boat-shaped, '9 in. long, 3 in. wide. Seeds sub- 

 globose, caruncle papillose pitted. Hah. Hill woods 1800 to 2000 ft. 

 altitude. Perak, Larut (Kunstler) ; Hermitage Hill. Pahang, 

 Bentong (Foxworthy). Native name : Kayu Chempaka Ayer. 



(8) A. Maingayi Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 188 ; King, I.e. 402. 



A small tree, glabrous. Leaves membranous sub-sessile, 

 elliptic acuminate, base cuneate, crenulate, serrate or nearly entire ; 

 nerves 10 to 12 pairs, prominent as are the secondary parallel 

 nerves, 5 to 10 in. long, 3 in. wide; petioles "i in. or less long. 

 Cymes '5 in. long on peduncles, "5 to 7 in. long, 8- to i6-flowered. 

 Sepals '2 in. long, imbricate, oblong, edges ciliate, outer 3 larger 

 than the inner 2. Petals imbricate ovate, longer, villous in 

 centre. Stamens, filaments short, thick, villous, connective tomen- 

 tose on back; anthers with two setose anterior and one ovate 

 villose sub-terminal dorsal appendage. Ovary and style villous, 

 disc glabrous. Capsule ovoid, nearly glabrous, valves sub-acute 

 ■5 in. long. Seeds smooth with a white caruncle. Hah. South of 

 the peninsula; Johor, Ulu Batu Pahat (Kelsall). Malacca (Griffith 

 and Maingay). 



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

 pi. 143A. 



Shrub 6 to 8 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves membranous, elliptic- 

 ovate or lanceolate acuminate, narrowed to the base, serrulate, 

 drying pale; nerves 8 to 10 pairs, 4 to 6 in. long, 1*5 to 2'5 in. 

 wide; petioles '2 to '4 in. long. Stipules scarious ovate acute, 

 puberulous, '2$ in. long. Panicles terminal, 4 to 6 in. long, narrow 

 with rather distant cymes, "2 to -4 in. long. Bracts ovate scarious. 

 Sepals ovate ciliate. Petals oblong obtuse, tips undulate or 

 toothed, edges ciliate. Anthers ovate, terminal appendages sub- 

 ulate, dorsal one ovate, from the middle of the back. Ovary 

 glabrous. Capsule ovoid, glabrous, 75 in. long, valves blunt. 

 Seeds globose with an ovoid beaked hilum. Hah. Forests. Perak, 

 Larut Hills at base (Kunstler). var. hirsiitifiora King, I.e. 404; 

 sepals tomentose, filaments villous. Perak, Changkat Jerin (Wray). 



