Xanthophyllum.] xiii. polygalace^. 145 



sub-acute, narrowed to a rounded or cordate base; nerves 14 to 

 16 pairs prominent beneath and inarching -2 in. from edge, secondary 

 nerves and reticulations tine and distinct, 9 to 14 in. long, 2-5 

 to 3-25 in. wide; petioles -75 in. to i in. long. Flowers -4 in. 

 long in few-branched axillary panicles 3 to 6 in. long. Sepals 

 sub-equal broad ovate puberulous. Petals oblong obtuse, keel 

 pubescent, waxy light yellow or pink. Filaments flat puberulous. 

 Ovary ovoid tomentose 4-ovuled. Fruit globose with conical top, 

 rugose verrucose dark blue black. Hab. Rare in dense jungle, 

 Selangor, Dusun Tua; Rawang (Kloss). Perak, Ulu Bera and 

 Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). 



(8) X. rufum Benn. in Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 210; King, I.e. 143. 



Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous elliptic to ovate, or 

 obovate-elhptic suddenly acuminate, glabrous above, paler pubescent 

 beneath; nerves 7 or 8 pairs, 4-5 to 6-5 in. long (point -5 in. long), 

 2-25 to 275 in. wide; petioles -5 in. long. Panicles terminal or 

 axillary, from upper axils, 3 to 7 in. long, tomentose, ends of 

 branches rufous. Flowers -6 in. long. Bracts ovate. Sepals 

 unequal ovate or sub-reniform rufous-tomentose. Petals more than 

 twice as long, oblong blunt glabrous, keel tomentose, reddish 

 brown. Ovary sessile tomentose. Ovules 12 to 16. Fruit -75 in. 

 through, globose, with 4 vertical rufous ridges. Hab. Not rare in 

 Malacca, Selandor; Bukit Bruang. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Sulu 

 (Cantley). Selangor, Bukit Chiraka, Klang (Foxworthy). Distrib. 

 Sumatra. Native name : Tuloh Buaya. 



(g) X. sulphureum King, I.e. 143. 



A tree 100 to 150 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous elliptic oblong, 

 or sub-obovate acuminate, base cuneate above glabrous shining, 

 beneath minutely sulphureous pubescent, especially on midrib and 

 nerves 6 or 7 pairs, 5-5 to 7-5 in. long, 2 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles 

 •5 to -65 in. long. Panicles tomentose many-branched axillary or 

 terminal 3 in. long. Sepals unequal ovate-round, minutely tomen- 

 tose, edges ciliate. Petals oblong blunt glabrous, tips pubescent, 

 keel obovate, tomentose yellow. Filaments glabrous. Ovary 

 stipitate 8-ovuled. Fruit globose yellow glabrous. Hab. Old 

 jungle on low hills. Perak, Batang Padang district (Kunstler). 



(10) X. stipitatum Benn. I.e. i. 210; King, I.e. 140. 



A tree 60 to 70 ft. tall. Leaves small sub-coriaceous ovate 

 obtuse, base rounded, 2-5 in. long, 75 in. wide (drying dark) ; 

 nerves indistinct 3 or 4 pairs; petioles -i in. long. Flowers dull 

 red, few on terminal and axillary glabrous racemes i to 1-5 in. 

 long; pedicels slender longer than the flowers. Sepals sub-equal, 

 oblong blunt. Petals twice as long, spathulate. Ovary on a long 

 stalk as long as itself, pilose; ovules 8 to 12. Fruit 2 or 3 in. 

 long, about 2 in. through, oval dark purple. Hab. Open jungle, 

 not common. Malacca (Maingay, Hervey). Perak, Larut 

 (Kunstler); Bikam, Sungkai (Foxworthy). 



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