146 XIII. POLYGALACE^. [XantJiophyllum. 



(11) X. pulchrum King, I.e. 141; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. v. (2), 

 138, pi. 164. 



Shrub or small tree. Leaves coriaceous elliptic acute, or shortly 

 blunt-acuminate, base rounded, above shining, beneath glaucous; 

 nerves 5 or 6 pairs with reticulations prominent, 4 to 8 in. long, 

 2-25 to 4 in. wide; petioles thick -2 in. long. Racemes axillary 

 rufous-tomentose dense 3 in. long. Bracts broad, ovate concave, 

 coloured. Sepals sub-equal ovate rounded, midrib tomentose, edges 

 ciliate. Petals oblong, -5 in. long, blunt, glabrous, yellowish 

 tinged with pink, keel pubescent. Filaments short, flat, puberulous. 

 Ovary ovoid, pointed tomentose; ovules 12. Disc thin deep, 

 glabrous. Fruit globose, -75 in. through, minutely tomentose 

 green, pericarp crustaceous. Hab. Open jungle, hilly localities. 

 Distrih. Perak, Blanda Mabok (Wray) ; Larut (Kunstler). Penang, 

 Telok Bahang (Curtis) and Penara Bukit. 



(12) X. piiberulum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. y^, p. 139. 

 Large shrub. Branches pubescent. Leaves oblong-elliptic or 



lanceolate cuspidate, shortly narrowed at base, thinly coriaceous 

 5-5 to 8 in. long, 2-25 to 2*75 in. across; nerves 5 or 6 pairs, elevate 

 beneath, reticulations large, all pubescent; petioles '25 in. long. 

 Flowers white, in short terminal panicles 2 to 3 in. long, pubescent, 

 few-branched. Sepals unequal, ovate obtuse, minutely puberulous. 

 Petals spathulate, glabrous -5 in. long, keel slightly pubescent. 

 Stamens glabrous except at base. Ovary villous, stipitate ; ovules 4. 

 Hab. Not common, Selangor, by the stream at Klang gates. 

 Bindings at Lumut (Ridley). 



(13) X. Kunstleri King, I.e. 139; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. v. (2), 

 137, fl. 162. 



A glabrous tree 50 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves large coriaceous 

 elliptic to elliptic-oblong, shortly suddenly acuminate, base rounded 

 or narrowed shining ; nerves 8 to 10 pairs, prominent beneath as 

 are secondaries and reticulations when dry, 4-5 to 9 in. long, 

 2-25 to 4-25 in. wide; petioles 6 to 75 in. long. Panicle terminal 

 few-branched or racemes stout, 6 in. long. Flowers -6 in. long, 

 Sepals ovate rounded fleshy, midrib thickened minutely tomentose. 

 brown. Petals oblong obtuse, glabrous except pubescent keel, 

 yellow. Filaments with an ovoid swelling pubescent above the 

 base. Ovary sub-sessile, ovoid, grooved, 4-ovuled tomentose. 

 Fruit globose -65 in. wide, smooth. Hab. Forests in low country. 

 Perak, Thaiping Hills (Kunstler). Penang, Government Hill 

 (Curtis). 



Resembles X. Curtisii, but much more robust, leaves much larger and 

 drying greenish yellow. 



(14) X. Curtisii King, I.e. 138. 



A glabrous tree 30 to 60 ft. tall with a dense head of foHage. 

 Leaves coriaceous, deep shining green, ovate-lanceolate acuminate, 



