Hydnocarpus.] xvii. flacourtiace^. i6i 



3 bifid. Fruit globose, light grey, tinged brown, velvety, i in. 

 through, 1-5 in. long, with a long ridged papilla. Seeds "4 in. 

 long, plano-convex. Hab. Thin stony woods. Penang common, 

 Waterfall, about 600 ft. altitude (Curtis). Lankawi, Burau 

 (Robinson). 



(4) H. Scortechinii King, I.e. 120. 



Glabrous tree. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic-oblong acuminate, 

 base rounded, unequal; nerves 7 or 8 pairs, 5 to 7 in. long, 2*5 

 to 3 in. wide; petioles "2 in. long. Cymes small '6 in. long, 2- or 

 3-branched with many bracts. Males on pedicels '75 in. long. 

 Sepals elliptic, blunt, puberulous. Petals smaller ; scales nearly as 

 long linear. Anthers narrow. Females on short pedicels. Ovary 

 round below, cylindric above, ridged glabrous. Stigma large. 

 Fruit ovoid, glabrous, 2 in. through. Hab. Bindings, Pangkor 

 (Curtis and Scortechini). 



(5) H. cucurbitina Kmg, I.e. 120; Ann. Bot. Gard. Cale. 

 V. (2), 129, pi. 149. 



Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall. Stem i"5 to 2 ft. through. Leaves cori- 

 aceous (young ones mealy) elliptic-oblong, shortly cuspidate, base 

 rounded; nerves 5 to 6 pairs slender, prominent as are reticula- 

 tions, 3'5 to 5 in. long, i'5 to 2*25 in. wide; petioles thick '25 in. 

 long. Cymes dioecious 75 to i in. long, axillary, pedunculate 

 branched. Male flowers 3 in. across. Sepals ovate blunt, pubes- 

 cent outside. Petals pale green ovate-round, glabrous; scales 

 nearly as large, edges white, ciliate. Filaments conical; anthers 

 ovate, cordate. Females fewer. Ovary cylindric silky. Fruit 

 obovate-cylindric, tip mammillate, base narrowed, 3 to 5 in. long, 

 dark brown. Seeds i or 2*i in. long. Hab. Open jungle. Rare. 

 Perak, at Goping, 500 to 1000 ft. altitude (Kunstler). 



(6) H. Wrayi King, I.e. 121; Ann. Bot. Gard. Cale. v. (2), 130, 

 pi. 150. 



Tree 15 to 25 ft. tall. Stem 3 to 5 in. through, puberulous. 

 Leaves coriaceous large elliptic shortly abruptly acuminate, base 

 obtuse, glabrous except midrib and 8 to 9 pairs puberulous nerves, 

 elevate inarching, reticulations prominent, 8 to 10 in. long, 3-5 

 to 5 in. wide; petioles stout '5 in. long. Flowers male, -5 in. 

 across in very short axillary cymes. Sepals round pubescent. 

 Petals little smaller ; scales fleshy cuneate apex toothed. Stamens 

 15, short glabrous; filaments thickened at base. Fruit narrow 

 ovoid tapering to both ends, 3 in. long, 175 in. through, velvety 

 yellow covered with brown fluff; apical mammilla 75 in. long, 

 crowned by 3 bifid stigmas. Seeds 75 in. long. Hab. Forests 

 in the low country. Perak, Larut (Kunstler) ; Relau Tujor 

 (Wray). 



(7) H. ilicifolia King, Ann. Bot. Gard. Cale. v. (2), 130, pi. 151. 



A small bushy tree. Leaves coriaceous, oblong acuminate or 

 lanceolate, long-acuminate, edges nearly entire or thorny serrate, 



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