Garcinia.] xviii. guttifer^. 171 



long. Petals orbicular, thin, apparently white. Stamens in 4 

 broad oblong masses, narrowed at base entirely covering the 

 pistillode ; anthers minute very numerous on both sides. Pistillode 

 large. Stigma very large orbicular convex. Hab. Lankawi, Pulau 

 Terutau at Telok Hudang (Haniff). 



(5) G. diversifolia King, I.e. 153. 



Tree 40 to 60 ft. tall. Branches 4-angled yellowish. Leaves 

 lanceolate sub-acute to elliptic shortly bluntly cuspidate, base 

 cuneate; nerves numerous visible above only, 2*5 to 4*5 in. long, 

 1*5 to 275 in. wide; petioles -2 to -4 in. long. Male flowers 75 in. 

 across in 3- to 6-flowered axillary cymes ; pedicels "2 to '4 in. long, 

 bracts orbicular. Sepals 4 orbicular, outer ones small, united 

 at base and denticulate, inner ones as large as the petals. 

 Petals 4 ovate orbicular. Stamens numerous on 4 processes ; 

 anthers sessile, 2-celled, with thick bifid connectives. Pistillode, 

 style cylindric. Stigma large hemispheric entire, papillose. Female 

 flowers as in males, but cymes fewer-flowered and often terminal. 

 Staminodes o. Ovary globose. Stigma sessile discoid entire. 

 Fruit sub-globular '6 in. through. Hab. Mountains at 3000 to 

 3500 ft. altitude. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). 



This has the habit of G. densiflora King. 



(6) G. cuspidata King, I.e. 152. 



Tree 60 to 70 ft. tall. Leaves elliptic-ovate sub-spathulate 

 cuspidate, base narrowed; nerves sub-horizontal distinct "i in. 

 apart, inarching with an intra-marginal nerve, 2*5 to 3*25 in-, long, 

 I'l to i"5 in. wide; petioles -3 in. long. Male flowers 'is in. across 

 in short peduncled axillary 6- to 9-flowered cymes ; buds pyriform ; 

 pedicels 3 to -6 in. long. Sepals 4 equal, orbicular. Petals 4 

 white thin orbicular, a little larger. Stamens on both sides of 

 4 fleshy processes; filaments short and thick; anthers 4-celled. 

 Style cylindric short. Stigma capitate small concealed by the 

 stamens. Hab. Forests, rare. Perak at Selama (Wray) and Ulu 

 Bubong (Kunstler). Female flowers and fruit unknown. 



(7) G. Hombroniana Pierre, Fl. For. Cochinehine, vi. pi. 79, 

 figs. D, E, F, I ; King, I.e. 155. G. opaca King, I.e. 160 {mostly). 



Tree resembling a mangosteen, but more strict with whitish 

 bark, unisexual, about 30 to 60 ft. tall. Leaves oblong to elliptic, 

 slightly narrowed at the base, with numerous parallel slightly 

 ascending nerves, 6 in. long, 3 in. wide; petioles '25 in. long, 

 Male flowers 75 in. across, creamy white. Sepals 2 outer orbicular 

 cherry red as is the pedicel, 2 inner cream, with central red bar. 

 Petals ovate obtuse, yellow. Stamen-mass 4-lobed. Female 

 flowers, sepals and petals as in male. Ovary short broad, covered 

 by the large sessile pulviniform, slightly lobed stigma. Fruit 

 globose, like a small mangosteen 2 in. across bright pink. Seeds 

 numerous, pulp white acid with a peach flavour. Whole fruit 



