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(3) S. rigida Brandis, Ic. PI. t. 2402. 



Tree rising to 100 ft. tall. Branchlets pustulate hairy. Leaves 

 oblong acuminate acute, base slightly narrowed, coriaceous, above 

 glabrous, beneath midrib hairy, hairs from pustules ; nerves and 

 nervules pustular, nerves 15 pairs elevate beneath, nervules con- 

 spicuous, parahel, "6 in. long, 175 in. Mdde; petioles pustular, hairy, 

 •75 in. long. Panicle lax, terminal, pubescent, 5 in. long. Flowers 

 •5 in. long, shortly pedicelled ebracteate. Sepals unequal, oblong 

 hairy. Corolla "5 in. across, creamy white. Petals linear-oblong, 

 hairy outside. Stamens 50, no awns; filaments long, slender. 

 Fruit pink, ovoid conic acuminate, '5 in. long, outer wings 4"5 in. 

 long, '5 in. wide, spathulate linear, conspicuously ii-nerved, 

 transverse nervules ascending, conspicuous, 3 smaller wings 275 in. 

 long, '25 in. wide. Hab. Singapore, Garden Jungle (Ridley). 

 Malacca, Tebong (Burkih). Negri Sembilan, Senahng (Cubitt). 

 Native name : Kepong Labu. 



(4) S. CviTiisii King, I.e. iii. 



Big tree 60 to 150 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. through. Leaves coriaceous 

 silvery grey, oblong-lanceolate acuminate, base sub-acute or nearly 

 rounded, adult leaves glabrous above, minutely pale tomentose 

 beneath; nerves 10 to 14 pairs, ascending slender, 3 to 4 in. long, 

 1-2 to 1-4 in. wide; petioles -4 to "6 in. long. Panicles axillary 

 and terminal, 2 to 3 in. long, glabrous. Flowers 3 in. long in 

 secund rows of 4 or 5 ; buds enveloped in broad deciduous bracts. 

 Sepals ovate tomentose. Petals twice as long, linear-oblong, 

 pubescent outside. Stamens 15 in 3 rows ; filaments long ; anthers 

 ovoid not awned. Ovary ovoid tomentose above. Fruit narrow 

 ovoid, 75 in. long, tomentose ; outer wings linear-oblong, 8-nerved. 

 2*25 in. long, -5 in. wide, inner ones i in. long, spathulate. Hah. 

 Forests, Singapore, Bukit Timah at 500 ft. altitude. Negri 

 Sembilan, Senaling (Burkill). Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Fox- 

 worthy). Penang, Government Hill (Curtis) 500 to 2000 ft. altitude. 

 Perak (Kunstler). Native names : Merantitahi; Meranti Sutra. 



(5) S. glauca King, I.e. 117. 



Tree 80 to 100 ft. tall. Branchlets puberulous. Leaves rather 

 stiff, coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate acuminate, base broad round, 

 above glabrous smooth shining, beneath glaucous when young ; 

 nerves slender ascending 7 to 9 pairs, 3*5 to 4*5 in. long, i"4 to 

 2 in. wide; petioles '45 to '6 in. long, wrinkled. Panicles lax, 

 few-flowered, 3 in. long or more, hoary. Flowers pedicellate about 

 •15 in. wide. Sepals oblong blunt, tomentose both sides. Petals 

 short, broad. Stamens 15 ; anthers with no awn, ciliate at top ; 

 filaments much dilated at the hairy base. Ovary tomentose; 

 stylopodium short. Fruit ovoid-globose, top rounded, '25 in. 

 through, scurfy pale, outer wings oblong-sub-spathulate, 2*25 in. 

 long, -6 in. wide, narrowed at the base; nerves 7 to 12, inner ones 

 nearly as large. Hah. Forests. Bindings, Gunong Tunggul (Curtis) . 



