Synaptea.] xx. dIpterocarpaceje. 241 



Leaves membranous, broad elliptic or elliptic-oblong sub-acute, 

 base rounded, glabrous; nerves 11 to 13 pairs, rather prominent, 

 reticulate beneath, 3"5 to 7 in. long, i-6 to 1*3 in. wide; petioles 

 ■35 to '5 in. long, tomentose. Panicles cymose, i-5 to 3 in. long. 

 Flowers '4 in. long. Sepals unequal 2 larger oblong-obtuse, 3 

 smaller lanceolate acuminate, velvety light brown. Petals broad 

 elliptic obtuse, glabrous except edge, twice as long as sepals, bright 

 yellow. Stamens blunt apiculate. Ovary pubescent. Fruit conic, 

 2 large wings oblanceolate oblong, 5-nerved, 1-25 in. long, -25 in. 

 wide, 3 smaller sepals one-fourth of length lanceolate. Hab. Rare. 

 Singapore (White). Perak; open jungle, Gunong Bubu range 

 (Kunstler). Distrib. Cambodia. 



(3) S. Lowii Ridl. Vatica Lowii King, I.e. 103; Ann. Bot. 

 Gard. Calc. v. (2), 150, pi. 182B; Brandis, I.e. 131. 



Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 18 to 24 in. through. Branchlets, petioles 

 inflorescence, calyx rusty-tomentose. Leaves coriaceous oblong 

 sub-acute, base rounded, glabrous except midrib above; nerves 

 13 to 15 pairs, 2*5 to 3*5 in. long, i to i"5 in. wide; petioles '3 to 

 •4 in. long. Panicles short, crowded, many-flowered, "75 to i'5 in. 

 long. Flowers '25 in. long, white or green. Sepals lanceolate 

 acuminate, tomentose. Petals narrow oblong obtuse, glabrous. 

 Stamens unequal-sided. Ovary tomentose. Fruit globose, '25 in. 

 through, rufous-scurfy, free from calyx, large wings narrow oblong 

 hardly narrowed at the base, 5-nerved, 275 in. to 3 in. long, "6 in. 

 wide, 3 smaller wings lanceolate obtuse. Hab. Rocky hills, 800 to 

 1200 ft. altitude. Perak, Larut Hills (Kunstler). Bindings, Segari, 

 Melintang (Foxworthy). Native name : Resak Hitam. 



(4) S. lancaviensis Ridl. Vatica lancaviensis Ridl. Journ. 

 Roy. As. Soe. S. Br. 54, p. 27. 



Tree. Leaves elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate blunt, base cuneate, 

 coriaceous ; nerves 8 pairs, prominent beneath, 3 to 5 in. long, 

 I "5 to 2 in. wide; petioles '5 in. long. Panicles axillary and 

 terminal, 4 to 6 in. long stellate tomentose. Sepals ovate-triangular, 

 blunt tomentose. Petals spirally twisted oblong blunt, half the back 

 stellate-tomentose. Stamens 15, sub-sessile, connective a short 

 blunt point longer than filament. Ovary hairy; stigma capitate. 

 Hab. Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). 



I have not seen the fruit of this, so it may be a Vatica. 



(5) S. nitens Ridl. Vatica nitens King, I.e. 104; Ann. Bot. 

 Gard. Gale. v. (2), 150, pi. 182A. 



Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall. Branchlets and petioles scurfy-papillose. 

 Leaves coriaceous, narrow oblong acuminate, narrowed at rounded 

 base, above glabrous (drying brown), beneath scurfy on midrib and 

 18 to 20 pairs of nerves, prominent, finely reticulate, 9 to 10 in. 

 long, 2 in. wide; petioles '5 in. long. Flowers unknown. Fruit 

 globular with persistent style, reticulate, -5 in. through, adnate to 



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