Pterocymhium.] xxiv. sterculiace.e. 277 



one linear obtuse, '4 in. wide, glabrous. Seed -4 in. long, ellipsoid. 

 Hab. Open forests by creeks or open woodland. Perak, Gunong 

 Bubu (Kunstler). Perils, near Kanga. Disirib. Burma, Nicobars, 

 Java, Philippines. Native names : Kluet ; Kulunot. 



(2) P. tubulatum Ridl. Sterculia tubulata Masters, in Hook 

 fil. F.B.I, i. 362 ; King, I.e. 76. 



A tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic-oblong apiculate, 

 base rounded or truncate, glabrous except midrib and nerves 5 to 7 

 pairs, minutely rusty-tomentose, 4 in. long, 175 in. wide; petioles 

 •75 in. long. Panicles terminal 6 in. long, glabrous, many- flowered. 

 Calyx "5 in. long glabrous, tube cylindric '25 in. long, mouth ex- 

 panded, lobes 5, ovate-lanceolate. Stamen-column pilose; anthers 

 in a ring. Ovaries 5. Follicles 5, 2 to 3 in. long, i in. wide, on 

 tomentose stalks much resembling those of P. javanicum. Hab. 

 Very rare in forests, Malacca (Maingaj/). 



4. ERYTHROPSIS, Endl. 



Trees, deciduous when in flower. Leaves shallowly or deeply 

 lobed. Flowers showy, red-orange in racemes or panicles. Calyx 

 funnel-shaped about i in. or more long, shortly 5-toothed. Petals o. 

 Staminal-tube as long as calyx or longer ; anthers about 20, sessile 

 i-celled. Ovaries 5, flask-shaped. Follicles membranous, stipitate, 

 2-seeded. Species 2, India and Malay Peninsula. 



(i) E. fulgens Ridl. Sterculia fulgens Wall. Cat. 1135; 

 Masters, I.e. i. 360; King, I.e. 72. 



A tree 30 to 70 ft. tall. Leaves caducous, thinly coriaceous, 

 cordate round with 5 acuminate lobes, glabrous above, stellate- 

 pubescent beneath, palmately 7-nerved ; nerves prominent beneath, 

 15 to 18 in. long and wide ; petioles 15 to 20 in. long, puberulous. 

 Flowers produced when the tree is leafless in racemes or panicles 

 3 to 4 in. long. Calyx i'25 in. long, funnel-shaped with 5 triangular 

 teeth, orange scurfy, inside puberulous. Staminal-tube longer, 

 tomentose ; anthers sessile, 20, oblong, i-celled, surrounding 5 

 flask-shaped ovaries. Hab. In forests; Perak, Temengo. Selan- 

 gor, Kwala Lumpur. Penang Hill ; abundant and very conspicuous 

 when in flower. 



5. TARRIETIA, Bl. 



Tall or gigantic trees. Leaves coriaceous, simple or digitate. 

 Flowers small, unisexual, panicled. Calyx tubular, small, 5- 

 toothed. Petals o. Staminal-column short, with a ring of 10 to 

 15 densely clustered anthers ; cells paraHel. Ovary of 3 to 5 carpels 

 opposite the sepals ; styles short, filiform ; cells i-ovuled. Fruit 

 of large spreading samaras ; wings long falcate. Seeds oblong. 

 Species 5 to 6, Malaya, Cochin-China and Australia. 



