296 XXV. TiLiACE^. [Pentace. 



elliptic to ovate-rounded, abruptly blunt acuminate, base rounded 

 or shortly narrowed, coriaceous, pale beneath ; basal nerves i pair, 

 laterals i pair, elevate beneath, 4 to 5'5 in. long, 2 to 4 in. wide; 

 petioles '75 to I'l in. long. Panicles terminal, 3'5 to 5 in. long, 

 tomentose much-branched. Flowers numerous 'i in. long. Calyx 

 scaly, teeth triangular. Petals cuneate blunt, narrowed to a 

 broad claw. Stamens 25, in groups of 5 ; staminodes lanceolate. 

 Ovary sub-globular, lo-ridged, scaly pubescent, 5-celled with 5 

 false partitions; styles 10, shorter than stamens. Fruit 5 in. long 

 with 8 semi-elhptic wdngs, 'i to -15 in. wide, scal5^ Hab. Hill 

 forests. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tumiang (Cantley) ; Perak, Larut 

 500 to 800 ft. altitude (Kunstler). Native name : Medang Lusa. 



(7) P. Kunstleri King, I.e. loi. 



Tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, 5 to 7 in. through. Branchlets glabrous. 

 Leaves broadly ovate shortly broad acuminate, base rounded, 

 above glabrous, beneath silvery grey; nerves 3 to 4 pairs, 4*5 to 

 6 in. long, 2*5 to 3-5 in. wide; petioles 75 to i in. long, stout, tip 

 thickened. Panicles terminal, 3-5 to 6 in. long, puberulous, much- 

 branched. Flowers numerous, '15 in. long, white. Calyx tubular 

 bell-shaped, minutely stellate, hairy and scaly, teeth triangular 

 acute. Petals spathulate long-clawed. Stamens in 5 bundles ; 

 staminodes linear-lanceolate as long as filaments. Ovary depressed- 

 globose, bluntly 5-angled, scaly-pubescent, 5-celled ; style glabrous. 

 Hah. Perak, Larut Hills (Kunstler). 



(8) P. Curtisii King, I.e. 103. 



A tall tree. Branchlets minutely scaly. Leaves ovate-elliptic 

 with short blunt point, base rounded, coriaceous, ashy beneath; 

 basal nerves 2 pairs, lateral 2 to 3 pairs, 3*25 to 5*5 in. long, 2'25 

 to 275 in. wide; petioles 75 to i in. long, rather slender. Panicles 

 4'5 to 6 in. long, sparsely tomentose. Branches few. Flowers 

 numerous, white, -15 in. long. Calyx widely bell-shaped, tomentose, 

 teeth broadly triangular blunt. Petals oblanceolate or obovate- 

 obtuse, base narrowed. Stamens 5-adelphous. Staminodes lanceo- 

 late acuminate. Ovarj' turbinate with 8 or 9 blunt ridges, scaly- 

 pubescent. Fruit rounded, -5 in. long with 8 semi-elliptic wings 

 •2 in. wide. Hah. Forests on Penang Hill, Waterfall valley and 

 Balik Pulau (Curtis). 



(9) P. strychnoidea King, I.e. 105. 



Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 1-5 to 2 ft. through. Branchlets slender, 

 glabrous. Leaves ovate-elliptic or ovate-oblong acuminate, base 

 rounded or narrowed, above glabrous, pale beneath, strongly 3- 

 nerved, 3 to 4 in. long, 175 to 2-25 in. wide; petioles 75 in. long. 

 Panicles terminal 3 to 6 in. long, minutely scaly-puberulous. 

 Flowers '2 in. long, white with a reddish tinge. Calyx cup-shaped 

 tomentose, teeth triangular acute, 5, half as long. Petals oblanceo- 

 late, yellow, narrowed to base. Stamens of 5 bundles of about 

 20 each; staminodes linear-lanceolate. Ovary ovoid-globose, 



