Pciitace.] XXV. tiliace^. 297 



5-ridged, tomentose. Hab. Open jungle, rocky hills, 500 to 1000 ft. 

 altitude. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 



(10) P. Scortechinii King, I.e. 104. 



Tree. Branchlets glabrous. Leaves elliptic-oblong caudate- 

 acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous concolorous coriaceous, basal 

 nerves i pair, strongly elevate, laterals i to 2 pairs, inconspicuous, 

 7 to 9 in. long, 275 to 3*5 in. wide ; petioles thick, "5 in. long. 

 Panicles terminal and axillary slender, 3-5 to 4 in. long ; branches 

 short. Calyx widely tubular-campanulate, scurf y-tomentose, teeth 

 5, small triangular. Petals obovate obtuse, much narrowed to 

 the base. Stamens in 5 bundles of 15 each ; staminodes lanceolate, 

 half as long. Ovary ovoid, 5-ridged, scaly. Hab. Perak (Scorte- 

 chini). No locality given. 



(11) P. acuta Ridl. 



Straggling shrub. Leaves lanceolate-acuminate, base narrowed, 

 blunt, thinly coriaceous ; basal nerves i pair, laterals 2 to 3 pairs ; 

 nervules horizontal, above glabrous, beneath sparingly scurfy and 

 scaly, 7 to 8 in. long, 2"8 to 3-4 in. wide; petiole i in. long, stout. 

 Panicle terminal scurfy, 3*5 in. long; branches short. Flowers 

 rather numerous, crowded, buds conic, acute. Calyx scurfy- 

 tomentose, campanulate, lobes acuminate, narrow, half the length. 

 Petals oblong obtuse, narrowed to the base, '2 in. long. Stamens 

 in 5 bundles of about 20 each ; staminodes hnear obtuse as long as 

 the filaments. Ovary globose, silky-hairy, hardly lobed; style 

 taller than stamens. Fruit oblong, 7 in. long, -4 in. across, with 

 10 low scaly wings, *I5 in. long. Hab. Bindings. Pangkor, 

 Telok Sera (Curtis 1626). 



(12) P. macrophylla King, I.e. 102. 



Tree 20 to 30 ft. tall. Branchlets glabrous. Leaves ovate 

 elliptic to round, shortly blunt-acuminate, base rounded above, 

 glabrous ; basal nerves 2 pairs, laterals 3 or 4 pairs, prominent 

 beneath, 7 to 14 in. long, 5 to 12 in. wide; petioles 2'5 to 3 in. long. 

 Panicles terminal and axillary, pubescent-scurfy. Flowers '15 in. 

 long and "2 in. wide. Calyx rotate, teeth lanceolate acute two- 

 thirds its length. Petals oblanceolate obtuse. Staminodes linear. 

 Stamens in 5 bundles of 15 each. Ovary ovoid, scaly-pubescent, 

 5-angled. Fruit 75 in. long with 10 semi-elliptic wings, scaly, 

 •4 in. wide. Hab. Forests at bases of hills, Perak, Waterfall Hill, 

 Thaiping (Wray, Kunstler, Scortechini). 



3. SCHOUTENIA, Korth. 



Trees with alternate, simple leaves. Flowers axillary solitary 

 or in terminal panicles. Calyx bell-shaped, 5-lobed, lobes accres- 

 cent, coloured. Petals linear or o. Stamens membranous, free, 

 sometimes on a short gynophore. Ovary sessile or stalked, 3- or 

 5-celled, cells 2-ovuled from base of axile placentas; style fili- 

 form. Stigmas 3 to 5. Capsule crustaceous, dehiscing irregularly, 



