Elaocaypits.] xxv. tiliace.e. 313 



(5) E. salicifolius King, I.e. 125. 



A slender tree 30 ft. tall. Branchlets puberulous. Leaves 

 thinly coriaceous, narrow lanceolate acuminate, base cuneate, 

 upper part serrulate-crenulate, glabrous except the puberulous 

 midrib, nerves 8 pairs, 3 to 3-5 in. long, 7 to -g in. wide ; petioles 

 •5 in. long. Racemes from below and with the leaves; rachis 

 slender, pubescent. Flowers 'i^ in. across, white, fragrant of 

 almonds; pedicels pubescent, '15 to '2 in. long. Sepals lanceolate 

 tomentose outside cream white. Petals little longer cuneiform with 

 a narrowed claw, divided half-way into 8 fimbriate lobes, pubescent 

 inside. Torus of 5 sub-globose glands, reddish brown. Stamens 

 25, shorter than petals, cells pointed, upper with a tuft of white 

 hairs. Ovary globose, tomentose, 3-celled. Drupe oblong, green. 

 Hab. Woods in the south ; not common. Singapore, Bukit Timah ; 

 Chanchukang (Kunstler, Ridley). Native names: Darumon; 

 Jurumong Padi. 



(6) E. robustus Roxb. Fl. Beng. 42 ; Masters, I.e. i. 402 ; 

 Pierre, Fl. For. Coehinehine, t. 147 ; Wight, Ic. I. 64 ; King, I.e. 

 126. 



Tree 40 to 60 ft. tall. Young parts puberulous. Leaves thinly 

 coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate to ovate-acuminate, base rounded, 

 serrate, glabrous, when young red; nerves 10 to 12 pairs, rather 

 prominent, reticulations conspicuous, fine on back, 3*5 to 9 in. 

 long, 175 to 3*5 in. wide; petioles i to 2"25 in. long. Racemes 

 from below the leaves 4*5 to 6 in. long, puberulous. Flowers "4 in. 

 wide; pedicels "3 in. long. Sepals lanceolate, pubescent outside, 

 glabrous and keeled inside. Petals broad cuneiform, base acute, 

 cut half-way into 30 laciniae, edges and base hairy. Torus of 5 

 velvety glands. Stamens 30 to 50. Fruit ovoid-globose, i to 

 i"25 in. long; stone oblong-ovoid, rugose, 3-celled. Hab. Open 

 country; Johor, Sungei Kahang (Kelsall), Pahang River, Kwala 

 Pahang. Bindings, Bruas. Penang, Telok Bahang (Curtis) ; Setul. 

 Lankawi islands (Curtis) . Distrib. India.. Native names: Barong; 

 Kunkuman Jantan ; Obak ; Sito ; Sopi. 



var. ovalis Ridl. Leaves broadly ovate, base rounded, long, 

 acuminate, margin almost entire, quite glabrous, 7 in. long, 4-5 in. 

 wide; petioles 2*5 in. long, rather stout. Flowers '5 in. across. 

 Sepals strongly keeled within. Petals broad, pubescent all over. 

 Selangor at the Sempang mines (Ridley). 



(7) E. floribxindus Blume Bijdr. 120; King, I.e. 128. E. ser- 

 ratus Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 596. E. rigida Ridl. J our 11. Roy. As. Soc. 

 S. Br. 54, p. 28. 



A tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, nearly glabrous. Leaves thinly 

 coriaceous, ovate-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate acuminate blunt, 

 obscurely crenate-serrate or almost completely entire, often pustu- 

 late; nerves 5 to 7 pairs; 3 to 5-5 in. long, 175 to 275 in. wide; 

 petioles rather slender, geniculate at tip, i to 1-5 in. long. Racemes 



