314 XXV. TiLiACEiE. [Elceocurpus. 



below the leaves, 3 to 4 in. long, many-flowered, glabrous. Flowers 

 •4 in. across, buds conic acute ; pedicels '35 in. long. Sepals 

 lanceolate, glabrous, often pustulate, edges only pubescent, midrib 

 prominent. Petals cuneiform-oblong, lobed about a fourth of their 

 length with numerous laciniae, edges pubescent. Torus of 5 tomen- 

 tose glands. Stamens 30 shorter than petals, cells unequal, the 

 longer tufted with white hairs. Ovary ovoid-globose, tomentose, 

 3-celled. Fruit I in. long, ovoid-elliptic apiculate (when young 

 oblong and long-apiculate) ; stone narrow ovoid tapering to both 

 ends with 3 vertical grooves and many wrinkles, 3-celled. Hab. 

 In forests. Rare. Singapore, Bukit Timah. Negri Sembilan 

 (Kinsey). Perak (Scortechini). Distrih. India, Burma, Nicobars. 



(8) E. nitidus Jack, Mai. Misc. i. (2), 41; Wall. Cat. 2678; 

 Masters, I.e. i. 401. 



Tree 25 to 60 ft. tall. Branchlets puberulous. Leaves thinly 

 coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate acuminate, crenate-serrulate, base 

 cuneate, brown beneath when dry, glabrous; nerves 10 to 13 

 pairs inarching at tip, 4*5 to 9 in. long, 175 to 275 in. wide ; petioles 

 i"25 to 2 in. long rather slender. Racemes axillary or below the 

 leaves, puberulous. Flowers '15 in. long, white; pedicels slender, 

 •3 in. long. Sepals ovate-lanceolate acute, shorter than petals, 

 puberulous, chiefly on base and edges. Petals cuneiform laciniate 

 for half their length, glandular-pubescent. Torus of 5 sub-globular 

 tomentose glands. Stamens 15 to 35 ; anthers obtuse, awnless. 

 Ovary globose, tomentose, 3-celled. Fruit ovoid or obovoid, 

 green, 1-5 in. long, i in. through ; stone 3-celled. Seed i. Hab. 

 Woods, Penang (Jack, Curtis). 



var. leptostachyus King, I.e. 127. E. leptostachyus Wall. Cat. 

 2672; Masters, I.e. 403. 



Leaves elliptic-oblong or rounded acute, nearly entire, base 

 rounded, 6 to 9 in. long, 275 to 4-5 in. wide; petioles i to 175 in. 

 long. Hab. Bindings, Bruas. Perak, Ulu I3ubong (Kunstler) ; 

 Simpang (Wray). Penang (Wallich). 



(9) E. acmosepalus, Stapf MSS. Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. 

 S. Br. 75, p. 8. 



Tree. Young parts silky pubescent. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 

 drying brown, glabrous elhptic lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 

 base cuneate, margins entire, slightly thickened ; nerves 3 pairs 

 inarching within the margin, elevate beneath, reticulations lax, 

 3 to 4 in. long, i"25 in. wide; petioles slender, 75 in. long, genicu- 

 late. Racemes slender in upper axils 2'5 in. long, puberulous. 

 Pedicels '3 in. long. Sepals lanceolate-acuminate 5, sparsely hairy 

 or glabrescent, -2 in. long. Petals cuneate fimbriate, edges cihate, 

 nearly as long. Stamens 20 to 25 ; filaments glabrous, as long as 

 the anthers, which are awned, awn nearly as long as the anther 

 and tipped with hairs. Torus of 5 rounded tomentose glands 

 grooved on the back. Ovary ovoid, conic, 3-ceiled, 6-ovuled, silky 



