ElcBoCarpus.] xxv. tiliace^. 317 



leaves 3 to 4 in. long hoary-pubescent. Flowers 3 in. wide, buds 

 ovoid acute. Sepals lanceolate acute, minutely silky outside, 

 midrib thickened. Petals little longer, oblong base expanded, tip 

 broad with 10 to 15 fimbriae one-fourth of length, silky on both 

 sides at base, within hooded, edges infolded to a large gland at 

 base forming 2 cells. Torus a lo-lobed glabrescent disc. Stamens 

 15 ; filaments pubescent, outer cell with recurved awn. Ovary 

 ovoid, glabrous, 2-celled. Drupe ellipsoid, blunt at both ends, 

 •5 in. long, 3 in. through, i-celled, i-seeded. Hab. Usually a sea- 

 shore tree, but also in forests. Singapore, Sungei Jurong ; Loyang ; 

 PulauTekong; Pulau Bayan. Malacca (Griffith). Perak, Thaiping 

 Hills (Kunstler). Negri Sembilan, Tampin Hill (Robinson). 

 Penang, Government Hill (Curtis). Native name: Darumun Padi. 



(15) E. Barnardii Burkill, Joiirn. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 75, p. 42. 

 Tree. Leaves obovate blunt, glabrous, bluntly serrate ; nerves 



5 to 6 pairs, 3 to 6 in. long, i-6 in. wide; petioles i'2 in. long. 

 Racemes 12- to 20-flowered, as long or little longer than leaves 

 scurfy pubescent. Sepals 5, linear-lanceolate '2 in. long. Petals 

 obcuneate, as long, laciniate to middle. Stamens about 20 ; 

 anthers bearded at tip. Ovary 3-celled, pubescent. Fruit olive- 

 shaped, "8 in. long, deep blue. Seed smooth. Hab. Perak. 

 Thaiping (Barnard). 



(16) E. Kunstleri King, I.e. 133. 



Tree 50 to 60 ft. tall, 15 to 20 in. through. Branches thickened 

 at the tip, glabrous except inflorescence. Leaves coriaceous, 

 rounded obovate obtuse, sometimes apiculate, base narrowed, edge 

 slightly crenate serrate ; nerves 10 pairs inarching within the edge, 

 reticulations distinct on both surfaces, 5 to 8 in. long, 275 in. wide; 

 petioles '5 to -y in. long. Racemes below the base crowded, 

 slender, 1-5 in. long, puberulous. Flowers -4 in. across; pedicels 

 •4 in. long. Sepals lanceolate narrow, sub-acute, pubescent on both 

 sides. Petals as long, oblong-obovate obtuse, laciniae rather broad 



6 to 8, silky outside, villous inside. Torus a shallow-toothed cup. 

 Stamens 28 to 30, shorter ; outer anther-cell with a recurved awn. 

 Ovary ovoid tomentose, 2-celled. Hab. In open jungle, 500 to 

 800 ft. altitude. Perak, Gunong Bubu (Kunstler). 



(17) E. obtusus El. Bijdr. 125 ; King, I.e. 134. E. monocera 

 Cav. Ic. t. 501 ; Masters, I.e. i. 405. 



Small tree 30 or 40 ft. tall. Branchlets pubescent. Leaves 

 coriaceous, oblong-obovate, tip rounded or blunt, gradually narrowed 

 to the acute base, glabrous ; nerves 6 to 8 pairs, reticulations very 

 fine, 4*5 to 6-5 in. long, 2'25 to 275 in. wide; petioles 75 to I'l in. 

 long. Racemes axillary among the leaves, puberulous, i'5 to 2*5 in. 

 long, few-flowered. Flowers i in. across, buds acute. Sepals 

 oblong-lanceolate acute, minutely pubescent. Petals longer, cunei- 

 form, "5 in. long, -2 in. across, laciniaj short, 8 to 10. Torus a wavy 

 cup. Stamens 30 to 50, shorter than petals ; anther with a setaceous 



