320 XXV. TILIACE^. [Elceocarpus. 



glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous oblong-lanceolate to ovate- 

 lanceolate acuminate, entire or faintly serrate, base cuneate; 

 nerves 6 to 8 pairs inarching within the edge, 275 to 4-5 in. long, 

 •8 to 1*4 in. wide; petioles '5 to 75 in. long. Racemes short, 

 I to 2 in. long, few-flowered. Flowers "2 in. across, white ; buds 

 ovoid acute. Sepals 4, ovate-lanceolate sub-acute, puberulous or 

 glabrous. Petals oblanceolate or obcuneate, tip rounded more 

 or less laciniate glabrous. Stamens 8 to 10, shorter; anthers 

 unawned. Torus a shallow wavy disc, pubescent. Ovary ovoid 

 glabrous, 2-celled. Drupe ovoid-oblong, -35 in. long, -25 in. wide, 

 blue ; stone smooth cartilaginous, i-celled, i-seeded. Hab. Common 

 in lowland open country and woods. Singapore, Cluny Road 

 (Murton). Johor, Gunong Pulai. Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Maingay), a 

 form with smaller, narrower leaves, with more distinct reticulations. 

 Perak, Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). Kedah, Peak (Lobb). Distrib. 

 Borneo. Native names : Chemanton Merah ; Lempedu Burong ; 

 Medang Asam; Nilausor; Medang Suggueh; Medang Perak Payah. 



Often unisexual and variable in the shape and cutting of the petals. 

 Mountain forms have much smaller and narrower leaves. 



(23) E. eriobotryoides Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Miis. v. 29. 

 Leaves coriaceous lanceolate, tip acuminate, base cuneate, 



edges serrate ; nerves 6 pairs, inarching within the margin, slender 

 midrib stout, reticulations wide little elevate, glabrous except the 

 young leaves; which have silvery-silky edges, 5 to 6 in. long, 1*5 to 

 1-9 in. wide; petioles i'5 in. long, rather stout. Racemes axillary 

 below leaves numerous, 2 to 2*5 in. long, glabrous. Flowers secund, 

 •2 in. long, white; buds conic, sub-acute. Sepals 4, lanceolate- 

 acuminate, pubescent. Petals as long, narrow oblong-cuneate, apex 

 fimbriate, base silky, hairy on edge. Stamens shorter, glabrous; 

 filaments short ; anthers blunt, not awned, pubescent. Ovary 

 silky. Torus silky. Hab. Mountains at 4800 to 5000 ft. altitude. 

 Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson). 



(24) E. leptomischus Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. v. 30. 

 Leaves ovate-lanceolate acuminate blunt, base cuneate, edges 



crenulate, coriaceous, glabrous; nerves 7 pairs, reticulations fine 

 elevate beneath, 3 in. long, I'l to 1*5 in. wide; petioles slender, 

 geniculate at tip, i in. long. Racemes numerous among upper 

 leaves, 275 in. long, rachis slender, glabrescent. Flowers numerous, 

 pendent ; pedicels silky, -2 in. long ; buds conic, acute. Sepals 4, 

 lanceolate, silky outside. Petals 4, oblong cuneate, tip fimbriate 

 with 12 short laciniae. Stamens, anthers glabrous bifid, lobes 

 unequal ; filaments shorter. Ovary glabrescent, ovoid. Torus 

 saucer-shaped silky. Hab. Mountains at 4800 to 5000 ft. altitude. 

 Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson). 



(25) E. reticulatus Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 2. 

 E. punctatus King, I.e. 139, not of Blmne. 



Leaves oblanceolate acimiinate long narrowed to the base. 



