Lophopetahtm.] XXxix. celastrine^. 449 



Branches cymose spreading, on a peduncle puberulous. Flowers 

 '2 in. across; pedicels stout. Calyx lobes short round. Petals 

 ovate sub-obtuse coriaceous with elongate trigonous corrugate 

 processes above. Disc obscurely 5-lobed. Hab. Singapore (T. 

 Anderson). I have not seen this plant. 



(7) L. oblongifolium King, I.e. 351. 



Tree 80 to 100 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, oblong acuminate, 

 base narrowed ; nerves 8 or 9 pairs, 4*5 to 6 in. long, 175 to 2"25 in. 

 wide; petioles "5 to '65 in. long. Panicles axillary terminal 4 in. 

 long rather stout, many-flowered ; branches i in. long. Flowers 

 •25 in. across. Calyx flat ; teeth 5 sub-reniform. Petals ovate- 

 elliptic, edges laciniate or not, a broad-based fleshy appendage 

 and some hairs on the upper surface. Disc covered with short 

 bristles. Hab. Perak (Scortechini). No locality given. Distrib. 

 Sumatra. 



(8) L. pedunculatum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 59, 

 p. 85. 



Tree. Leaves sub-coriaceous oblanceolate cuspidate, base 

 narrowed, 5 in. long, 2 in. wide; nerves 6 pairs; petioles hardly 

 •15 in. long. Peduncles 175 in. long bifurcating; branches of 

 cyme 5 in. long with 2 cymules of 3 flowers each. Flowers '15 in. 

 across. Calyx-lobes orbicular. Petals orbicular-ovate, edges 

 toothed. Stamens very short. Ovary immersed. Hab. Open 

 country. Perils, Bukit Telor Jambu, Kanga (Ridley). 



(9) L. intermedium Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 85. 

 Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic, base 



rounded, tip shortly acuminate; nerves 8 pairs, 4 to 5 in. long, 

 175 to 1-5 in. wide; petioles '25 in. long. Panicles 2 in. long; 

 branches few. Pedicels -15 in. long. Calyx lobes short ovate. 

 Petals oblong, tip fimbriate, white, with transverse crest of pro- 

 cesses near the base. Disc thick. Ovary free from disc trigonous. 

 Hab. Lankawi, Kesap (Haniff). 



(10) L. pallidiim Lawson, in Hook. fil. F.B.I, i. 615. 

 Glabrous tree. Leaves elhptic-oblong, pale when dry; nerves 



fine 8 to 10 pairs, nervules nearly as prominent, 2*5 to 3 in. long, 

 I'l to 1-3 in. wide; petioles 3 in. long. Cymes -5 to 75 in. long. 

 Flowers '25 in. across, 6 to 8 in a cyme. Calyx and disc round 

 entire. Petals round deltoid papillose above. Disc flat with many 

 hair-hke processes. Hab. Lowland woods. Malacca (Maingay, 

 Derry) . 



var. Curtisii Ridl. L. Curtisii King, I.e. 351. 



Leaves ovate cuspidate, slightly stiffer. Cymes more lax. 

 Disc with fewer processes. Hab. Penang, Government Hill (Curtis). 

 Native name : Kroi. 



(11) L. reflexum Lawson, I.e. i. 616; King, I.e. 352. 



Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous lanceolate 

 acuminate narrowed to base; nerves 4 or 5 pairs, 2"25 to 3-25 in. 



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