670 XLViii. ROSACEA. [Parinarium. 



obtuse compressed grooved, scurfy, i in. long, "6 in. wide. Hab. 

 Perak (Scortechini). Distrib. Java. 



Perhaps only a form of P. asperulum, but the leaves are broader. 



(9) P. asperulum Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Sufp. 307 ; King, I.e. 281. 

 Tree 50 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, lanceolate or 



oblong-lanceolate acuminate acute, base rounded, shortly cuneate, 

 glabrous; nerves 10 to 16 pairs, 3 to 5*5 in. long, i to i'6 in. wide; 

 petioles "25 in. long. Racemes solitary or panicled, sub-terminal 

 deflexed, 1*5 in. long, tomentose. Flowers 3 in. long; pedicels 

 •I in. long. Bracts 2, lanceolate. Calyx-tube cylindric, lobes 

 oblong acuminate, half as long. Petals longer, obovate, white. 

 Stamens 10, glabrous, blue. Ovary villous. Fruit sub-ovoid, 

 compressed, rounded, grooved on both sides, rough and scurfy 

 I in. long, '6 in. wide. Hab. Forests up to 2000 ft. altitude. 

 Singapore, Chan Chu Kang. Pahang, Tahan River; Kwantan, 

 Tanjong Pasir (Foxworthy). Penang Hill at 2000 ft. altitude 

 (Curtis) ; Moniot's Road ; Batu Feringhi. Distrib. Sumatra. 



(10) P. Kunstleri King, I.e. 202. 



Tree 50 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, base rounded unequal or shortly cuneate, glabrous ; 

 nerves 6 to 7 pairs, slender, hardly elevate, reticulations very 

 inconspicuous, 3-25 to 4*5 in. long, i'i5 to i"65 in. wide; petioles 

 •25 to '3 in. long. Calyx-lobes oblong, tomentose. Petals longer. 

 Stamens 20 to 30, glabrous. Fruit globose-ovoid, very slightly 

 compressed, 1*25 in. long, 'g in. wide, chocolate brown, scurfy. 

 Hab. Dense jungle 300 to 500 ft. altitude. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 



Very like P. scabrum, but the leaves differ in texture and number of 

 nerves. 



(11) P. heteropetalum Seort. King, I.e. 283. 



Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate 

 acuminate both ends, base often unequal, glabrous ; nerves obscure 

 5 to 6 pairs, 2 to 4*5 in. long, i to i*i6 in. wide; petioles '35 in. 

 long. Panicles in upper axils i in. long, dense tomentose. Bract i 

 lanceolate. Flowers '5 in. long, sessile. Calyx-tube, base cylindric 

 above, campanulate bent at juncture of the two parts, green tomen- 

 tose, lobes unequal, oblong to obovate. Petals 5, pink, very 

 unequal, 2 upper erect, elliptic, clawed; 3 others narrow, flat, 

 oblong. Stamens 20 to 30 in a semi-tubular phalange, glabrous. 

 Ovary villous. Hab. Perak at 1000 to 1500 ft. altitude (Kunstler) 

 in dense jungle. Probably from the Larut hills. 



(12) P. Grifiithianum Benth. Niger. Flor. 334; Hook. fil. 

 F.B.I, ii. 310. Maranthes multiflora Korth, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Bot. 

 259, t. 70. 



A big tree. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate caudate- 

 acuminate, base narrowed, glabrous, dark shining green; nerves 7 



