Pygeiim.] 



XLVIII. ROSACE.E. 



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small, 5 to 6 in a 5- to 6-toothed calyx, none in some species, 

 villous, tomentose. Stamens 10 to 50 at the mouth of the calyx- 

 tube ; filaments slender, incurved. Carpels i, basal in calyx-tube, 

 ovoid hairy. Ovules 2 ; style terminal, slender, exsert in bud. 

 Fruit globose or transversely oblong, grooved in centre on both 

 sides, fleshy, green or black. Species about 30, tropical Asia, i in 

 Africa. 



Stipules large. 



Leaves large, ovate, strongly nerved, hairy 

 beneath ..... 



Stipules small and caducous. 



Flowers '5 in. wide; leaves glabrous large 

 Flowers less than -3 in. wide. 



Ovary glabrous; racemes 2 to 3 in. long. 

 Flowers -25 in. long, 5-merous; leaves 

 7 by 4 in. with 2 lai^ge glands at 

 base ...... 



Racemes little longer than petiole; leaves 

 narrow. ..... 



Ovary hairy. 



Racemes longer than petioles, over i in. long. 

 Leaves glabrous. 



Racemes slender, lax; leaves elliptic 



2 to 3 by -8 to i'3 in. 

 Racemes dense; leaves 6 by 3-5 in. 

 Leaves hairy on midrib beneath. 

 Leaves thin lanceolate-ovate. 

 Leaves stiff, coriaceous, broad, ovate 

 Racemes shorter than petioles. 



Petals 6 ; leaves thin, ovate cuspidate 

 Petals o ; leaves stiff, coriaceous ; 

 mountain plants. 

 Leaves 5 to 7 by 2 to 3 in. ; stamens 1 2 . 

 Leaves 6 by 3 in. ; stamens 15 . 

 Leaves 2 to 2-5 by i to 1-3 in., 

 glabrous ..... 



Leaves i to 2-15 in. long; branches 



and midrib dense-velvety 

 Leaves i "5 in. long ; branches glabrous ; 

 midrib and edge hairy . 



(i) P. stipulaceum King, I.e. 287. 



Tomentose tree. Leaves very coriaceous, entire, elliptic acute, 

 base broad cordate, edges revolute, above glabrous except midrib 

 with nerves deeply depressed, below red-pubescent especially on 

 nerves, 5 to 7 in. long, 2*5 to 375 in. wide; nerves 10 to 12 pairs, 

 elevate; petioles tomentose, '5 in. long. Stipules ovate caudate 

 acute persistent. Racemics below the leaves, 1*25 to 2 in. long, 

 rusty-pubescent. Flowers -15 in. long; pedicels as long. Calyx- 

 tube campanulate, teeth short blunt 10, tomentose. Petals o. 

 Stamens 15, glabrous. Hah. At 500 to 700 ft. altitude. Perak, 

 Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). 



(2) P. grandiflorum King, I.e. 288. 



Tree 50 to 70 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous. 



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