676 XLViii. ROSACE/E. [Pygeum. 



I fail to see any difference between King's intermedium and parviflorum, 

 Teysm. 



(9) P. Hookerianum King, I.e. 293. 



Shrub or small tree. Leaves thin, membranous-coriaceous, 

 ovate or ovate-oblong acuminate, base rounded, glabrous above, 

 pubescent on nerves and midrib beneath; nerves 6 to 7 pairs, 

 inarching far from edge, 2 to 4 in. long, i to i'8 in. wide; petioles 

 •25 in. long. Racemes axillary, short, hardly "5 in. long, red- 

 tomentose. Flowers densely crowded, '2 in. across, red-hairy. 

 Calyx-tube tomentose, campanulate, teeth 6. Petals 6 lanceolate, 

 pubescent outside. Stamens 20, much exsert. Ovary silky. 

 Fruit sub-globular, i-seeded, apiculate or oblong, 2-seeded, "25 in. 

 long, '25 or -4 in. wide, black purple. Hab. Not rare in open 

 country and woods. Johor, Gunong Pulai. Malacca (Maingay). 

 Negri Sembilan, Tampin. Selangor, Semangkok Pass; Sungei 

 Buluh. Perak, Blanda Mabok (Wray). 



(10) P. Griffithii Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 293 ; King, I.e. 293. 

 Treelet. Branches stout, tomentose. Leaves coriaceous, oblong 



to oblong-lanceolate acuminate acute, base rounded slightly nar- 

 rowed, edge sinuate above, glabrous beneath, minutely puberulous 

 or glabrous; nerves 8 to 10 pairs, 5 to 7 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; 

 petioles '4 in. long tomentose. Racemes axillary, solitary, '5 in. 

 long, densely red-tomentose. Flowers 5 or 6. Calyx red-woolly, 

 obconic, teeth 6. Petals o. Stamens 12. Ovary hairy. Hab. 

 Local at 1000 ft. altitude and upwards. Johor, Gunong Pantai. 

 Malacca, Mt. Ophir at 4000 ft. altitude (Griffith). Selangor, Gunong 

 Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson). 



(11) P. patens Ridl. Joiirn. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 144. 



Small slender tree 20 ft. tall. Branches red-scurfy. Leaves 

 ovate coriaceous, base rounded, edge entire, glabrous above; 

 nerves sunk elevate beneath, 9 to 11 pairs, red-scurfy, reticulations 

 conspicuous, 6 in. long, 3 in. wide ; petioles "25 in. long, red-scurfy. 

 Flowers in small fascicles, less than '25 in. long. Bracts small, 

 ovate. Calyx cupular, hairy, lobes short. Petals o. Stamens 15, 

 short, glabrous; anthers as long, elliptic; style thick, hairy. 

 Drupe transverse oblong, 2-seeded, '25 in. long, sparsely hairy. 

 Hab. Woods on high mountains, local. Pahang, woods on Guriong 

 Tahan at about 4000 ft. altitude (Ridley). 



(12) P. brevifolium Hook. fil. F.B.I, ii. 321 ; King, I.e. 293. 

 Shrub 3 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, ovate or elHptic, 



blunt acuminate, base very shortly narrowed, glabrous when adult ; 

 midrib depressed above, elevate beneath, as are 4 to 5 pairs fine 

 nerves, 2 to 2"5 in. long, i-i to 13 in. wide; petioles "25 to 3 in. 

 long. Racemes axillary, '3 in. long, red-tomentose, 6- to 10- 

 flowered. Calyx-tube urceolate, teeth 5 to 6. Petals o. Stamens 

 10 to 16, short. Ovary villous. Fruit globose, apiculate, '5 in. 



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