Homalium.] lxii. samydace^. 835 



entire or slightly crenulate 3 to 7 in. long, i"25 to 2 in. wide ; petioles 

 •15 to "3 in. long. Racemes slender, 6 to 9 in. long, axillary, solitary', 

 minutely white tomentose. Flowers -15 in. across, pale yellow, 

 sub-sessile, in fascicles of 3 to 4. Calyx-tube 6-fid, lobes lanceolate. 

 Petals similar, narrower. Stamens i opposite each petal, alternat- 

 ing with yellow glands. Hah. Forests at 200 to 2000 ft. altitude. 

 Malacca, Selandor (Derry) ; Mt. Ophir. Selangor, Batu Caves ; 

 Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Batang Padang (Kunstler). Penang, 

 Pulau Betong; West Hill (Maingay, Philhps, Curtis). Tomoh 

 (Machado). Tringganu, Bundi (Rostado). Native names: Sang- 

 kah; Petaling Gajah; Selumbar; Remap; Mesikang. 



(2) H. Kunstleri King, I.e. 20. 



Tree 20 to 40 ft. tall. Leaves stiffly coriaceous, oblong-elliptic, 

 short acuminate, base narrowed or round, edges crenate, glabrous 

 glaucous beneath; nerves 8 or 9 pairs, 4*5 to 7 in. long, 2*25 to 

 275 in. wide; petioles -2 to -3 in. long, thick. Racemes solitary 

 rather thick, 4 in. or more long, tomentose ; flowers in remote 

 clusters of 3 to 4, '2 in. across, greenish yellow. Calyx-tube short 

 funnel-shaped, teeth 6, oblanceolate. Petals 6, broadly lanceolate, 

 villous inside. Stamens 2 opposite each petal, glabrous. Ovary 

 hairy. Hab. Limestone rocks. Perak, Goping (Kunstler). 



(3) H. propinquum Clarke, I.e. ii. 597 ; King, I.e. 21. 



Big tree 30 to over 100 ft. tall, 15 to 24 in. through. Leaves 

 coriaceous, elliptic to obovate obtuse or shortly acuminate, base 

 narrowed, undulate or crenate, glabrous (except midrib beneath 

 sometimes pubescent) ; nerves 9 to 11 pairs, raised beneath, 4 to 

 7 in. long, 2'25 to 3-5 in. wide ; petioles '25 to '35 in. long. Racemes 

 12 in. long, clustered and panicled, pale tomentose. Flowers '2 in. 

 across in clusters on pedicels "15 in. long, pale green. Calyx-tube 

 funnel-shaped, lobes 6 to 7, sub-spathulate. Petals shorter. Stamens 

 2 to each petal. Hah. Forests. Perak, banks of Bernam River 

 (Kunstler). Penang, Waterfall (Curtis). Native name: Pantat 

 Klat Putih. 



(4) H. spathulatum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 75, 



P- 35- 



Glabrous tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic acummate, 

 blunt, base narrowed, entire or undulate; nerves about 7 pairs, 

 very fine and rather obscure, 4 in. long, 1*5 in. wide ; petioles '2 in. 

 long. Racemes axillary, solitary, 3 in. long, slender, tomentose. 

 Flowers numerous, not clustered, sub-sessile, '2 in. wide. Calyx- 

 tube funnel-shaped tomentose, 'i in. long, lobes 10 very narrow 

 linear, edged with long hairs. Petals little longer, linear-spathulate 

 10. Stamens glabrous, shorter, 2 to a petal; glands pubescent. 

 Styles 3, glabrous. Hab. Bindings, Pangkor (Curtis). 



(5) H. Griffithianum Kurz Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xl. (2), 57; 

 Clarke, I.e. ii. 597; King, I.e. 21 (Fig. 68, p. 836). 



Small tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, softly pubescent. Leaves thinly 



