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rather nuinorous spreading brauches. Flowers numerous, 1 iu. long, 

 the pedicels about the same length. Galyx densely scaly outside, 

 the teeth triangular. Petals cuneate, obtuse, narrowed to a broad claw. 

 Stamens about 25, iu groups of 5. Staminodes lanceolate. Ovary sab- 

 globular, 10-ridged (the ridges in pairs), scaly and pubescent, 5-celled, 

 the cells with imperfect septa and thus falsely 10-celled. Styles 10, 

 much shorter than the stamens, free, or united when young at the base 

 only. Fruit about "5 in. long, with 8 radiating semi-elliptic wings "1 to 

 •15 in. broad, minutely adpressed-scaly. 



Perak; at elevations under 1000 feet, King's Collector, Nos. 3482 

 and 3649. 



This agrees with P. Gurtisii in having 8- winged fruit, but the 

 flowers are much smaller. The styles moreover are shorter than the 

 ovary and quite distinct, which is the case in no other species of this 

 genus which I have yet met with. 



9. Pentace ScORTECHiNir, n. sp. King. A tree ? young brandies 

 slender, glabrous, dark-coloured. Leaves elliptic-oblong, shortly cau- 

 date-acuminate, the base more or less cuneate : both surfaces quite 

 glabrous, concolorous ; basal nerves 1 pair very bold, as is the midrib ; 

 lateral nerves (from the midrib) 1 or 2 pairs, not conspicuous : length 

 7 to 9 in., breadth 2-75 to 8-5 in. ; petiole less than o in., stout. 

 Panicles terminal and axillary, slender, only about half the leno-th of 

 the leaves, few-branched, minutely tomentose. Flowers rather crowded, 

 •25 in. long, on pedicels shorter than the calyx. Calyx widely tubular- 

 campanulate, minutely scurfy-tomentose outside, cut a third of its 

 depth into 5 small triangular reflcxed teeth. Petals obovate, obtuse, 

 much narrowed to the base. Stamens in 5 bundles of 15 each. Sta- 

 minodes lanceolate, half as long as the stamens. Ovary ovoid, obscure- 

 ly 5-ridged, scaly, 5-celled, Style cylindric, tapering, longer than the 

 stamens. Fruit unknown. 



Perak, Father Scoitechini, N'o. 119b. 



Only once collected and without fruit. A very distinct species. 



10. Pentace Guiifithii, n. sp., King. A tree : young brauches 

 slender, dark-coloured, glabrous. Leaves ovate-elliptic, tapering about 

 equally to the acute apex and base ; upper surface shining, lower dull ; 

 basal nerves 2 pairs, the lower pair slender and sub-marginal, the ui^per 

 branched on one side and bold (as is the midrib), ascending, curved ; lateral 

 nerves (from the midrib) 2 pairs ; length 4 to 7 in., breadth 2'25 to 3 

 iu. ; petiole nearly 1*5 in. long, thickened at both ends, but especially 

 at the apex. Panicles terminal, slender, few-brauched, lax, minutely 



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