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oi' sub-ascending, curved, inter-arcliing freely "1 to 2 in. from the edge, 

 prominent on the lower, less so on the upper, surface ; length of blade 3"5 

 to 6 in., breadth 2 to 3 in., petiole "2 to '25 in. Pedancles extra-axillary, 

 rather slender in flower, (stout in fruity, minutelj" tomentose, bearing 3 or 

 4 flowers, '75 to 1 in. long. ; pedicels slender, pubescent or glabrescent., 

 from "5 to 1 in. long, ebracteate. Sepals coriaceous, broadly ti'iangular, 

 sub-acute, slightly conjoined at the base, sub-reflexed, puberulous exter- 

 nally, glabrous within, "15 in. long. Petals coriaceous, minutely tomentose, 

 subequal ; the outer 3 with small claw, glabrous inside, ovate-lanceolate 

 sub-acute ; the inner 3 shorter than the outer, lanceolate or linear. 

 Anthers short, slightly compi'essed ; the apex orbicular, flat. Ovaries 

 about 10, oblong, granular. Carpels about 6, sessile, narrowly obovoid, 

 apiculate, slightly narrowed to the base, at first puberulous, ultimately 

 glabrous, 1'5 in long and "8 in. in diam, ; pericarp thin. Seeds 2, 

 oblong, plano-convex, about 1 in. long and '6 in. broad, smooth. 



Perak ; at elevations up to 1,000 feet. King's Collector, Nos. 3725, 

 4392, 6499, 6968, King's Collector. 



5. Artabotrys crassifolids, H. f. and T. in Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. 

 I, 54. A large climber ; young branches minutely rusty- tomentose. 

 Leaves very coriaceous when adult, elliijtic to oblong, obtuse or shortly 

 and bluntly mucronate, the base acute or rounded : upper surface glabrous, 

 shining : the lower dull, paler in colour when young, sparsely adpi'essed- 

 pilose, afterwards glabrous ; main nerves 9 or 10 pairs, oblique, when 

 dry faintly impressed on the upper and slightly prominent on the lower 

 eurface ; length of blade 6 to 65 in., breadth 1"75 to 2-75 in. ; petiole 

 •3 to '4 in., stout. Peduncles flat, much hooked, stout : each with several 

 stout rusty-tomentose pedicels '3 to "4 in. long ; bracts few, ovate. 

 Flowers 1'25 in. long. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, sub-obtuse, softly rusty- 

 pubescent outside, pubescent within. Petals coriaceous, ol)long lanceo- 

 late, sub-ovate, densely tomentose on both surfaces ; the inner 3 smaller 

 than the outer 3. Fridting pedicel very stout ; the torus sub-globose. 

 Ripe carpels about 8, sessile, sub-obovoid to ovoid, glabrous, slightly 

 rugose, 1'25 to 1"65 in. long and "75 to 115 in. in diam. ; pericarp thick, 

 pulpy. Seeds 2, collateral, oblong, compressed, grooved along the edge, 

 •9 in. long and "6 in. broad. Kurz For. Flora Burma, I, 30. 



Burmah ; Martaban, King, Brandis. Perak ; King's Collector, No. 

 8384. 



6. Artabotrys oblongus, n. sp.. King. A climber 50 to 70 feet 

 long, ultimately all parts except the inflorescence glabrous ; young 

 branches slender, rufous-pubescent ; the bark dark-coloured when very 

 young, afterwards rather pale, striate. Leaves when adult coriaceous, 

 oblong, shortly acuminate, the base acute, when adult both surfaces 

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