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solitary or in pairs ; peduncles "25 in. long, each with two rather large 

 unequal, broadl}' ovate bracts above the base. Sepals broadly triangular- 

 ovate, obtuse, nearly as long as the petals and, like them, minutely tomen- 

 tose. Petals sub-equal, broadly oblong-ovate, obtuse. Ovule solitary. 

 Fruit 2 in, in diam. ; individual carpels numerous, ovoid-globular, apicu- 

 late, -3 in. long ; stalks slender, '5 in. long, adpressed rufous-pubescent 

 like the carpels. Ellipeia parvijlora, Scortechini MSS. 



Perak : King's Collector, Scortechini, Wray. 



This much resembles P. Jenlcinsii and P. andamanica in its leaves 

 and fruit : but its flowers are totally different. 



9. PoLTALTHiA ScORTECHiNii, n. sp. King. A Small tree 15 to 20 

 feet high ; young branches minutely rufous-tomentose, but speedily 

 glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong or oblong-elliptic, acute or 

 shortly acuminate, the base rounded or sub-acute ; upper surface glab- 

 rous, shining, the midrib pubescent ; the lower dull, very minutely dotted, 

 the midrib and sometimes nerves puberulous ; main nerves 8 to 11 pairs, 

 bold and prominent on the lower surface, oblique, inter-arching close to 

 the edge: length 4 to 8 in., breadth lib to 225. ; petiole '25 in., pubes- 

 cent. Floivers pedicelled, solitary or in pairs, from the axils of leaves 

 or of fallen leaves : pedicels -5 to '75 in. long, rufous-tomentose, with a 

 rather large bract about the middle. Sepals small, triangular, pubescent. 

 Petals fleshy, sub-equal, greenish-yellow changing into dark dull yellow, 

 oblong-lanceolate or oblong-oblanceolate, acute or rather blunt, the edges 

 wavy, both surfaces minutely pubescent, 1"5 to 2 in. long. Ovaries 

 narrowly elongate-adpressed, pubescent, each crowned by large fleshy 

 glabrous stigma. Ovule solitary, basal. Fruit shortly stalked ; ripe 

 carpels numerous pedicelled, ovoid, crowned by the remains of the 

 stigma, sparsely pubescent, "3 in. long; pedicel slender, pubescent, '75 

 in. long. Seed with pale smooth testa. P. Jeukinsii, H. f. and T. (in 

 part). Ellipeia imdulata, Scortechini MSS. 



Malacca : Griffith, No. 413. Perak, King's Collector, Scortechini. 

 Distrib. : — Sumatra, Beccari, Nos. 935, 976. 



10. PoLYALTHiA Jenkinsii, Bcuth. and Hook. fil. Gen. PI. I, 25. 

 A tree : young shoots sparsely rufous-pubescent. Leaves membranous, 

 oblong-lanceolate to elliptic-ovate, acute or shortly acuminate, slightly 

 narrowed to the acute or rounded sub-oblique base ; both surfaces 

 glabrous, minutely reticulate, the upper shining and the midrib puberul- 

 ous ; main nerves about 7 pairs, slender, slightly prominent beneath, 

 inter-arching at some distance from the edge : length 4 to 7 in., breadth 

 1-35 to 3 in., petiole '2 to '3 in. Floivers large (1-75 to 3 in. in diam.), 

 pedicelled, solitary, rarely in pairs, axillary : pedicels "6 to "75 in. long, 

 pubescent, and with several small rounded bracts near the base. Sepals 



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