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about 1 in. in diam., solitary, axillary or extra-axillary ; peduncles 

 slender, "5 to "75 in. long, puberulous and with 1 or 2 lanceolate brac- 

 teoles. Sepals ovate, sub-acute ; united into a cup. Petals coriaceous, 

 yellowish, oblong-, sub-acute, the inner rather smaller, slightly pubescent 

 outside. Carpels numerous, broadly ovoid, not apiculate, furrowed, gla- 

 brous, '4> in. long ; stalks slender, "25 in. long ; pericarp thin. Miq. Fl, 

 Ind. Bat. I, Pt. 2, p. 44 ; Ann. Mus. Ludg. Bat. II, 14. JJnona sub- 

 cordata, Bl. Bijdr. 15. 



Perak ; elev. about 800 feet, King's Collector, No. 2373. Distrib. 

 Java. 



24. PoLYALTHiA OBLONGA, King, n. sp. A shrub or small tree 10 

 to 15 feet high : young branches at first rufous-tomentose, afterwax'ds 

 glabrous, pale and furrowed. Leaves thinly coriaceous, sub-sessile, oblong 

 or oblong-oblanceolate, abruptly and shortly acuminate, narrowed to 

 the minutely cordate, unequal base ; upper surface glabrous, except the 

 pubescent midrib ; lower puberulous, the midrib j)rominent as are the 14 

 to 20 pairs of little curving, sub-ascending, main nerves ; reticulations 

 open and distinct ; length 9 to 14 in , breadth 3"5 to 5 in. ; petiole '15 

 in., tomentose. Floivers 1'25 to 1'75 in. in diam., solitary, axillary or 

 extra-axillary, from small tubei^cles : pedicels 1'25 to 2'5 in. long, pu- 

 berulous and with 2 lanceolate bracteoles near the base. Sepals semi- 

 orbicular, acute, very short, united into a cup, pubescent outside. 

 Petals coriaceous, yellow, subequal, oblong, tapering to the sub-acute 

 apex, minutely adpressed-pubescent on both surfaces but especially on 

 the outer, length "75 to 1'15 in. JRipe carpels 10 to 20, ovoid to orbicular, 

 apiculate, "3 to '35 in. long, pubescent or sub-glabrous ; stalks slender, "6 

 to ■76 in. long. Seeds usually solitary and ovoid, or sometimes two and 

 plano-convex. 



Perak : very common at elevations of from 1,000 to 2,500 feet. 



This plant closely resembles Gtiatieria (= Polyalthia) elliptica 

 Blume : but its leaves have more numerous nerves and its carpels are 

 stalked, those of P elliptica (according both to Blume's description and 

 figure) being sessile and of larger size. 



25. Polyalthia Beccarii, King n. sp. A tree 15 to 40 feet high : 

 young branches slender, rufoas-tomentose ; the older coarsely striate 

 and lenticellate. Leaves thickly membranous, narrowly oblong or oblong- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, slightly narrowed to the rounded base ; both 

 surfaces shining and reticulate, the midrib pubescent on the upper 

 tomentose on the lower ; main nerves 6 or 7 pairs, slender, spreading, 

 forming bold arches far from the edge, the secondary nerves distinct ; 

 length 3 to 4'5 in., breadth '75 to 1*35 in. ; petiole "1 in., tomentose. 

 Flowers 1 in. long, in fascicles from bracteolate tubercles on the older 



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