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4. BALAXOCAnrrs maximus, King, n. ap. A tree 60 to 80 feet high : 

 all parts except the inflorescence glabrous : young branches rather stont; 

 the bark, loose, papery, lenticellate, pale. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 

 oblong to elliptic-oblong, sub-acute, slight)}' narrowed to the rounded 

 base; main nerves 7 to 9 pairs, slightly prominent beneath, the trans- 

 verse veins sliglitly prominent when dx'y : length 6 to 7 in., breadth 2 

 to 2*5 in., petiole '5 to "6 in. Panicles axillary or terminal, about half 

 as long as the leaves, few-flowered, minutely tomentose. Flowers sub- 

 sessile, -6 or -7 in. long. Sepals broadly ovate, the outer two tomentose, 

 the inner three more or less glabrous externally, all glabrous internally, 

 the inner two with ciliate margins. Petals much longer than the sepals, 

 narrowly oblong, the apex erose, expanded and concave at the base, ad- 

 pressed-pubescent outside and towards the apex inside, otherwise gla- 

 brous. Stamens 10, in two rows ; anthers with a deflexed terminal 

 appendage from the connective. Ovary elongate, narrowly conical, seri- 

 ceous. Sti/le rather short, glabrous; stigma small. Ripe fruit cylindri- 

 cal, tapering to each end but most to the apiculate apex ; pericarp 

 woody, striate, sub-glabrous, pale-browu when dry : 1-76 to 2'25 in. long, 

 and 6 or "7 in. in diam. Persistent sepals fibrous, forming a toothed 

 cup about -5 in. deep, embracing the base of the fruit. 



Perak : King's Collector, Nos. 7987 and 8006. 



The flowers of this fine species do not exactly ansAver to 

 Beddome's diagnosis of the genus Balanocarpus, ina.smuch as they have 

 10 instead of 15 stamens, and neither of the cotyledons is lobed. In 

 other respect.s the flowers and fruit agree perfectly. 



5. Balanocarpus Heimii, King n. sp. A tree 50 to 60 feet high : 

 young branches rather slender, the bark dark-coloured, puberulous 

 or glabrescent. Leaves coriaceous, narrowly oblong, tapeiing to the 

 acuminate apex, and slightly narrowed to the rounded base; upper 

 surface glabrous, shining, the midrib minutely pubescent : lower 

 surface glabrescent except the pubescent midrib and 9 or 10 pairs of 

 ascending, bold, slightly-curving nerves : length 4 to 6 in., breadth 

 1 to 1-75 in. ; petiole -3 or '4 in., with minute black tomentum. Flotvers 

 unknown. Pipe carpels cylindric, tapering to the apex, slightly nar- 

 rowed to the base, lo in. long and -5 in. in diam. ; the pericarp woody, 

 sub-glabrous, sub-striate, dark-coloured when dry. Persistent sepals 

 sub-equal, puberulous. thickened, forming a 5-lobed cup '6 in. deep which 

 embraces the base of the fruit, Pierrea Penanqiana. Heim, MSS. 



Penang : Curtis No. 273 (leaves only). Perak: King's Collector, 

 No. 37J8. 



This tree, of which as yet only fruiting specimens have been found, 

 so closely resembles the other Malayan species of Bahmocarpns des- 



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