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4-6 pairs, spreading, curving upwards, rather prominent on the lower, 

 obgolete on the upper surface; length l"5-2 in., breadth •65-l"l in., 

 petiole "2 in. 'Racemes axillary and extra-axillary, about as long as the 

 petioles, rusty-tomentose ; bracts solitary at the base of the pedicels, 

 ovate-acute, concave, tomentose outside, glabrous inside. Flowers "15 in. 

 in diam., on pedicels shorter than themselves. Calyx-tube funnel-shaped, 

 its mouth with 6 obtuse villous teeth. Petals none. Stamens about 16, 

 glabrous, much exserted. Ovary small, often abortive ; style slender, 

 glabrous. Fruit transversely oblong with a sharp mucronate apex, "25 

 in. long, and '35 in. broad. 



Malacca ; Maingay 625. Perak ; King's Collector 5336 ; Scortecliini 

 217. 



This species comes very near P. lanceolatum, Hook. fil. It has, however, no 

 petals, whereas P. lanceolatum has. The leaves of this in the young state are more- 

 over pubescent, while those of the latter are glabrous at all stages. 



5. Ptgeum lanceolatum, Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. II, 319. A tree 

 30 or 40 feet high ; young branches slender, dark-coloured, adpressed- 

 puberulous. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate, obtusely acu- 

 minate ; the base cuneate, with 2 narrow glands just above it ; both 

 surfaces glabrous, the lower subglaucous and Avith a few adpressed 

 hairs on the main nerves and midrib ; main nerves 4 or 5 pairs, curved, 

 ascending, slightly prominent and dark-coloured on the lower surface ; 

 length 3-35 in., breadth 1-1 '4 in., petiole •25-3 in. Racemes only 

 about '5 in. long, axillary and extra-axillary, tomentose ; the bracteole 

 at the base of each pedicel sub-orbicular, acute, glabrous inside. 

 Flowers on pedicels as long as themselves, '15 in. in diam. Calyx- 

 tube widely campanulate, tomentose externally, glabrous inside and with 

 10 broad short teeth. Petals (if any) deciduous. Stamens about 20, 

 much exserted. Ova ri/ glabrous, compressed; style stout, glabrous, 

 longer than the petals ; stigma compressed. Frtiit transversely oblong, 

 with a slight vertical groove, glabrous, '3 in, long, and "4 in. broad, 2- 

 seeded. 



Singapore ; Lobb 328. Penang ; Curtis 216, 735. 



The racemes of this are often very short, almost sessile, and subglobular. It 

 is a very distinct species. I have not been able to discover any petals. 



6. Pygeum acuminatum, Colebr. in Trans. Linn. Soc. XII, 360, t. 

 18. A tall tree ; young branches cinereous, glabrous, rough. Leaves 

 coriaceous, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, shortly and obtusely caudate-acumi- 

 nate ; the base rounded or slightly cuneate and unequal, often with 1 or 2 

 obscure glands ; upper surface glabrous, shining, the midrib and nerves 

 depressed ; lower surface brown when dry, subrugulose, glabrous, dull ; 

 maiu nerves 6 or 7 pairs, curving upwards, prominent (almost winged) 



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