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entire, very slightly revolute when dry ; both surfaces glabrous, the 

 reticulations faint when dry ; main nerves very sliglitly prominent on 

 the lower surface, about 8 pairs, spreading, the intermediate nerves 

 almost as conspicuous ; length 4-6*5 in., breadth •2-2*75 in. ; petiolules 

 unequal, *75-2*25 in. Panicle terminal, glabrous, 5 or 6 in. long, with 

 several spreading branches ; the branchlets few, about "5 in. long, each 

 bearing an umbel of J 0-20 globular flowers *15 in. in diam. CalyX' 

 tube short, widely campanulate, the limb narrowed and truncate. 

 Petals 5, elliptic, glabrous. Fruit ovoid, somewhat succulent, smooth, 

 faintly 6-ridged, '25 in. long, 6-celled. 



Singapore ; Ridley 6336 and perhaps also 1890a. 



17. Heptapleurum nervosum, new species. A small shrub ; 

 branches with glabrous bark pale brown when dry. Leaves digitafce ; 

 the common petiole terete, 2-2*25 in. long ; leaflets 6, very coriaceous, 

 lanceolate, acute, the base narrowed ; the edges entire, much recurved 

 when dry; both surfaces glabrous, the upper shining, the lower dull ; 

 main nerves 7-10 pairs, straight, sub-horizontal, very prominent on the 

 lower surface and deeply impressed on tlie upper when dry, length 

 1*5-2*5 in., breadth •5-*9 in. ; petiolules unequal, the middle two about 

 •75 in. long, the others about half as long. Panicle terminal, from 

 1*5-2 in. long, rusty-puberulous at first, afterwards glabrous, branches 

 about 2, spreading, with short bracteoles at the base and above it, each 

 ending in an umbel of 8-10 oblong pedicelled glabrous flowers '2 in. 

 long, their pedicels •1-*15 in. long. Calyx-tube cylindric-campanulate, 

 the limb truncate and entire. Petals narrowly triangular. Fruit 

 rotund-ovoid, boldly 6-ridged, 6-celled, glabrous, '3 in. long. 



Perak, on Gunong Chabong; Scortechini, 



A. very distinct small species with rather large flowers and fruit for the genns, 

 and prominently-nerved very coriaceoas leaflets. 



18. Heptapleurum Wrayi, new species. A small tree ; young 

 branches as thick as a swan's quill, furfuraceous. Leaves digitate ; 

 common petiole 6-9 in. long, slender, glabrous ; leaflets 7-9, thinly 

 coriaceous, elliptic, abruptly shortly and sharply acuminate, the base 

 rounded, the edges with shallow distant sharp serrations ; upper surface 

 glabrous, the lower glaucous and with scattered minute stellate hairy 

 scales; main nerves 7 or 9 pairs, prominent beneath, length 3-5 in., 

 breadth 1*75-2*25 in.; petiolules unequal, J*5-2*5 in. long. Panicle 

 terminal, longer than the leaves, furfuraceous stellate-pubescent, bearing 

 a few rather distant, horizontal or deflexed many-flowered racemes. 

 Flowers '15 in. in diam., their pedicels '2 in. long. Gnlyx-tube funnel- 

 shaped, its mouth with 5 short triangular spreading teeth. Petals 5, 

 elliptic-obloug, glabrous, reflexed. Fridt globular,, prominently 5-rids:ed, 



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