92 



AVest Al'stralia. Nangeenan, Stoivard 121 ; between Perth 

 and Coolgardie, Raihvay betAveea Ciuiderdiii and Dedari, Thisel- 

 ton-Dyer 87. 



t 



838. Gnetum Kingianum, Garnhh [Guetaceae] ; G. fiinicu1an\ 



minus 



lata et fructibiis obtiisis diifert. 



Frutcx magfnus, scaudens, cortice brunneo leuticellato ad nodos 

 multum incrusriuto; ramuli niodice crassi, consjncue lenticellati. 

 Folia elliptica vel elliptieo-ovata vel ovato-oblonga, apice breviter 

 abiupte cuspidato-acuniiiiata, basi angustata vel rotimdata, 10- 

 20cm. longa,G-12cni. lata, coriacea,pag-iiia iitraque siccitate nigra, 

 Ruperiore lucida; costa crassa, supra impressa, infra prominons; 

 norvi utrinqiio 8-10, paulo prumiueutes, prinnim fere recti, niar- 

 gmcm versus arcuatim jiincti; reticulatio irregularis^, conspicua; 

 petiolus crassus, supra canaliculatus, circa 0-8-1-5 cm. longus. 



ae 



ramiiloruni nodos fasciculatis; pcduiiculi paulo complanati, Lrac- 

 tois dualnis acutis ad medium et etiam infra spicaui instructi; 

 bracteae ciipularos arete connexae, intra pilis mollibus brcvibus 

 septatis ornatae. Perianthium elongatum, clavatum, quad- 

 rangulum. Filamcnfiim breve, crassum, antberarum tliecis 

 globosis. Sincae $ 10 12 cm. longae, paniculatae, s<ditariae vel 2, 

 e ramuloriim vetustiorum nodia ortae; pedunculi circa 1-5 em- 

 long! ; bracteae connatae; bracteae cupulares ut in spicis masculis. 

 Ovulum oyatum, longe acutum. Fructus in spicas ad 20 cm. 

 Inngas pauitulutas solitarias vel e ramulis Tetustioribus fascicu- 

 latas dispositi, elhpsoidei, aliquando primum apice paulo acuti, 

 turn apice et basi obtusi, 2-2-5 cm. lo)igi, 1-5-1-7 cm. diametro, 

 vivi flavescentes vel rufescentes, siccitate nigri et reticulati; 

 l)e(hmculi lentu-ellati. 



Butu Patch 1000 m, etc., Wray 917, 1G41, lOGG 2003; in forest 



r?oT;"\Tolt''\"^ ^° ^^^ "^•' ^'"''f' Collector 4031, 4893, 4942, 

 GG99, 10,954 Negri Sembilan : Bukit Dauar, Cantley 607. 



Malacca : belaudor Ca./Z.t/ 471. Singapore, Eldlcj 4018 8074, 

 UiJb, (xoodenougli 1G12. n i , j , 



839. Gnetum 



] ; a spcciebus aliis 



ma ajanis folus conspicue reticulatis, fructu ellip.iideo-oblonga 

 b cm. longo conspicue maculato diffcrt 



snivl"/il w^!' ''■^^^"H'^'''' ^or.ti^c brunneo lenticellis pallidis' con- 

 K eS"' ^^r" ^^'•'"^'^' ^'''^''' internodiis 4-6 cm. longis. 

 d'^o acum^ >^T ''i ^ll^ptieo-ovata, apice plerumque abrupte cau- 

 aato-acuniinata, basi rotuiuL.ta vel ntfoT.„..+., '-r io „,.! i...,,., 



vel attenuata, 7-12 cm. longu. 



3-5 f-Tn In*-, „ • , ^^^ iiuenuaia, «-i'^ cm. longu, 



eofta con nc;,n ""'''"• '''^'''' ^'"'''^^^ "^^^'^^ ^"^i^l" «* reticulala, 

 in rn mir^ r '^^^^ nnpressa; ncrvi uirimpie circa 10, obscuri, 



peti'Zn 7 n^/^^^^^ ^o"^^'' ruticulatioiie minute areolata; 



[If Liuiiu u « mm. lonjjus. <:' ■ ^ - 



f?ws. ^vuae $ 



fiuijpnnrim. ^f.]i • ^ T -/''^"e q per pariu e lux is ramiilorum 

 rufimdsutrtlr'^' "'^^^ eyllndricae, 1-5-2 cm. longae; pedun- 

 loTg ^r^t^^^^^^^^ "^aequales, superioris 7 mm., infeHorls 4 mn,. 



patfliifSrn.nV m' '■^^''' connatae; bracteae cupulares 

 V eiiitormes. maiguubus nitegrae vel paulo crenatae, intra piHs 



