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Mauay Peninsuna. Province Wellesley, Curtis, 2511. Perak, 
Wray, 2337, 2730 ; Scortechini, 265, 270,589 ; King’s Collector, 3697, 
6076, 6124, 6155, 6237, 6409, 6567, 6613, 6689, 6774, 6866, 7204. 
Selangor: at Dusum Tua, Ridley, 7621. Singapore : at Toas, 
Ridley, 6455. | 
_ Litsea nidularis, Gamble [Lauraceae-Litseeae] ; species insignis 
LL. megacarpae, Gamble, affinis, racemis glabris brevioribus, foliis 
minoribus glaucinis oblanceolatis, et drupa in cupula lignosa nidum 
simulante inclusa differt. 
Arbor magna ad 25-30 m. alta, 9-12 dm. trunci diametro ; 
ramuli crassi, pallidi, teretes, siccitate striati. Folia coriacea, 
alterna, glabra, oblanceolata vel elliptico-obovata, apice rotundata 
et interdum emarginata, basi curvata, attenuata vel rotundata, 
_ supra lucida, infra caerulescentia, siccitate glaucina, marginibus 
magnopere recurvis ; 10-25 cm. longa, 4-10 cm. lata; costa modice 
crassa, supra sulcata ; nervi utrinque 10-12, supra impressi, curvati 
et sub marginem arcuatim juncti; nervuli transversi distantes, 
saepe ramosi; reticulatio conspicue areolata; petiolus crassus, 
15-25 mm. longus. Flores in umbellulis pedunculatis distantibus in 
racemis glabris axillaribus vel lateralibus, 10 cm. (¢ ) vel 4 em. (Q) 
longis ; umbellulae apertae, 8-10 mm. (¢) vel 5 mm. (Q) latae, 
ovarii rudimentum ovoideum, glabrum. Staminodia florum Q 9- 
ordinum I et II clavata 1 mm. longa ; ordinum III et IV breviora 
et glandulis 2 orbiculatis stipitatis munitae. Ovarium ovoideum, 
stylo crasso, stigmate peltato. Drupa cerea, flava, depresso-globosa, 
apiculata, 1°4 cm. diametro, 7-8 mm. alta, in perianthii tubo 
incrassato nidiformi (cupula) fere inclusa ; cupula lignosa, margini- 
bus incurvis, ore rotundo 1-1:2 cm. diametro ; pedicellus in- 
crassatus, clavatus, complanatus, 1 em. longus ; pericarpium 
lucidum, laeve. 
Mauay Peninsuta. Penang: Government Hill, 650 m, 
Curtis, 3279. Perak: at 250-300 m. alt., King’s Collector, 6883 ; 
at Hulu Kenat, Scortechini, 759. 
a sarawacensis, Gamble [Lauraceac-Litseeae]; species L. 
lancifoliae, Hook. f., affinis, foliis cuspidato-acuminatis paucinervus, 
persistentibus differt. 
ultimi tantum puberuli. 
; elliptico- vel oblongo- 
i basi acuta ; supra siccitate 
