Dichopsis.'] LXXXIX. SAPOTACEJE. (C. B. Clarke.) 543 



12. D. Maing-ayi, Clarke-, leaves large obovate pilose beneath, pedicels 

 - in. densely clustered rusty hirsute, filaments glabrous. 



MALACCA ; Maingay (n. 996-2). 



Branchkts thick, rusty-villous. Leaves 9 by 6 in., obtuse, base cuneate, primary 

 nerves 13 on each side, carried parallel almost to the margin, secondary distinct ; 

 petiole nearly 2 in. Pedicels densely clustered along the branches below the ter- 

 minal leaves. Calyx-lobes in., ovate, obtuse, rusty hirsute. Corolla -| in., nearly 

 glabrous without, lobes ovate acute. Stamens 12 ; filaments about as long as the 

 anthers. Fruit not seen. Nearly allied to D. obovata, but the corolla is much shorter 

 with wider lobes, and the indumentum is more spreading. 



13. D. hexandra, Clarke ; leaves elliptic-oblong suddenly narrowed at 

 both ends glabrous, pedicels %-$ in. clustered axillary, filaments pilose hardly 

 so long as the anthers. Isonandra hexandra, Griff. Notul. iv. 292. Payena 

 Griffithii, Kurz For. Fl. ii. 121, and in Journ. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 230?. 



MALACCA ; Griffith (Kew Distrib, n. 3609), Maingay (n. 984). 



Shoots closely rusty-tomentose. Leaves 6 by 2 in. (generally much smaller), very 

 shortly obtusely acuminate or subobtuse, much less cuneate at the base than in the 

 3 foregoing species, primary nerves 9-10 on each side, secondary not prominent; 

 petiole ^-f in. Calyx-lobes | in., ovate, minutely closely tomentose. Corolla ~-^ in. ; 

 lobes elliptic, acute, nearly glabrous without. Berry \ in. diam., globose, 1-seeded. 

 Seed exalbuminous. Kurz says his Payena Griffithii was Hexameria, Griff., a name 

 unpublished either as a genus or section by Griffith. Kurz's diagnosis is so short 

 that placing his plant here is a mere guess. 



14. D. rubens, Clarke ; leaves obovate-oblong obtuse glabrous, pedicels 

 \ in. axillary minutely tomentose, filaments and corolla-tube within glabrous. 



MALACCA ; Maingay (n. 995). 



Shoots minutely closely rusty-tomentose. Leaves 4 by Ii in., base cuneate, drying 

 red, primary nerves not prominent ; petiole | in. Calyx-lobes \ in., ovate, subacute, 

 minutely closely tomentose. Corolla \ in. or more, lobes 6, oblong, obtuse. Stamens 

 12 ; filaments all short, subequal ; anthers oblong, acute, mucronate. Berry not ripe, 

 promises to be in. diam. Not very closely allied to any of the preceding species. 



15. D. G-utta, Benth. in Gen. PL ii. 658; leaves obovate-oblong very 

 shortly obtusely acuminate coriaceous, pedicels in. in axillary clusters, fila- 

 ments glabrous longer than the anthers. Isonandra Gutta, Hook. Lond. Journ. 

 jBot. vi. 464, t. 16 ; Miq. Fl. 2nd. Bat. ii. 1038, t. 36 ; Bentl. # Trim. Med. PL 

 t. 167. 



MALACCA and SINGAPORE ; Lobb, Maingay. DISTRIB. Sumatra. 



A tree, 40 ft. ; shoots minutely rusty-tomentose. Leaves 4 by 2 in. (sometimes 

 much longer), base cuneate, densely closely rusty-tomentose beneath, ultimately 

 glabrescent, primary nerves 24-30 on each side, not prominent ; petiole l in. Calyx- 

 lobes | in., ovate, obtuse, rusty-tomentose. Corolla | in. ; lobes 6, elliptic obtuse. 

 Stamens 12. Ovary 6-celled. Berry f in., ovoid, 2-1 -seeded. Easily distinguished 

 from all the preceding species by the numerous primary nerves of the leaf. Gutta- 

 percha. 



6. BASSIA, Linn. 



Trees. Leaves petioled, coriaceous, silky or tomentose beneath when 

 young ; stipules caducous. Pedicels axillary, fascicled, among the subtenninal 

 tufts of leaves, or in the axils of fallen leaves. Calyx-segments 4, 2-seriate, 

 2 outer valvate enclosing the inner (except in B. buty raced). Corolla-tube 

 campanulate ; lobes 6-12 (usually 8-10), contorted in bud. Stamens at 

 least twice as many as the corolla-lobes, 12-40 (usually 16-20) ; anthers lan- 

 ceolate, acute, connective often mucronate or excurrent. Ovary villous, 4-12- 



