608 CXL. CUPULIFERJE. (J. D. Hooker.) [Quercus. 



Kurz For. FL ii. 434 ; Wenzig tn Jahrb. Hot. Gart. Berl. iv. 223. Q. hirsuta, 

 Llml.L in Wall. Cat. 3734. Q. Mackiana, Hook. Ic. PI. t. 224. Wall. Cat. 

 9099. 



SILHET and the KHASIA MTS., ascending to 4000 ft. TEXASSERIM, Heifer. 

 PERAK, Scortechini, King's Collector. 



An evergreen tree. Leaves 5-7 in., thinly coriaceous, young tomentose on both 

 surfaces, nerves 10-12 pairs, slender, nervules reticulate; petiole -4 in., stout. 

 Male spikes 4-5 in., fulvous -tomentese, slender. Fruiting spike 2-1 in., stout ; 

 cups ^-1 in. diaua., hoary. Nut 1 in. long and less, umbo prominent. 



** !N"ut usually subglobose, base truncate, sometimes hemispheric. 



22. Q. Falconer!, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1875, ii. 197 ; For. 

 Fl. ii. 485 ; glabrous, leaves stoutly petioled elongate linear-oblong acumi- 

 nate or apiculate quite entire base acute glabrous, fruiting spikes long 

 tomentose, cups flattish or concave coriaceous velvety within, margins thin 

 recurved or waved broader than the large subglobose or hemispheric nut, 

 bracts small triangular appressed. 



TENASSERIM, Falconer, Kurz. 



An evergreen tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 1 1 ft., glossy on both surfaces ; 

 nerves about 20 pairs, impressed above, strong and arched beneath. Fruiting spikes 

 12-18 in., stout. Cups ^1 in. diam., very open, margin thin. Kurz by error gives 

 Upper Assam as the habitat. 



23. Q. Scortechinii q King mss. ; glabrous, leaves coriaceous shortly 

 petioled elliptic quite entire base acuminate, nerves 8-10 pairs slender 

 arched, cups shallow densely echinate with long spreading bracts covering 

 the base only of the large subglobose nut. 



PERAK, alt. about 3000 ft., King's Collector. 



A tree, 60-100 ft. Leaves 6-8 in., shining above, nerves hardly depressed, pale 

 beneath ; petiole ^ in., stout. Fruiting spike 6-10 in., very stout. Cups H in. diam., 

 conspicuous for, the long bracts. Nut amongst the largest of the genus, sometimes 

 turbinate. I have seen only old leaves and fruit. 



*** Nut hemispheric hardly or not longer than broad, 

 f Cup almost enclosing the nut (see also Q. spicata). 



24. Q. pachyplaylla, KIT- in Journ. As. Soc. Seng. 1875, ii. 197, 

 t. 14, f. 1-4; quite glabrous, leaves petioled very coriaceous elliptic or 

 elliptic-lanceolate caudate base acute, nerves about 8 pairs, cups large very 

 thick woody cuneate half as long as the hemispheric glabrous nut. Q. 

 Andersoni, HooJc.f. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xv. (1877) 125 (name only). 



SIKKIM HIMALAYA, alt. 6-10,000 ft,, J. D. H., &c. MUNNIPOBE, alt. 7-9000 ft., 

 Watt,, 



JL shrub, or small tree, 50-60 ft., branches stout black when dry. Leaves 4-7 in., 

 shining above with impressed nerves, pale beneath; nerves slightly arched, slender ; 

 petiole -}-5 in. Male spikes stout, rachis glabrous. Cups in confluent clusters 

 2-1 in. aiam., each woody 1-2 in. diam. with thick incurved margins and many rows 

 of broad appressed often confluent bracts. 



25. Q. fenestrata, Ro.rl. Fl. Ind. iii. 633 ; branches glabrous or 

 hoary, leaves coriaceous petioled elliptic or lanceolate caudate base acute 

 glabrous or midrib pubescent beneath, nerves 6-16 pairs slender, cups 

 thin globose velvety with a circular apical opening enclosing 4 ! or all of the 



