616 CXL. CUPULIFER^ (J. D. Hooker.) [ 



with a conic base truncate, exposed top densely white-tomentose. A. DC. 

 Prodr. xvi. ii. 103 ; Blumc Mus. Sot. i. 288 ; Miguel Fl. Ind. Sat: i. i. 803 ; 

 Ann. Mus. i. 116; Wenzlg in Jahrb. Bot. Gart. BerL iv. 237. 



PERAK, alt. 3-4000 ft., Scorteckini, \ King's Collector. DISTEIB. Sumatra, 

 Borneo. 



A densely leafy tree, 40-50 ft. ; branches glabrous. Leaves 6-8 in., bfown above 

 with the midrib prominent, paler beneath ; petiole --| in., very stout. Involucres 

 sessile or stoutly pediceiled, f in. diam., hoary, when young depressed and clothed 

 with minute confluent bracts, when mature smooth or obscurely annulate, dehiscing 

 vertically. 



50. Q. discocarpa, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1874, 242; leaves coriaceous 

 subsessile oblong-lanceolate acuminate entire base acute beneath with 

 cinnamon appressed pubescence, nerves 8-10 pairs ascending straight and 

 midrib sunk above strong beneath, involucres crowded at the tips of the 

 branches disciform hoary with 3-4 belts of simple or compound prickles 

 wholly enclosing the depressed silky nut. Castanopsis discocarpa, 

 Hance in Journ. Bot. 1878, 201. 



PERAK, King's Collector. DISTRIB. Banka. 



A tree, 100-130 ft. Branches purple, glabrous. Leaves 36 in., pale above, 

 obtusely acuminate-; petiole in. I have seen no fruit. Haiice describes it as closely 

 adherent to the base of the involucre, subangular, depressed -pyramidal, pale brown, 

 with a short thick style. 



51. Q. confragrosa, King mss. glabrous, leaves very coriaceous 

 elliptic-lanceolate or broadly oblong acuminate obtuse or obtusely cuspidate 

 entire base acute, nerves 6-8 pairs arched sunk above strong but slender 

 beneath, involucre globose rugosely reticulated or tubercled completely 

 enclosing the densely hoary globose or turbinate nut. 



PEBAK, King'?. Collector. 



A large tree, 60 ft. Leaves' T\g\(\, 5-7 by 2-3 in. ; petiole ^ in., stout. Involucres 

 in slender spikes, f-H in. diam., reticalatedly pitted when dry. Nut with a concave 

 truncate base. 



'** Involucre of fruit zoned. 



52. Q. lanceaefolia, Roxl. Fl. Ind. iii. 634; glabrous, leaves thin 

 long-petioled lanceolate subcaudate entire base acute or rounded grey or 

 subsilvery beneath, nerves 8-15 pairs slender arched raised on both sur- 

 faces, involucres in long spikes obliquely ascending ovoid hoary with 3-4 

 broad wavy often interrupted concentric ridges enclosing the ovoid thin 

 puberulous nut. A. DC. Prodr. xvi. ii. 102 (excl. syn. Q. lucida); Waif. 

 Cat. 3733; Wiaht Ic. t. 212; Miguel Ann. Mus. i. 116; Wenzig tfalirl. 

 Bot. Gart. Berl. iv. 236. Q. glomerata, Wall. Cat. 2791 (not of Roxb.}. 

 Q. fenestrata, Wall. Ca. 2784 (in part, not of Roxb.}. Castanopsis lancet- 

 folia, Kurz For. Fl. ii. 482. Castanea tribuloides, Wall. Ca-t. 2765 B. 



SIKKIM and BHOTAN HIMALAYA, alt. 1-2000 ft., J. D. H. ASSAM and the 

 KHASIA MTS., Wallich, &c. MUNNIPORE, Clarice. CHITTAGONG, J, D. H. $ T. T. 

 UPPER BURMA, Anderson. 



A small or large tree. Leaves very variable in size, 4-10 in., always mem- 

 branous, grey green above, pale reddish grey beneath, base rarely rounded, nerves 

 reticulate ; petiole f-1 in. Involucre 1-1J in. long, very stoutly pediceiled, bursting 

 irregularly. 



Var. semicristata, King ; ridges wavy crested or more or less tubercled. 

 Q. Kurzii, Hance in Journ. Bot. 1878, 328. Castanea semicristata, Kurz wm. 

 Klmsia Mts., alt. 4000 ft. 



