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by such plants as Calophyllum rotundifolium, sp. nov., Eugenia Wrayii, 

 King, and Eugenia sj)issifolia, sp. nov., the leaves of all three being 

 remarkably similar in outline and texture. 



Theie are no less than 27 new species in this gathering including 

 three new rhododendrons, a new oak and a remarkable species of 

 Ilex most I'esembling a species from Kinabalu in Borneo. 



LIST OF FLORA. 



MAGNOLIACE^. 



1. Illicium cambodianum, Hance. 



Distrib. — ^Mountains of the Malay Peninsula, Cambodia. 



ANOXACE^. 



2. POLYALTHIA PULCHRA, King. 



Distrib. — Ixlountains of Perak and Ulu Pahang. 



3. GONIOTHALAMUS MALATANUS, HookeV fil. 



Distrib. — Malacca and Perak, usually in the low country. 



POLYGALACE^. 



4. POLYGALA MONTICOLA, BicUetJ. 



Distrib. — Mountains of Perak and Selangor. 



GUTTIFER^. 

 Calophyllum rotundifolium, sp. nov. 



Branches dark-coloured. Leaves crowded, opposite, stiffly 

 coriaceous, sessile, broadly elliptic (lower ones) to orbicular, 

 apex retuse, base cordate, above prominently nerved with 

 close hoi'izontal parallel nerves, beneath paler and nearly 

 smooth, 2.5-4 cm. long, 2.5-4 cm. wide. Flowers solitary 

 or two, terminal on the branches, on peduncles I cm. long 

 shorter than the leaf. Outer sepals coriaceous, orbicular, 0.8 

 cm. long, inner sepals oblanceolate, obtuse, 0.2 cm. long. 

 Petals obovate rounded, with a distinct claw 1. cm. long, 0.9 

 across. Stamens shorter than the petals with small oblong 

 anthers. 



A most distinct and pretty species with large solitary flowers 

 2 cm. across and remarkable rounded leaves. 



TILIACB-<E. 



6. Elj^.ocarpus glabrescens. Masters. 



Distrib. — Penang Hill and Kedah Peak. 



7. El^ocarpus eriobotryoides, sp. nov. 



Branches moderately stout. Leaves coriaceous, lanceolate, 

 apex acuminate, base cuneate, margins shortly serrate, 

 nerves six pairs in-arching some way from the mai'gin, reti- 

 culations wide, nei'ves and reticulations less conspicuous 



