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rufous appressed hairs, as is the leaf-margin ; petiole thick, J 

 inch long, rufous, hairy when young. Racemes short, very 

 dense, rufous hairy, under ^ inch long. Bracts oblong ovate, 

 obtuse, rufous hairy, ^ inch long. Pedicels very short. 

 Calyx campanulate, ^ inch long, with ten very small lobes, all 

 densely red hairy outside. Petals none. Stamens glabrous; 

 filaments slender, red, adnate to the mouth of the calyx-tube. 

 Anthers small, subglobose. Pistil conic, covered with white 

 silky hairs. Style fairly stout. Stigma capitate. 



On the Padang and ridges, 5,000-6,000 feet altitude. 



Allied to P. brevifolium, Hook, fil., of Mt. Ophir, but with 

 different leaves, ovate and very hairy, as are the young 

 branches. 



30. Pygeum patens, n. sp. 



A treelet about 20 feet tall ; branches red, scurfy. Leaves 

 ovate-cuspidate, coriaceous, base rounded, margin entire, above 

 smooth, glabrous, nerves sunk, beneath paler, sprinkled over 

 with short dark hairs, midrib and main nerves g-ii elevated, 

 red, scurfy, reticulations conspicuous, red, scurfy, 6 inches 

 long, 3 inches wide. Petiole thick, red, scurfy, j inch long. 

 Flowers in small facicles, shorter than the petiole. Bracts 

 small, ovate; peduncle and calyx densely ferruginous, hairy. 

 Flowers minute, ^q inch long. Calyx cupular, with very short 

 lobes, densely hairy. Petals none. Stamens about 15, 

 glabrous; filaments short. Anthers elliptic as long. Style 

 thick, protruding shortly beyond the calyx, hairy. Stigma 

 obscurely lobed, broader. Fruiting peduncle stout, \ inch 

 long, hairy. Drupe transversely oblong, rounded, 2-seeded, \ 

 inch long, f inch wide, sparsely hairy. 



Woods on Gunong Tahan, and below the Gully, not seen 

 on the open Padang. 



Allied to P. Griffithii, Hook, fil., of Mount Ophir, but the 

 leaves are entire. 



SAXIFRAGACE.E. 



*3I. POLYOSMA CORIACEA, King, Var. LANCEOLATA. 



Polyosma coriacea, Ridley, op. cit. p. 307. 



A small tree, with grey bark. Leaves narrow-lanceolate, 

 glabrous, shining above, glaucous beneath, apex acuminate, 

 base cuneate, nerves indistinct, seven pairs, 4 inches long, i 

 inch wide. Raceme terminal, 3 to 5 inches long, rachis 

 glabrous, pedicels ^ inch long, slightly sprinkled with hairs. 

 Calyx-lobes ovate-acute, longer than in the type. 



Woods on the Padang (collected also by Robinson in the 

 first expedition, No. 5388). At first sight this plant looks very 

 different from the type-form, which has shorter and broader 

 leaves, but it is connected with it by the next form. 



*32. Var. INTERMEDIA. Leavcs oblong-lanceolate, lighter 

 in colour when dry, not glaucous beneath ; flowers rather larger 

 and calyx-lobes longer. 



Woods on the Padang, also collected by Robinson 

 (No. 5493). 



