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in var. angustifolia); petiole 25 in. Flowers large, solitary, terminal, 2 in. or more in 
diam. when expanded (often 3°5 in. in diam. in var. angustifolia); pedicels 1:4 to 
1:75 in. long, puberulous, with a lanceolate foliaceous bracteole at the base. Sepals 
ovate, acute or sub-acute, nerved, glabrous, ‘6 to ‘75 in. long. Petals coriaceous, sub- 
equal, ovate-elliptic, sub-acute; the base slightly cordate (narrowly oblong-lanceolate in 
var. angustifolia), greenish-yellow, with a triangular blotch of dark purple at the base. 
Stamens numerous; apical process of connective broad, truncate, sub-orbicular, projecting 
over the apex of the linear anther-cells, pubescent. Ovaries oblong, adpressed-pubescent, 
l-ovuled; style short, cylindric, thick, crowned by the convex, terminal, pubescent stigma. 
fiipe carpels numerous, elliptic-ovoid, blunt, slightly contracted at the base, sparsely 
pubescent, but becoming almost glabrous, purple when ripe; pericarp sub-succulent ; 
stalks thick, crimson when ripe, 1:5 in. long. . Seed solitary, elliptic. 
Perak: at Weld’s Rest,—Scortechinii. 
Var. angustifolia, Leaves oblong-lanceolate or oblong-oblanceolate, scarcely 
' muriculate; petals lanceolate or narrowly oblong-lanceolate, often 
1:75 in. long; sepals often ‘75 in. long. 
Perak: on Gunong Bubu; elevat. 5,000 feet,— Wray. 
Prate 94, Polyalthia pulchra, King. 1, Flowering branch; 2, flower opened up; 
3, flower dissected—of natural size; 4, anthers; 5, pistils—enlarged, 
11. PonyarrarA Kounstiert, King m Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pf. 2, 55. A 
shrub or small tree; young branches puberulous, speedily glabrous, Leaves oblong-lanceo- 
late, rarely elliptic-lanceolate, shortly and rather bluntly acuminate, the base narrowed 
and sub-acute or rounded; upper surface glabrous, shining; the lower paler, dull, pube- 
rulous on the midrib and nerves; main nerves 6 to 12 pairs, rather prominent beneath, 
ascending, inter-arching ‘1 to ‘2 in. from the margin; length 4°5 to 8 in., breadth 1:5 
to 2°35 in.; petiole 2 in., pubescent. lowers ‘4 in. in diam., axillary or extra-axillary, 
solitary or in pairs; peduncles ‘25 in. long, each with two rather large, unequal, broadly 
ovate bracts above the base. Sepals broadly tri lar-ovate, obtuse, nearly as long as 
the petals, and, like them, minutely tomentose. Pefa/s sub-equal, broadly oblong-ovate, 
obtuse. Ovule solitary. ruit 2 in. in diam.; individual carpels numerous, ovoid-globular, 
apiculate, ‘3 in. long; stalks slender, ‘5 in. long, adpressed rufous-pubescent like the 
carpels. Ellipeia parviflora, Scortechini MSS. 
Perak,—King’s Collector, Scortechint, Wray. 
This much resembles P. Jenkinsii and P. andamanica in its leaves and fruit; but its 
flowers are totally different. ) 
- Prats 87B. Polyalthia Kunstleri, King. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe fruit; 
3, section of ripe carpel—of natural size; 4, flower dissected; 5, flower-bud; 6 & 7, 
anthers—enlarged. | 
12, Poryarrsra Scortecarni, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 56. A 
small tree 15 to 20 feet high; young branches minutely rufous-tomentose, but speedily 
glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong or oblong-elliptic, acute or shortly acuminate, 
the base rounded or sub-acute; upper surface glabrous, shining, the midrib pubescent; the 
