80 ANNALS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA. 
towards the base, sub-ascending towards the apex, forming a double series of arches 
within the margin, bold and prominent on the lower, depressed on the upper, surface ; 
secondary nerves and reticulations prominent; length 12 to-14°in., breadth 2°75 to 3°35 
in.; petiole -25 in., pubescent like the young branches. lowers solitary, terminal or 
axillary, 1 in. long; pedicels slender, 1 in. long, pubescent; bracteole small, mesial. 
Sepals small, lanceolate, spreading, free,. sparsely pubescent outside, glabrescent inside, 
about *25 in, long. Petals narrowly linear, slightly wider at the base, sub-equal. 
sub-concave, sparsely pubescent. Stamens numerous; the apical process of the connective 
sub-convex, orbicular, slightly granular. Ovaries se fewer than the stamens, oblong, 
pubescent ; the stigma sub-capitate-truncate, puberulous. pe carpels globular-ovoid, blunt 
at each end, puberulous, ‘4 in. long; stalks slender, ‘2 in. long. Seeds 2, plano-convex; 
the testa rugose, pale; the albumen horny. 3 
Singapore,—Ridley. Perak,—King’s Collector. 
Evidently a rare shrub; readily recognisable by its elongate, very bullate aren 
Prate 111. Polyalthia bullata, Atay. 1, Fruiting branch; 2, flower from another 
specimen; 3 & 4, seeds—of natural size. 
31. Ponyatruia sus-corpaTa, Blume Fl. Jav. Anon. 71, ¢. 83 & 36B. A shrub or 
small tree ; young branches sparsely hispid-pubescent, ree glabrous and furrowed, 
not pale. Leaves membranous, sub-sessile, oblanceolate-oblong or elliptic-oblong, shortly 
and obtusely caudate-acuminate; the base slightly narrowed, sub-cordate, auriculate at 
one side; both surfaces Sc brois except the sometimes puberulous midrib; main nerves 
9 to 12 pairs, slender; the reticulations lax and faint; length 4:5 to 9 in., breadth 
1-6 to 3 in.; petiole ‘05 in., pubescent. Flowers about 1 in. in diam., sone. axillary 
or extra-axillary; peduncles slender, ‘5 to *75 in. long, puberulous and with 1 or 2 
lanceolate bracteoles. Sepals ovate, sub-acute, united into a cup. Petals coriaceous, 
yellowish, oblong, sub-acute; the inner rather smaller, slightly pubescent outside. Ripe 
carpels numerous, broadly oyoid, not apiculate, furrowed, glabrous, ‘4 in. long; stalks 
slender, ‘25 in. long; pericarp thin. Mig. Fl. Ind. Bat. i. pt. 2, 445 Ann. Mus. 
Lugd. Bat. i. 14; King m Journ. As. Soc. Bengal 61, pt. 2, 64. none sub- ee 
Ll, Bydr. 15. 
Perak ; elevation about 800 feet »—King’s Collector No. 237 3, Distrib.—Java. 
Prare 112. Polyalthia sub-cordata, Blume. 1, Flowering branch; 2, ripe carpe!ls— 
of natural size; 3 & 4, anthers; 5 & 6, pistils; 7, section of ovary with style and 
Bie bila ged. | 
32. POLYALTHIA OBLONGA, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal G1, pt. 2, 65. A shrub 
or small tree 10 to 15 feet high; young branches at first rufous-tomentose, afterwards 
glabrous, pale and furrowed. eaves thinly coriaceous, sub-sessile, oblong or oblong- 
oblanceolate, abruptly and shortly acuminate, narrowed to the minutely cordate unequal 
base; upper surface glabrous, except the pubescent midrib ; lower puberulous, the midrib 
prominent as are the 14 to 20 pairs of little curving, sub-ascending, main nerves 5 
reticulations open and distinct ; length 9 to 14 in., breadth 3°5 to 5 in.; petiole °15 in., 
tomentose. flowers 1:25 to 1:75 im. in diam., solitary, axillary or extra-axillary, from 
small tubercles; pedicels 1:25 to 2°5 in, long, puberulous and with 2 lanceolate bracteoles 
