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has been made from Hance’s description and an inspection of an excel- 
lent photograph of his type kindly supplied by Dr. J. Ramsbottom of the 
British Museum, Natural History. 
Practically all modern authors, including King, Ridley, Gagnepain, 
and others, credit the binomial Ælaeocarpus Grifiithii to Masters, who 
independently published it by transfer in Hook. f. F1. Brit. Ind. 1: 408. 
1874. However, Kurz had made the same transfer four years earlier, 
Jour. As. Soc. Bengal 39(2) : 68. 1870, and both Kurz and Masters were 
long antedated by A. Gray. The three botanists independently based 
the binomial under Ælaeocarpus on Monoceras Grifithü Wight, Ill. 
1: 84. 1838, which is earlier than Monoceras Grifithi K. Muell. Annot. 
Elaeocarp. 12. 1849, the latter being a synonym of Æ. paniculatus Wall. 
The species occurs in Burma, Siam, Indo-China, the Malay Peninsula, 
Sumatra, and Borneo. 
Elaeocarpus griseo-puberulus sp. nov. ($ Dicera). 
Arbor circiter 15 m. alta, partibus junioribus et inflorescentiis et foliis 
subtus perspicue cinereo- vel griseo-puberulis; ramis teretibus, glabris, 
lenticellatis, circiter 4 mm. diametro, novellis dense puberulis; foliis 
oblongis, chartaceis vel subcoriaceis, 9-11 cm. longis, 3-4 cm. latis, 
leviter crenato-serratis dentibus subapiculatis, supra glabris, suboliva- 
ceis, subtus pallidioribus, dense adpresse puberulis, apice breviter acumi- 
natis, basi acutis; nervis primariis utrinque 9-12, subtus perspicuis, 
elevatis, curvato-adscendentibus, obscure arcuato-anastamosantibus, 
reticulis haud perspicuis; petiolo puberulo, circiter 2 cm. longo; racemis 
numerosis in axillis defoliatis, puberulis, 6-7 cm. longis; floribus numero- 
sis, 5-meris, pedicellis circiter 4 mm. longis; sepalis anguste oblongis, 
acutis, puberulis, 4 mm. longis; petalis 6 mm. longis, deorsum angusta- 
tis, laciniatis laciniis 8-9 linearibus 2—-2.5 mm. longis, extus glabris, 
intus deorsum obscure pubescentibus, margine leviter ciliatis; stamini- 
bus circiter 15, filamentis brevibus, antheris oblongis, scabridulis, loculis 
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