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■above, ferruginous-red beneath when dry; flower-buds ovoid, -2 in. long or more, rusty- 

 pubescent. Pedicels stout, clavate ; fruit oblong, depressed at top ; anther-connective 

 not so broad as in P. lucida. 



Malacci: Griffith (K.D.) 3605 {part); Maingay {K.D.) Idi ; Hervey ; Derry 9B7 ; 

 Holmberg 794; Goodenough 1977. Perak: King's Collector 8705. 



Form (2) : Leaves up to 6 in. long, oblong-lanceolate, long-acuminate, reddish 

 beneath when dry ; nerves more prominent than in P. lucida ; pedicels slender, 

 •8 to 1-2 in. long ; buds ovoid, sometimes flattened, -2 to -3 in. long, rusty-pubescent; 

 young fruit oblong conical, tipped by the persistent style; old fruit oblong, over 1 in. 

 long. P. costata, King MS. in Herb Calc. 



Malacca: Griffith (K.D.) 3605 [part); Maingay (K.D.) 989; Goodenough 1853; 

 Dm-y 654; Curtis 3644, 3660. Penang : Curtis 151&. Pekak : King's Collector 2,1M, 

 4081, 7842, 7957, 10466, 10496, 10978. Pahang : Ridley 2672. Selangoe : Good- 

 ■enough 10545. Singapore : Ridley 3995, 5070, 6508, 11305. 



Vae. nigra, King & Gamble. Leaves much larger than in the 

 ■specimens of true P. lucida, elliptic, long caudate-acuminate at apex, 

 more or less rounded at base, undulate on the margins, 6 to 8"5 in. 

 long, 2-5 to 4 in. broad; main-nerves and intramarginal nerve very 

 prominent, raised beneath ; flower-buds and pedicels often golden- 

 pubescent. Flowers as in P. lucida. 



Peeak : Wray 1170 ; Scortechini. 



P. LowiANA, Pierre in Bull. Soc. Linn. Par. I. 524, seems to be one 

 ■of the varieties of P. lucida or a species allied to it. The following is 

 -Pierre's description : — 



A huge tree. Leaves with petiole '4 in. long ; blade 5 in. long, 

 1-2-1-6 in. broad, oblong-lanceolate, obtusely acuminate, glabrous ; 

 main-veins 24, distant. Fruiting peduncles axillary, 1-1-2 in. long, 

 solitary. Berry oblong, 1-3 in. long by -8 in. broad, sub-glabrous, 

 crowned at the top with the remains of the style. Seed solitary, 1-1 in. 

 long, '35 in. in diam., erect; hilum lateral, "08 in. broad; cotyledons 

 oblong, attenuate at the apex, -S in. long by '2 in. broad ; radicle "15 in. 

 long. P. lucida MS. in Herb. Mus. Par. 



Peeak : Sir Hugh Loio ; St. Pol Lias No. 272. 



6. Payena dastphylla, Pierre in Bull. Soc. Linn. Par. I. 527 

 (1885). A large tree, reaching 80 to 100 feet in height and considerable 

 girth ; branches spreading, branchlets greyish-brown, moderately 

 thick; innovations densely ferruginous-pubescent. Leaves membranous; 

 oblong or elliptic-oblong or obovate-oblong, often unequal-sided ; acumi- 

 nate at apex, acute, cuneate or somewhat rounded at base ; glabrous 

 above except on the midrib and near the base, densely ferruginous- 

 .pubescent beneath, when old nearly glabrous ; 4 to 8 in. long, 1'5 to 

 3 in. broad ; midrib thick, pubescent on both surfaces ; main-nerves 

 12 to 16 pairs, unequally spaced, starting at about 60° with the midrib, 

 j)roduced straight to meet a looped intramarginal nerve ; secondary 



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