186 Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



angles and curving upwards to meet near the margin ; secondary 

 nerves somewhat prominent as are the reticulations ; petiole '6 to '8 in. 

 long, slender, grooved above. Floioers fascicled, often up to 10 together^ 

 on tubercles above the scars of fallen leaves on the last year's wood ; 

 pedicels slender, glabrous, '5 to •? in. long. Calyx-lobes 4, -15 to '2 in. 

 long, ovate, somewhat acute, somewhat pubescent outside, the 2 outer 

 enclosing the 2 inner. Corolla with very short (-05 in. long) cylindrical 

 tube ; lobes 8 to 9, rather spreading, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse or 

 emarginate, prominently nerved, glabrous. Stamens 16 to 18, '2 in. 

 long, inserted in 2 rows on the top of the tube above a short ring of 

 tawny hairs ; filaments '125 in. long, slender ; anthers ovate, "075 in. 

 long, apiculate, extrorse. Ovary cylindrical, style "5 in. long, sur- 

 mounted by a minute rounded stigma. Fruit unknown. 



Pbeak : King's Collector 2680. Singapore : Bidley 6498 (?). 



This species comes very near to B. Braceana, but the anthers differ so much that 

 we hesitate to join them. 



13. Bassia cupeba. King & Gamble, n. sp. A tree reaching 60 to 

 70 feet in height ; branchlets thick, brown, uppermost somewhat angular. 

 Leaves coriaceous ; oblong, obtuse or emarginate at apex, attenuate at 

 base and somewhat unequal; glabrous above, sparsely hairy on the 

 nerves beneath, otherwise glabrous ; 4*5 to 6 in. long, 2*5 to 3 in. 

 broad ; of a coppery-brown colour when dry ; midrib very thick and 

 prominent ; main-nerves 10 to 12 pairs, starting at an angle of about 50° 

 with the midrib, curving upwards to and along the margin ; reticulations 

 visible but not strong ; petiole thick, -75 to 1 in, long, bordered above 

 by the decurrent margin of the blade. Floiuers fasciculate in the axils of 

 the leaves or of the scars of fallen leaves, 2 to 5 or more in a fascicle, 

 fragrant ; pedicels -5 in. long, pubescent ; buds conical, "3 in. long. 

 Calyx-lobes 4, '25 in. long ; 2 outer valvate, broadly ovate, shortly 

 pubescent ; 2 inner rounded concave, shallowly emarginate, ciliate and 

 scarious on the margins, pubescent without. Corolla "4 in. long ; tube 

 funnel-shaped, "1 in. long, mouth densely brown-hirsute ; lobes 8-9, 

 erect or spreading, -3 in. long, oblong, rounded at apex, long brown- 

 silky-pubescent on back, strigosely hairy within. Stamens 18 to 22, 

 inserted on the mouth of the tube ; filaments hairy, '05 in. long ; 

 anthers ovate-acuminate, "15 in. long, the connective produced in a 

 long Usually curved acumen, strigosely hirsute. Ovary oblong, glabrous, 

 8-10-celled, ending in a style '5 in. long surmounted by a minutely 

 9-10-lobed fiat stigma. Fruit not seen. 



Pebak : Scortecliini 1879. 



This species comes near to B. Motleyana, Clarke, but the flowers are much larger 

 and different. 



