52 Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 
Perianth-tube short; lobes 6, subequal, deciduous after flowering. 
Stamens 9 perfect, with 2-celled anthers, those of the Ist and 2nd 
rows introrse ; those of the 3rd extrorse; staminodes of the 4th 
row cordate or ovoid, often concave in front, shortly stipitate ; 
glands 6, stipitate, nearly as large as the staminodes, between the 
2nd and 3rd row of stamens and rather nearer the latter with which 
they often come away though not attached to the filaments. Ovary 
sessile, free from the perianth, attenuate into the style; stigma 
obtuse. Fruit an oblong ovoid or globose berry; pedicels not or 
only thickened below, little at the perianth-ring; perianth quite 
deciduous leaving a narrow ring; cotyledons fleshy with often a rudi- 
mentary dissepiment between them, sometimes ruminate.—DiIsTRIB. 
About 20 species, all tropical. 
Leaves very coriaceous, brown when dry. 20—35cm. long, 
7—12 em. broad ; flowers in panicles over 10 cm. long. | 
Leaves oblong, perianth-lobes ovate, 1—5 mm. long; 
stamens short. . an an a6 1. B. insignis. 
Leaves obovate, perianth-lobes oblong, 4 mm. long; 
stamens rather long a8 oc Ne 2. B. Kunstlerz. 
Leaves coriaceous, greenish above when dry, 10—20 cm. 
long, 3—10 em. broad; flower panicles mostly under 
10 em. long. 
Leaves alternate; flowers rather large; perianth- 
lobes 3 mm. long. 
Leaves glabrous on the reddish brown under 
surface; perianth-tube flattened. . .. 3 B. malaccensis. 
Leaves villous on the purplish under surface ; 
perianth-tube conical as .. 4 B. Curtisi. 
Leaves subopposite, rusty-villous; flowers rather 
large, in panicles 12 cm. long; perianth-lobes 
2°5 em. long hs 46 .. 5. B. Scortechini. 
Leaves opposite ; panicles subglabrous, very slender, 
up to 6 cm. long; flowers very small.. .. 6. B. lumutensis. 
Leaves thinly coriaceous or chartaceous, alternate or 
subopposite. 
Flower-panicles dense, under 4 em. long; perianth- 
lobes 3 mm. long; leaves reddish-brown when dry 7. B. Maingayi. 
Flower-panicles spreading, 10—14 cm. long. 
Leaves usually shining, greenish on upper sur- 
face when dry; main nerves regular, parallel; 
panicles grey ae a0 .. 8. B. longipes. 
Leaves usually dull, reddish-brown on upper 
surface when dry ; main nerves irregular; pani- 
cles reddish A ae 9. B. perakensis. 
