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alternate, distant, at right angles to the rhachis, bearing few-flowered 
eymules; bracts linear, short; pedicels 1 mm. long on side flower, 0 
in central flowers; flowers yellow. Perianth-tube cupshaped, 1-5 
mm. long; lobes ovate, rounded, densely grey tomentose without, 
puberulous within, as long as the tube. Stamens of Ist and 2nd 
rows 1°5 mm. long, filaments puberulous, anthers ovate, connective 
acute; those of 3rd row more slender and rather shorter, with 2 
orbicular stipitate glands a little behind; staminodes of 4th row 
small, cordate, very shortly stipitate. Ovary glabrous; style short; 
stigma obtuse. Fruit (very young only) ovoid, glabrous, apiculate, 
the scar of the fallen perianth pale. 
PERAK: at Sungie Larut, Wray 229)!; Scortechini!; forests near 
Larut chiefly on limestone, at 150 to 450 m. elevation, King’s Collec- 
tor 3859!, 4765!, 5465!, 5903!, 7238!, 7325! Mawtacca: Main- 
gay, K. D. 1248! 
9. BEILSCHMIEDIA PERAKENSIS, Gamble in Kew Bull. 149 (1910). 
A shrub or small tree reaching 9—12 m. in height and 12—25 cm. in 
diam. of stem; branchlets slender, dark brown, sparsely pubescent ; 
innovations densely tawny-pubescent as are the ovoid leaf-buds 
about 5 mm. long. Leaves chartaceous, membranous when young, 
alternate; elliptic or elliptic-obovate, shortly acuminate at apex, 
cuneate or attenuate at base; upper surface glabrous except on the 
midrib and main nerves, lower minutely puberulous especially on the 
nerves, at length nearly glabrous; both surfaces dull when dry, 
reddish brown; 8—15 cm. long, 4—7 cm. wide; midrib moderately 
stout, slightly impressed above, raised beneath ; main nerves 10 to 12 
pairs, usually irregular, starting at about 50° with the midrib and 
curved to the margin where they connect in loops, joined by rather 
prominent transverse nervules and reticulations which are conspicuous 
on the upper surface; petiole stout, densely pubescent, 5—10 mm. 
long. lowers in slender axillary rusty-pubescent panicles reaching 
10—14 cm. in length and scarcely 4 cm. in breadth; peduncle usually 
long; branches few, generally at right angles to the rhachis; cymules 
about 3-flowered ; bracts and bracteoles linear; pedicels slender, of 
middle flower almost 0; Perianth-tube very short; lobes ovate, 
obtuse or slightly ovate, 1:5 mm. long. Stamens of Ist and 2nd 
rows slender, 1 mm. long, filaments puberulous, connective rounded ; 
those of 3rd row similar but rather longer, the 2 basal glands ovoid, 
stipitate; staminodes of 4th row ovate, acute, rather small. Ovary 
oblong; style stout; stigma obtuse. Fruit oblong or obovoid, black 
