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Perak: in open forest at Ulu Bulong, etc., up to 250 m. alt., 
King’s Collector 7865!, 10636!; Scortechini!. Matacca: Griffith 
K.D. 4473!; Maingay K.D. 1458!; at Bukit Bruang, Curtis 3645! 
at Sungei Hudang and Hulu Chembrong, Derry 1124!, 1131!; at 
Selandan and Ayer Panas Ridley 10765!, 10789!. SinGaporRe: 
G. King!; King’s Collector 1253!; at Toas, Ridley 3383 !.—DistR1p. 
Sumatra. Vern. ‘Mempening or Kampuning.’ 
Var. longispica, Gamble. Spikes (in young fruit only) up to 
20 cm. long with the fruits in threes or rarely solitary; cupule 
scales in rings, soit, fulvous-tomentose, appressed. 
PERAK: Scortechini (without number or locality). 
I have thought it best to make this a variety, the leaves are like those 
of P. Hystriz though rather more prominently nerved, but the young fruits 
differ a good deal. When it is better known, it may prove to be a distinct 
species. 
12. Pasania Curtisii, Gamble. A tree reaching 9—12 m. in 
height and 60 cm. or more in diam. of stem; branches spreading ; 
branchlets pale brown, glabrous, with shining smooth bark and many 
prominent lenticels. Leaves thinly coriaceous; elliptic-oblong or 
-ovate or -lanceolate, obtusely long caudate-acuminate at apex, 
acuminate at base; glossy bright green above, pale silvery below 
when fresh, both surfaces pale live-brown when dry and glabrous; 
margins slightly recurved; 12—25 cm. long, 5—8 cm. broad; 
midrib prominent, raised on both surfaces; main nerves 9—10 
pairs, distant, slender, obliquely curving to and along the 
margin where they almost disappear, inconspicuous above, prominent 
beneath ; transverse nervules few, irregular, enclosing the obscure 
areolate reticulation; petiole stout, 4—6 mm. long. Spikes numer- 
ous, very long (up to 20 cm.) and slender in clusters some single 
some in panicles from the upper axils of the leaves, ¢ most 
numerous, but 2 frequent, occasional spikes androgynous ; rhachises 
grey-puberulous, angular. Flowers: 3 solitary or sometimes few 
together on the angles of the rhachis; bracteoles small, ovate, pubes- 
cent; perianth lobes 6, ovate, spreading, ciliate, about 1 mm. long ; 
stamens 12 with slender filaments and small globose anthers ; pistil- 
lode cushion-like, white-villous, rather small and circular: ? (some 
¢) solitary, bracteole asin ¢ , base with imbricate rounded scales 
perianth-lobes as in ¢ and rather prominent; styles 3—4, long, 
subulate. glabrous; stamens in ¢ flowers very small perhaps without 
ertile pollen. Fruits crowded and touching but not connate, in 
