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cet. Frulex lO-l^-pedalis; ramulis flavesccnLi-eincrcis, vcrriioulis fuseis conspcrsis, tcretiLus, ad apices paniciiloc instar 



pnl.csconti.'i fiilva apprcssA tcctis. Folia 5-H poll., 2-5 poll, lala, oblongo-lanccolafa, utrinqnc nfumliiala, rarissiiiie 

 anice oblusata v. rotusa, intcgcrriraa, chartacca, rigidiuscula, nullo fere iiitore, subtus maxfiiic in ncrvo medio promi- 

 ncntc vcnisque latcralibus nrcuatis cl supra in ncrvo medio deprcsso foliorura minus adultorum coruraque petiolis 

 0-8 lin. longisbasiincrassaLissubpubcscentia. Punlnda terminalis, 0-8 poll., eomposita, patentissima, flaccida; rhachi 

 cnmmnni angulata, ad cxortum ramorum altcrnorum vagorum sqiiamis solitariis siibiilntis 2-5 lin. loiigk birsutis 

 . obscssa parvi'sqiie consimilibns in ramificationibus. Flores intcrruptc glomcrati, parvull, scssilcs, albi, bracleolu foliulis, 

 cxlcrnis ealycis consimili siiITiilti. Cahjcis foliola S, iml)ricata, glabriuscula, ad margines extenuates crosulo-ciliata ; 

 duo externa minora, ovata; tria inlcrna subrotunda. Corolh calyce duplo major, ex ternis petalis lato-ovatis 

 oblusiusculis concavis subcarnosis patentibus basi intus ope staminodiorum squaniiformium angnlosnrnm conncxis ante 

 anthesin ad margines crassos superiorcs concretis efformata ; s(ammo(/tVs, uti in aliis, supra owiiinni eahplra- instar 

 conncxis ct in margiiiilms, qui staminibus duobus fertilibus adversi, foveolatis. Stamina perfecta 2, petalis alterna iisque 

 paulo brcviora , ante florum cxpansioiicm foveis staminodinrnm calyptratim connexorum innixa,, deinde reflexa. 

 filamenta superne complanata, supra basin bulboso-incrassatam dorso jietalo membranacco rudimcntario apicc biado 

 et scabriusculo longitndine staminis prsedita, apice in connectivura lato-eordatuiu facie interiorc excavaluni cxpansa, 

 yll)ida. Anlhercmtm \ocu\i sub apice inflcxo eonnectivi adnati, appositi, globosi, distincti, rima transversali debiscenles, 

 polline aurantiacopulveraceo farti. Discus inconspicuus, dcntirulatus, ovarium im3 cingens. Ovarium sessile, ovoideum, 

 Icnticulari-comprcssum , glabrum , 2-locuIare, in quovis locul(» binis ovulis superpositis. 5(J//ws npifalis, brcvissimus. 

 Stigma obsolete bifidum. 



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M. laurina : arborea ; ramulis tcretibus ; foliis simplicibus membranaeeis cuncato-oblongis cuspidatis basi obliquis integcrrimis 

 •subtus fulvo-tomcnlosis ; panicula tcrminali d!.'nsa rigidfi ferruginco-piibcsccntc ; petalis staminiferis filamenta adsequan- 

 libus apice trifidis. — Habit, locis inter austrum ct orienlcm sitis insulai Borneo in sylvis montanis. Arbor 50-pe<l.; 

 ramulis tcretibus, ex albicanti giivis, vcrruculosis, glabris, junioribus, ut petiolis, tomento ferrugineo v. rufeseente plus 

 minus denso obdnctis. Folia 4-6| poll., 2-07 poll, lata, cuneato-oblonga, apice in aeumen obtusiusculum contracta, 

 basi in pctiolum 4-0 lin. longum oblique subangustata, inlegcrriraa, mombranacca, supra tantummodo in ncrvo medio 

 iutcrJum hi venis quoquc latcrulibus ai'cuatis ct in pagina avcrsa tomento brevi rufeseente vclutino vestita. Panicula 

 terminalis, erecta, rigida, densa, eomposita v. decomposita, 8-10 poll, longa, circumscriptione ovoiddl, ferruginco- 

 subpubescentc ; rAacAi commMm* teretiuseula, verrucosa, ad exortum ramorum erecto-patcntium cicatrice angustissim^ 

 scmicirculnri a squama lato-ovatii acut,^ decidna profeetil insigni ; rhachihus secundariis snbangulatis in raromnlos 

 plnrimos diffuses composites sursum magis magisquc dccresccnles ct lantuniiuodo paucifloros pcduntiiilos sistcnlcs divisis. 

 Flores pcdiccllis brevibus crassis in basi articulata bractcfi parva ovata acuta pubescentc obsessis suCfuIti, albi, magni- 

 tudine Samhuci nigri Linn, ilores sequantes. Calyx parvus, extus pubcrulus, feliolis ternis majoribus ovatis obtusis 

 magis concavis intcrieribus binisque illis alternis inter se oppositis ovatis acutis compositus, quorum duorum externorum 

 (qua; facile bractcolas existlmcs) unum inconspicuum. Petala perfecta 5, calyce plus triple majera, o\i\U\ v. subroluudo- 

 ovata, obtusa, concava, glabra, superne erassiera, in preefloratienc valvata, singula basi intus aucta staminodio, ut in 

 aliis Spccicbus , super ovarium incurvate et illud oceultante; petala duo staminifera sqiiamifnrmia, filamentura 

 adsequantia, apicc breviter trifida v. tridentata, dentibus acutis, scabrinsrulis , medio paulo predncfiere. F'Y^nncnfrt 

 petalis squaraiformibus oppesita iisque paululo raTido angustiora, plana, apice in eonnectivum transverse oblengum 

 navleulare eontinuata, cui intus duo loculi pelliniferi glebosi appesiti conncxi rima communi transversali dchiscentes 

 adnati. Oijarmiu sessile, disco satis distincto irregulari - denticulate membranoso cinctum, ovoidoum, compressum, 

 globosum, apice in stylum eenieum attenualum. Stigma terminale, obsolete bifidum. 



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Bescr. Arbor proccra, ramulis ullimis angulatis , verruculis ellipsoideis v. oblongis cinnamomcis ac pube 

 parca ftisca aspcrsis. Folia alterna, erecta- patcnlia, petiolis 1 -1 ^ poll, longis teretiusculis obsolete 

 marginatis dorso ad basin inerassatis pra^dita, f-i pcd. longa, 2-4 poll, lata, oblonga s. potius 

 cuncato-oLlonga, acuta v. subacuminata, modo integerrinia niodo superne remote dcniiculata, venis 

 lateralibus crcbcrrimis juxta margincm arcuato-connexis subtus promincnlibus percursa, pro tetate 

 arboris magis minusve coriacea ct rigida, nilida, glabriuscula, vulgo in ncrvo medio supra applanato ■ 

 subtus valde promlncntc ct in pagina avcrsa prajsciliin in venis areuatis pube rara obsessa. Pankulce 

 in summitatibus ranmlorum ex alis foliorum horumquc lapsu paniculam magnani terminaleni oblongam 

 supradccomposltam constituenles , ereclo-patentes, 4-8 poll. longa?, fusco-tomentosa), infimiB 

 longissimc pcdunculata), nempc 3-4 poll. , superiorcs jam 11 v. 1 poll, supra basin in ramos floriferos / 

 1 -2 poll. loiigos sursum sensim decrcseentes vagos patcntcs divisa;, in singulis ramis et in raumlis corum 

 abbreviatis squama vix lincam longa subulata palcnte pubescentc decidua. Flores intcrruptc glomcrati, 

 parvi, subscssilcs, albidi, braeleola foliolls calycis exlcrnis conform! suffulti. Calycis foliola intus 

 glabra, cxtus pubcrula, marginc subciliata, ina^qnalia, imbricata, corollas apprcssa, persislenlia ; 

 "ocxtcnora aliqunnto minora, lanecolala ; interiora ovata, obtusiora. Petala pcrforia 3, calyccm 



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