20 G. King — Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. [No. 1, 



tomentose. Stamens solitary or in fascicles of 2-7, opposite the petals, 

 alternating with large glands. Ovary half-superior, 1-celled ; styles 2-5, 

 filiform, stigmas capitellate ; ovules many or several ; placentas parietal, 

 extending only down the upper free portion of the ovary. Capsule half- 

 superior, coriaceous, 2-5-valved at the apex. Seeds few, angular or 

 oblong. Distrib. — Species 50, scattered over the hot regions of nearly 

 the whole globe. 



Flowers never more than *35 in. in diam. : — 



Stamens 1 opposite each petal; leaves glabrous ... 1. H. longifolium. 



Stamens 2 in front of each petal ; calyx-tube funnel — 

 • shaped : — 



Leaves glabrous, glaucous beneath ; flowers 6- 



merous ... ... ... ... 2. if. Kunstleri. 



Leaves glabrous except on the midrib beneath, not 



glaucous; flowers 6- or 7-merous ... ... 3. H. propinquum. 



Leaves sparsely pubescent on both surfaces, the 



midribs tomentose ; flowers 10-merous ... 4. H. Griffithianum. 



Stamens 4 in front of each petal ; flowers 6-merous, 

 calyx-tube cylindric, expanding very slightly at the 

 mouth ... ... ... ... 5. H. frutescens. 



Flowers '6-75 in. in diam. :— 



Stamens 4 in front of each petal ; calyx-teeth 5, 



much smaller than the petals ... ... 6. H. undulatum. 



Stamens 7-9 opposite or sub-opposite to each petal ;. 



calyx-teeth 7-9, larger than the petals and accrescent 7. H. grandijlorum. 



1. Homalium longifolium, Benth. in Journ. Linn. Soc. IV, 35. 



A tree 30-60 feet high; young branches slender, lenticellate, almost 



glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, acute or 



shortly and bluntly acuminate, the base narrowed ; the edges entire, 



sometimes slightly undulate ; both surfaces quite glabrous, the lower 



darkest when dry ; main nerves 7-9 pairs, spreading, curved, faint ; 



length 3-4*5, in., breadth 1*5-1 '75 in. ; petiole '3 in., stout. Racemes 



slender, axillary, solitary, rarely branched, 4-7 in. long, covered with 



minute white tomentum. Flowers '15 in. across, almost sessile, in 



fascicles of 3 or 4, 6-fid. Calyx-tube narrow, its segments lanceolate like 



the petals but broader Stamens one opposite to each petal alternating 



with yellow-glands. Fruit unknown. Clarke in Flor. Br. Ind. II, 



596. Blachwellia macrostachya f Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Mosc. 1863 



(Vol. XXXVI), 610. 



Penang; Phillips, Curtis 201. Malacca; Maingay (Kew Distrib.) 

 665; Berry 994. Perak ; King's Collector 4444, 7855, 10230, 10763; 

 Scortechini 487, 2036. Selangor; Scortechini 1910. 



2. Homalium Kunstleri, n. spec. King. A tree 30-40 feet high ; 

 young branches glabrous, rather slender, smooth, glaucous. Leaves 



