Plerospermum. } STERCULIACER. 147 
. long, reflexed, linear, coriaceous, 
striate and tawny or greyish tomentose outside, velvety anda 
H4B.—Not unfrequent in the tropical forests of Martaban ; also Tenasserim. 
—Fr. March.—s,—8S. = Metam. 
RemaRxs.—Wood red-brown, rather heavy, coarsely fibrous, rather close- 
grained, perishable. 
6. Pt. javanicum, Jungh. (Pé. Blumeanum, Korth).—An ever- 
steen tree, all softer parts greyish or pale brownish tomentose ; 
_ Stipules entire; leaves small, obliquely oblong or trapezoid-oblong, 
acute at the one and rounded at the other side of base, on a densely 
tomentose petiole 1-2 lin. long, 14-3 in. long, rather abruptly acu- 
minate, almost glabrous and glossy above, densely velvety tomentose 
beneath ; flowers large, white, on a 3-3 in. long velvety peduncle, 
arising solitary from the axils of the leaves; bract entire ; sepals 
obscurely nerved, linear, 1-1} in. long, tawny tomentose outside and 
Stmilarly appressed pubescent inside; filaments and style glabrous ; 
‘Ovary and style-base tawny villous; capsule ovoid oblong, about 
-13 in. long, at base contracted into a short thick stalk, covered by 
dense brown seceding tomentum. 
