114 G. King* — Materials for a Flora of the Malay Teninsula. [No, 1, 



Leaves glaucous beneath 

 Leaves 35 to 5*5 in. long, leaves glau- 

 cous beneath ; petals very long and 

 narrow 

 Leaves more or less obovate or oblanceolate, 

 4 to 7 in. long. 



Leaves l"75to 4 in. broad ; flower pedi- 

 cels '2 to '25 in. long ; ripe carpels 

 broadly ovoid, blunt, sub-glabrous ... 

 Leaves 1*75 to 2' 5 in. broad ; flower 

 pedicels "5 to '8 in. long ; ripe carpels 

 globular, densely and minutely yel- 

 lowish-tomentose 

 Upper surfaces of leaves glabrous (the midrib 

 alone pubescent in some) : under surfaces uni- 

 formly pubescent. 



Under-surface of leaves adpressed-rufous- 



sericeous ; length 2 to 3 in. ... 

 Under-surface of leaves deep brown, the 

 pubescence slightly paler ; length 3 to 

 4 - 5 in. ; ripe carpels obovoid-oblong, blunt 

 Under-surface of leaves purplish-brown, pu- 

 bescent ; length 3'5 to 55 in. ; main nerves 

 10 to 12 pairs ; ripe carpels much elon- 

 gate, cylindric, many-seeded ... 

 Under-surface of leaves brownish -torn en- 

 tose ; length 65 to 85 in. ; nerves 12 to 

 14 pairs 



30. X. stenopetala. 



10. X. stenopetala. 



11. X. Scortechinii. 



12. X. olivacea. 



13. X. obtusifolia. 



14. X. magna. 



15. X. ferruginea. 



nerves 



... 16. X. Ridleyi. 



1. Xylopia oxyantha, Hook. fil. and Thorns. Fl. Br. Ind. I, 85. 

 A tree : young parts puberulous ; the branchlets rather stout, striate. 

 Leaves coriaceous, ovate or oblong, abruptly and shortly acuminate, 

 glabrous, glaucous on the lower surface ; main nerves 12 to 15 pairs, 

 spreading, thin; length 6 to 7 in., breadth 25 to 3 in., petiole "35 in. 

 Veduncles axillary, in fascicles, '35 to "5 in. long, adpressed-pubescent. 

 Sepals broadly ovate. Outer petals narrowly linear, tapering at the apex, 

 yellowish pubescent, slightly keeled at the back, 125 to I'o in. glon 

 Stamens and ovaries as in X. ferruginea. Habzelia oxyantha, Hook, fil 

 and Th. El. Ind. 124; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. I, pt. 2, 37. Uvaria oxyantha, 

 Wall. Cat. 6478. 



Singapore : Wallich. 



2. Xylopia dicakpa, Hook. fil. and Thorns. Fl. Br. Ind. I, 85. A 

 tree 20 to 25 feet high ; branches glabrous, dark-coloured, minutely 



