80 A CATALOGUE OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS, &C. 



Gordonia excelsa, Bl. ; tall tree ; flowers large yellow. Gov- 

 ernment Hill, rare. (C. 834). 



Gordonia sp. ; tree 20-30 feet. Top of Government Hill. 

 (C. 2281). 



Gordonia ajioniala, Spring, is a doubtful Penang plant stated 

 to have been sent to Calcutta from Penang. It is a native of 

 China. 



ArcJiytcea Vahlii, Choisy ; shrub 6-10 feet; flowers pink. 

 Batu Feringgi, not seen elsewhere. (C. 1069). 

 DIPTEROCARPE/E. 



DipterocarpHs grandiflorus, Blanco; *' Kayu minyak" ; a 

 large tree which yields an useful oil. (C. 424). 



DipterocarpHs cornutus, Dyer; large tree 70-80 feet high. 

 Waterfall, not common. (C. 1402). 



Dipierocarpiis fagineiis, Vesque ; '' Kruen" ; a large tall tree 

 yields oil ; moderately common on Government Hill up to 

 1,000 feet. (C. 140 1 ). 



DipterocarpHs, sp. ; much resembling the preceding and 

 scarcely distinguishable when not in fruit. Government Hill. 

 (C. 1560;. 



DipterocarpHs Kerrii, King ; a large tall tree closely resem- 

 bling the species named after Dr. Kerr, but in the absence 

 of flowers there is some doubt. Waterfall, not common. 

 (C. 1653). Typical D. Kerrii was collected on Gunong 

 Tunggal in the Dindings and the local name is " Kruen chaia." 

 (C. 1561). 



DipterocarpHs Skinnerii, King ; an exceedingly rare species 

 named in honour of the Resident Councillor of Penang. A 

 tree about 70 feet high, bark rough, warty. West Hill 1,500 

 feet, only one tree seen. (C. 1403). 



Ancistrocladns extensHS, Wall. var. pinangianns ; a large 

 woody climber, abundant in places. (C. 774). 



Ajiisoptera Cnrtisii, Dyer. " Rengkon" ; large tree, pretty 

 common on Government Hill up to 2,000 feet. (C. 428). 



Vatica pallida, Dyer ; small tree, branches slender, droop- 

 ing. Common on the lower slopes of the hills and one of the 

 few Dipterocarps that flowers annually. (C. 117). 



