50 NEW MALAYAN PLANTS. 



over a foot long and an inch wide, the point narrow 3 

 inches long, thorns distant except at the point which is 

 very thorny. Heads oblong- ovoid 2 inches long and 

 over an inch through in a cluster of four nearly sessile. 

 Carpels ^ inch through the style oblong, top square with 

 from 3 to 6 horizontal points sharp and rough at the tip. 



Selangor, on the Tras Route at the 20th mile 

 (8775;) Perak, Thaiping Iiills at 2500 feet altitude in 

 forests. 



This was referred to P. minor, Ham., by the Kew 

 authorities but differs in the clustered heads of fruits 

 and the curious style which is quite flat and square at the 

 top with from 3 to 6 horizontally spreading points. 

 P. glaucophy litis, n. sp. Stems 10 to 12 feet tall ^ to 1 inch 

 through. Leaves crowded at the top 1 to 2 feet or more 

 long 2 inches w T ide glaucous broadly linear oblong, tip 

 abruptly acuminate, edge minutely denticulate rather 

 flaccid, midrib prominent with very small thorns, capitulum 

 globose 2 inches long on a stout peduncle about 3 inches 

 long. Fruit rounded tapering into a stout upcurv- 

 ed simple spine J inch long grooved above the tip 

 acute. 



Pernk, Thaiping Hills in dense forests, about 2500 

 feet altitude. Rather local, growing in small patches. 

 Allied to P. parvus, Ridl, but very much larger in all its 

 parts. 

 P. penangensis, n. sp. A tall stout tree about 20 feet tall and 

 four inches through the stem. Leaves very long linear 

 acuminate 6 to 12 or 14 feet long 4 inches across often 

 especially when young marbled light and dark green, 

 edges and keel armed with stout thorns crowded towards 

 the tip of the leaves. Heads 4 or 5 together on a short 

 peduncle, green oblong 6 inches long, 3 inches through. 

 Carpels an iuch long, free portion conic angled J inch 

 long. Styles strong simple hard dark brown polished 

 curved forward ^ an inch long. 



Penang Hill from the base to the top, in woods. 

 This resembles P. furcalus, Roxb., in habit but has a 

 compound inflorescence. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



