8 NEW UK KAKE MALAYAN PLANTS. 



I have carefully examined this plant which is in cul- 

 tivation in the Botanic Gardens Singapore and cannot 

 find any aril to the seeds, nor does the fruit ever dehisce 

 as those of a Wormia do. It is obvious that Sir Joseph 

 Hooker was right in referring this tree to the genus 

 DiUenia. It is a fairly tall but not stout tree occurring 

 in the hill forests, hi cultivation in the Botanic Gardens 

 in open ground it became more bushy and is flowering at 

 a height of about 12 feet. The Leaves arc soft and bright 

 green glabrous above and pubescent beneath. The flow- 

 ers appeared in September. The sepals are in two whorls 

 three outer ones and two inner ones somewhat gibbous 

 and more silky. The petals 5, are narrow oblong obtuse 

 narrowed at the base and lemon yellow H inch long and 

 half an inch wide. The outer two or three rows of the 

 stamens are shorter than the inner rows and yellow with 

 an apiculate connective, the innermost row is white longer 

 and appressed to the carpels. These are ten in number 

 white linear and recurved. Each cell contains G non- 

 arillate seeds. The sepals in fruit, are swollen yellow 

 pulpy and acid, the carpels sweet and juicy and the whole 

 fruit is eaten by the Sakais and Jakuns. Indeed it is 

 quite refreshing on a hot thirsty day, though the sepals 

 are decidedly acid. The whole fruit is about an inch 

 through. The tree is known as " Simpoh Bukit " 

 " Simpoh hutan " and " Simpoh jantan."' 



It occurs in thick forests in Malacca : Aver Keroh, 

 Ayer Panas (Goodenough 1983), Selandon (Cantley) ; 

 Negri Sembilan: on Gunong Angsi (Eidley), Selangor 

 at Kwala Lumpur (Curtis 234), Bukit Hitam (Kelsall) ; 

 The Dindings at Lumut, and Bukit Tungul (Eidley) ; 

 Perak at Chenderiang (King's Coll. 5787), Tapah (Eid- 

 ley). 



Tetkacera. 



T. sijlveslris, n. sp. 



A tall woody climber in forests ascending to 

 about GO feet, with grey bark. Leaves at the ends 



Jour. Straits Branch 



