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long 4 inches wide, petiole J inch long. Panicles lax on 

 the ends of branches about 6 inches long, branches 2-3 

 inches long, silvery scurfy pubescent. Flowers \ inch 

 long. Sepals ovate acuminate pubescent ^ inch long. 

 Petals lanceolate obtuse narrowed to the base, backs 

 pubescent, inner surface glabrous, half an inch long \ 

 inch across. Stamens very short fifteen. Anthers ob- 

 long, cells very unequal, connective very short prolonged, 

 filament shorter than the anther dilated at the base. 

 Ovary minutely pubescent, style stiff conic ribbed, stigma 

 capitate papillose. Fruit not seen. 



Province Wellesley : Nibong Tebal (C. Curtis 3458). 

 Vatica Lankaviensis, n. sp. 



Leaves elliptic or elliptic lanceolate obtuse base 

 cuneate, coriaceous glabrous nerves 8 pairs prominent on 

 both surfaces closely reticulate on the back, pale in color 

 when dry, lighter on the back 3-5 inches long 1^-2 inches 

 wide, petiole ^ inch long. Panicles axillary and terminal 

 lax spreading 4-6 inches long, branchlets angled covered 

 with stellate tomentum, pedicels yu i ncn long- Sepals 

 fleshy ovate triangular quite blunt, densely tomentose, T \ 

 inch long. Petals spirally twisted thick drying black 

 oblong obtuse half the back covered with stellate tomen- 

 tum inside glabrous f inch long. Stamens 15 very short, 

 outer Avhorl much shorter than inner ones. Anthers 

 nearly sessile oblong, cells subequal, connective prolonged 

 into a short reddish blunt point longer than the filament, 

 ovary hairy style short thick glabrous, stigma capitate. 

 Lankawi: Kwah (Curtis 3410). 

 VMica KeUalli, n. sp. 



Tree. Leaves coriaceous glabrous lanceolate obtuse 

 nerves about 5 pairs conspicuous beneath, finely and close- 

 ly reticulate beneath, above dull or slightly shining 

 beneath pale 5 inches long 1-2 wide, petiole half an inch. 

 Panicles axillary and terminal 2-3 inches long, branches 

 numerous short scurfy tomentose. Flowers numerous 

 small white } inch long or shorter thick peduncles. 

 Sepals lanceolate obtuse scurfy. Petals little longer ob- 

 it. A. Soc, No. 54, 1909. 



