28 NEW OE BARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 



tuse, scurfy. Stamens 10 very short, anthers elliptic, 

 prolongation of connective very short rounded. Pistil 

 glabrous, style short stout, stigma flattened obovate. 

 Johore: Kwala Sembrong ( K el sal I 40(54). 



TILIACEAE. 



Eloeocarpus rigida, n. sp. 



Tree, bark of branches dark colored. Leaves coria- 

 ceous elliptic ovate cuspidate margins obscurely crenulate 

 apex obtuse base shortly cuneate quite glabrous, but pus- 

 tulate nerves 5 pairs elevate on the lower surface, reti- 

 culations conspicuous 4 inches long 2 inches wide petiole 

 rather stout H inch long. Racemes axillary from below 

 the leafy portion 2-2^ inches long. Flowers white, on 

 peduncles } inch long tomentose. Sepals 5 triangular 

 lanceolate pubescent ^ inch long. Petals 5 as Jong, 

 cuneate laciniate pubescent not glandular. Stamens 15 

 margins shorter than the petals, filaments very short, 

 anthers linear, with a small tuft of white hairs on the 

 tip. Torus a shallow lobed grey tomentose cup. ovary 

 ovoid grey tomentose. Style longer glabrous. 



Singapore: Bukit Timah (Ridley 4949, 3641). 



The stiff glabrous leaves are peculiar in this plant. 

 The petals are much laciniate the primary lobes divided 

 into 2 or more filaments. The torus is curiously un- 

 dulately lobed. 



STERCULIACEAE. 



StercuUa elongata, n. sp. 



Shrub about 10 feet tall; with brown bark. Leaves 

 simple alternate oblong linear acuminate obtuse base 

 slightly narrowed or not. margins entire parallel straight 

 or undulate, glabrous subcoriaceous to 12 inches long 

 2 inches wide, nerves distinct on the lower surface 18 to 

 20 parallel meeting in loops J inch from the margin, 

 petiole 4 to H inch long, thickened at the apex. Raceme 

 G inches long from the upper leaf axil lax about 14 



Jour. Straits Branch 



