32 NEW OR RARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 



new species is very distinct in its large hairy leaves, and 

 big flowers with only three stamens. Tn habit it has 

 quite the appearance of a Canarium such as C. rufum, 

 but lias the large flowers of Trigonochlamys. 



MELIACEAK. 



Agio la ml ici folia, n. sp. 



A shrub or small tree, glabrous except the inflores- 

 cence. Leaves 6 inches long, with 5 leaflets, rachis 

 glabrous, leaflets nearly sessile narrowly lanceolate acu- 

 minate at each end equally coriaceous glabrous nerves 

 invisible above, 12 pairs, ascending slightly elevate 

 beneath 4 inches long h$ inch wide. Panicle 6 inches 

 long or less with slender branches, and short branchlets. 

 Rachis scaly, branches and pedicels scurfy. Flowers ^ 

 inch long globose yellow on pedicels longer than them- 

 selves. Sepals 5 very short ovate scurfy. Petals ~> 

 oblong much longer glabrous. Staminal tube oblong free 

 glabrous. Anthers moderately large. Style none. 

 Stigma capitate large. Fruit elliptic nearly \ inch long 

 glabrous on the thickened panicle. 



Pahang : Tahan River (Ridley 2660) . " Poko Tado 

 Ikan." 



I considered this at first as probably what Miquel 

 intended by his A. Diepenliorstii, but on comparing it 

 with the description I conclude that it is distinct in the 

 size and shape of the leaves, very characteristic on this 

 plant, and other minor points. 

 Aglaia rufa, Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. IV. 49. 



Stems densely covered with thick red stellate hairs. 

 Leaves a foot or more long, (probably very large) petiole 

 stout 6 to 9 inches long densely red hairy, leaflets 4 pairs 

 sessile oblong cuspidate subherbaeeous, covered with scat- 

 tered stellate hairs on both sides and crowded on the 

 midrib 4-6 inches long 3 inches wide. Panicles shorter 

 than the leaves much branched densely hairy 6-12 inches 

 long in the axils forming a dense mass. Flowers minute 



Jour. Straits Branch 



