GOEDONIA. 157 



tained the material needed for bridging the differences, they must 

 be recognised. 



Figure 14. A leaf of 67. Hxvilandih raduced to | from Haviland 67. 



Gordonia Havilandii. Frutex vel arbor, cortice ramulorum 

 avellaneus. Bamuli ultimi 3 mm. diametro. Folia exacte ellip- 

 tica, basi fere subacuta vel obtusa, apice aequaliter rotundata vel 

 obtusa ad acumen breve obtusum, crasse pergamentacea, mar- 

 gine laevi decurvo, glaberrima, ad 12 cm. longa, ad 6 cm. lata: 

 Sepala dense flavo-sericea, ad 1 cm. longa. Petala dorso dense 

 flavo-serieea, 1.5 ad 1.8 cm. longa. Antherae numerosissimae, 

 versatiles, 2 mm. longa e : filamenta basin versus pubescentia, 1 cm. 

 longa, discrete cum petalis inserta. Ovarium subglobosum, seri- 

 ceum, in stylo 8 mm. longo gradatim protensum. Capsula im- 

 matura 1.5 cm. longa visa, matura ignota. 



Borneo. In Statu Sarawak, monte Serapi, 2800 ped. alt. 

 collegit Haviland sub numero 67, etiamque ad 3000 ped. alt. sine 

 numero, etiamque in monte Singpi mense Decembri cum noribus 

 sub numero 1995. 



Haemocharis vulcanica, O. Kuntze, is described as if ex- 

 tremely like the last two species. It has oval or ovate-entire leaves 

 of a similar size. But the description states that the stamens are 

 sometimes in five groups, as in G. speciosa and the American G. 

 Lasiantlius. The ovary is described as ovoid which indicates a 

 narrowing upwards to the five subconnate styles. Surely it is a 

 good Gordonia! It was obtained on Mount Merapi in Sumatra. 



G. imbricata, King, in Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, lix, 1890, 

 p. 204, has a distinctly zerophytic appearance. Two flushes of its 

 foliage are figured below. The leaves are seen to be small and 

 entire. They are harsh and thick with the margins slightly re- 

 volute. The flowers are only 2.5 cm. in diameter. The ovary 



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