192 ALABASTEA B0ENEENS1A. 



Elaeocarpus chrysophyllus, sp. nov. § Acronodia. 



Arbor, ramulis junioribus et subtus foliis et petiolis 

 densissime adpresse chryseo- ad argenteo-pubescentibus, indu- 

 mento nitido; foliis longe petiolatis, coriaceis, lanceolatis ad 

 oblongo-lanceolatis, usque ad 10 cm. longis, tenuiter sub- 

 caudato-acuminatis, basi acutis, margine obscure adpresse api- 

 eulatis, uervis utrinque 8 vel 9, distinctis; racemis axillaribus, 

 eiuereo-pubeseeutibus, junioribus usque ad 5 cm. longis; 

 ftoribus S 4- vel raro 5-meris ; bracteolis lanceolatis, cireiter 

 5 mm. longis, basi biappendiculatis; petalis cireiter 4 mm. 

 longis (immaturis), apice breviter laciniatis, laeiniis 10 ad 12, 

 extus pubescentibus, intus giabris; antheris 8 vel 10. 



A tree, the young branchlets petioles and lower surface 

 of the leaves very densely and uniformly appressed-pubescent 

 with shining golden to somewhat silvery hairs. Branches 

 terete, glabrous, reddish-brown, about 4 mm. in diameter. 

 Leaves coriaceous, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 8 to 10 cm. 

 long, 2.5 to 3.5 cm. wide, the apex slenderly caudate-acuminate, 

 the acumen apiculate, base acute, margins obscurely and 

 minutely appressed apiculate-toothed, the upper surface 

 brownish-olivaceous, shining, glabrous except for the silvery- 

 pubescent midrib, the lower surface uniformly and densely ap- 

 pressed-pubescent, the indumentum on the younger leaves 

 golden, on the older ones silvery; lateral nerves 8 or 9 on each 

 side of the midrib, distinct, curved, anastomosing ; petioles 

 densely silvery or golden-pubescent, 3 to 4.5 cm. long. Eace- 

 mes axillary, in mature bud up to 5 cm. in length, densely 

 cinereous-pubescent, the bracteoles pubescent, lanceolate, about 

 5 mm. long, each with a pair of linear, 1.5 mm. long, basal 

 appendages or lobes, the pedicels 3 to 4 mm. long. Buds 

 narrowly ovoid, obtuse, 4 mm. long. Sepals 4, rarely 5, ex- 

 ternally densely cinereous-pubescent. Petals oblong-obovate, 

 about 4 mm. long (in bud), somewhat pubescent on the back, 

 glabrous within, the tip divided into 10 to 12, 1 mm. long, 

 narrow lobes. Stamens 8 or 10 ; filaments 1 mm. long; anthers 

 oblong, obtuse, 1.8 mm. long, one cell slightly longer than the 

 other, not bearded. Disk-glands densely hirsute. Budi- 

 mentary ovary none. 



Sakawak, without definite locality, Native collector 1965 

 (Bur.Sci.). 



This characteristic species of the section Acronodia is 

 readily distinguishable Jby its lanceolate, slenderly acuminate 

 leaves which, except for the midrib, are glabrous on the upper 

 surface and densely golden to silvery appressed-pubescent on 

 the lower surface. 



Jour. Straits Branca 



