194 ALABASTBA BOKNEENSIA. 



tpmentosis ; foliis eoriaeeis, ellipticis, usque ad 15 em. longis, 

 integris vel obseurissime denticulatis, breviter acuminatis, basi 

 Jate acutis ad rotundatis, supra, eosta excepta, glabris, oli- 

 vaeeis, nitidis, subtus brunneis, nervis utrinque eireiter 8, 

 prominentibus : racemis ex axillis defoliatis, eireiter 2 cm. 

 loiigis; floribus 4-meris; sepdlis lanceolatis, 4 mm. longis, 

 acuminatis, extns ferrugineo-tomentosis, intus pareissime 

 pubescentibus; p&talis oblongis, apice obsenrissime 4-dentatis. 

 extus dense adpresse ferruginco-pubeseentibus, intns leviter 

 pubescentibus; staminibus 10; fructibus ellipsoideis, olivaceis 

 1 cm. longis, laevibus, junioribus leviter pubescentibus, vetus- 

 tioribus glabrescentibus. 



A tree about 5 m. high, the younger parts and the mid- 

 rib and nerves on the lower surface of the leaves densely rufous- 

 tomentose. Branches terete, dark-brownish, nearly glabrous. 

 Leaves elliptic, coriaceous, 10 to 15 cm. long, 5 to 7.5 cm, 

 wide, shortly and. usually obtusely acuminate, base broadly 

 acute to rounded, margins entire or above minutely and ob- 

 scurely denticulate, the upper surface glabrous, except the 

 midrib, olivaceous, sinning, the lower surface brownish when 

 dry ; lateral nerves 8 on each side of the midrib, prominent, 

 somewhat curved, anastomosing, the reticulations distinct, sub- 

 parallel, rather lax ; petioles 3 to 5 cm. long, thickened at the 

 apex, densely rufous-tomentose, in age glabrous or nearly so. 

 Racemes from the axils of fallen leaves, solitary, few flowered, 

 about 2 cm. Ion"', rufous-tomentose. Flowers 4-merous, their 

 pedicels 2 to 3 mm. long. Sepals lanceolate, acuminate, 4 

 mm. lona - , 1.5 mm. wide, outside ferruginous or rufous-tomen- 

 tose, inside with scattered hairs. Petals nearly as long as the 

 sepals, oblong, outside densely appressed-tomentose. inside with 

 scattered hairs, the apex minutely and obscurelv 4-toothed. 

 Stamens 10; filaments 1 mm. lono' or less; anthers oblong, 

 subacute at both ends, scabrid, 1.5 to 1.8 mm. long, one cell 

 slightly exceeding the other, not bearded. Rudimentary ovary 

 densely tomentose. Disk-glands densely tomentose. Fruit 

 ellipsoid, olivaceous when dry, 1 cm. long, more or less pubes- 

 cent, becoming glabrous or nearly so, smooth, shining, 1- 

 celled, 1-seeded, the endocarp rather hard, rugose, externally 

 somewhat flbrillose. 



British Xoirnr Borneo, Mount Kinabalu, Gurulau Spur, 

 Mrs. Clemens 10783, in forests near the summit. 



This species is manifestly very closely allied to Elaeo- 

 carpus jackianus, Wall., which it closely resembles in most 

 particulars, but from which it is distinguished by its much 

 shorter racemes, densely pubescent ovaries, and more or less 

 pubescent, somewhat smaller fruits. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



