240 ALABASTKA BOKNEENSIA. 



tomous; bracts broadly ovate, acuminate, pubescent, 5 to 6 

 mm. long, the bracteoles similar but smaller. Flowers 5- 

 merous, densely crowded, sessile or shortly pedicelled, often in 

 groups of threes. Calyx cylindric, 6 to 8 mm. long, about 4 

 mm. in diameter, densely pubescent externally, glabrous within, 

 the teeth 5, ovate, acuminate, less than 1 mm. long. Corolla- 

 tube about 12 mm. long, densely pubescent, the lobes 5, ob- 

 long, obtuse, 6 mm. long and 3 mm. wide. Anthers linear, 

 4 mm. long. 



Sarawak, Baram District, Miri, Hose 660, April, 1895. 



The distinct primary reticulations of the leaves are parallel 

 or nearly so, but the species does not otherwise appear to be 

 closely allied to any of those separated by Yaleton under this 

 character. It is well distinguished by its vegetative charac- 

 ters, its indumentum, and its dense inflorescences. 



Timonius villamilii, sp. nov. 



Arbor 5 ad 9 m. alta, inflorescentiis ferrugineo-pubescen- 

 tibus exceptis glabra vel subglabra ; foliis oblongo-obovatis, 

 usque ad 22 cm. longis, in siccitate brunneis vel olivaceo- 

 brunneis, nitidis, apice brevissime acute acuminatis, in 

 climidio inferiore gradatim angustatis, basi acutis vel sub- 

 obtusis, sessilibus vel brevissime petiolatis, nervis utrinque 

 circiter 10 prominentibus, venis laxe reticulars; floribus 9- 

 axillaribus, solitariis, breviter pedicellatis, circiter 2 cm. 

 longis, 6-meris ; fructibus ovoideis vel ellipsoideis, circiter 2 cm. 

 longis, plus minusve pubescentibus, pyrenis numerosis, omnibus 

 verticalibus. 



A tree 5 to 9 m. high, nearly glabrous except the distinctly 

 ferruginous-pubescent inflorescences and fruits. Branches 

 brownish, the ultimate ones about 5 mm. in diameter, the 

 stipular-scars ferruginous-pubescent. Leaves crowded toward 

 the apices of the bran chiefs, oblong-obovate, 18 to 22 cm. long, 

 8 to 10 cm. wide, sessile or subsessile, brownish or brownish- 

 olivaceous when dry, the upper surface shining, the lower paler 

 the younger ones very sparingly pubescent along the midrib, 

 chartaceous to subcoriaceous, the apex very shortly and acutely 

 acuminate or merely acute, narrowed in the lower one-half to 

 the acute or subobtuse base, the basal part 5 mm. wide or less ; 

 lateral nerves about 10 on each side of the midrib, prominent, 

 ascending, slightly curved and obscurely anastomosing, the 

 reticulations rather lax, netted, not very prominent; stipules 

 lanceolate, slightly pubescent, acuminate, about 1.5 cm. long. 

 Pistillate flowers axillary, solitary, 6-merous, about 2 mm. 

 long, the pedicels solitary, stout, pubescent, about 5 mm. long, 

 in fruit up to 1 cm. in length. Calyx ovoid or ellipsoid, terete, 

 externally densely ferruginous-pubescent with appressed hairs, 



Jour. Straits Branch 



