64 AN ACCOUNT OF A BOTANICAL EXEDITION 



U. Brandisiana, Pierre. Terutau (Curtis) ; Perlis, Besih 

 Hangat, Kanga (15177). ^ 



A tree about fifty feet tall, dMduous flowering on the 

 appearance of the leaves. Flowers green. Distrib. Bumah. 

 Polyalthia aberrans, Hook. fil. tungah (Curtis 2957). 



Distrib. Malay Peninsula. 

 P. glomerata, King. Trang at Chong (native collector). 



Distrib. Perak, Sumatra. 

 P. suberosa, Benth. Bangtaphan (Keith). 



Distrib. Iadia and Burmah. 



P. velntinosa, n. sp. 



A tree 20 to 30 feet tall branches black, young parts 

 red-hairy. Leaves lanceolate oblong base rounded, apex 

 subacute nearly sessile, thinly coriaceous, above glabrous 

 beneath sparingly hairy, midrib and nerves 12 pairs, 

 densely appressed red hairy, 6 inches long li inch wide; 

 petiole jo inch long densely red hairy. Flowers solitary 

 sessile on the lower parts of the branches. Sepals broadly, 

 bluntly triangular ovate hairy s inch long. Petals linear 

 oblong subacute velvety outside 1| inch long i inch wide. 

 Stamens short oblong. Ovaries 1 ovuled, 12 to 15 ovoid 

 sessile densely brownish velvety, torus hairy. 



Lankawi, Gunong Eaya at 1500 feet, (Aniff). Nearest 

 perhaps to P. bullata, King, very distinct in its smaller 

 flowers, narrower petals, and foliage smaller and not 

 bullate. 



Anavajorea Scortechinii, King. Lankawi: Kwah (Curtis). 



Distrib. Malay Peninsula. 

 Gjniothcilamus giganteus Hook. fil. Lankawi: Gunong Eaya 

 (Curtis). 



Distrib. whole Peninsula. 

 G. macrophi/llus, Hook. fil. Lankawi (Curtis 2538). 

 Distrib. whole Peninsula and Lingga. 



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