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in a column, live anthers linear, curved, connate on the 

 top of a shorter peduncle, above them a conic appendage. 

 No disc. Females larger on longer pedicels, sepals and 

 petals as in males, but larger sepals strongly keeled on 

 the back margins, thin. Ovary glabrous, ovoid, adnate at 

 base to sepals, styles 3, very short, each with 2 vertical, 

 linear, oblong stigmas. Iruit globular bladdery, i inch 

 long on a short stalk. 



Lankawi, Gunong Eaya (Curtis, 2648), Kwab, (Rid- 

 ley, 8331). Also Kedah, Gunong Terai (Ridley, 5362), and 

 Taiping Hills. 



I put this into Gleistanthus with doubt. It has the 

 flowers of Gleistanthus, but the fruit is quite unlike that 

 of any species of the genus. It might be put into a dis- 

 tinct genus. 



Gleistanthus ? minutijioriis, n. sp. 



Climbing shrub, hanging on boles of trees (Keith), tree 

 (Eidley). Leaves alternate, coriaceous, ovate, subacute 

 glabrous, narrowed slightly at the base, nerves 7 pairs, 

 nervules in conspicuous drying grey above, brown beneath, 

 3i inches long, If inch wide, petiole thick, i inch long. 

 Bracts ovate, subulate, hard. Flowers in small capitula 

 sessile axillary. Males not seen. Female flowers minute, 

 tV inch long, shortly pedicelled, pedicel and sepals hairy, 

 sepals 3, lanceolate, caudate. Petals 3, short, acute, lanceo- 

 late. Pistil shortly stalked, 3 carpelled, carpels separate? 

 Styles short, straight, entire. 



Bangtaphan (Keith, May 16th, 1890); Pahang, Kota 

 Glanggi (Ridley, 2356). 



Flowers green. I am doubtful as to the genus of 

 this curious plant. 



Gleistanthus gracilis, Hook. fil. Lankawi (Curtis, 2810). 

 Pelis, Tebing Tinggi (11908). 



R. A. Soc, No. 59, I9H. 



