174 NEW OR NOTEWORTHY BORNEAN PLANTS. 
fructibus oblongis, circiter 6 em. longis, 2.5 cm. diametro, atrobrun- 
neis, glabris, carpellis connatis, verruculosis, circiter 2.5 cm. longis. 
A tree about 7 m. high, glabrous except the densely appressed- 
pubescent apical portions of the peduncles and the appressed- 
villous sepals. Branches slender, brown, rather smooth, the ultimate 
ones about 3 mm, in diameter. Leaves chartaceous, oblong-elliptic 
to oblong, 12 to 28 cm. long, 4.5 to 8 em. wide, conspicuously acumi- 
nate, the kase es ae olivaceous and: shining on both 
surfaces ; lateral nerves about 15 on each side of the midrib, curved, 
distinct on both surfaces as are the rather close reticulapienels 
petioles 1 to 2 cm. long, thickened in the lower one-half. Peduncles 
in flower about 5 cm. long, densely appressed-pubescent with pale 
hairs, the indumentum deciduous on the older peduncles. Flowers 
white, about 5 cm. long, the sepals apparently 2, deciduous, rather 
densely appressed-villous with pale hairs on the back. Petals at 
least 8, oblong to oblong-obovate, glabrous, about 5 cm. long and 
2 em. wide, apparently somewhat fleshy, brown when dry, rounded, 
the inner three much thicker than the outer ones. Anthers linear- 
lanceolate, 12 to 13 mm. long, acuminate. Carpels about 25, linear- 
lanceolate, glabrous except near their apices where they are sparing- 
ly ciate, the free portions in flower 8 to 10 mm. long. Fruit 
oblong, about 6 cm. long, 2.5 cm. wide, dark-brown when dry, the 
individual carpels cohering except at their very apices, verrucose, 
glabrous, the tips spreading, stout, 2 to 3 mm. long. | 
British North Borneo, Sibuguey, near Sandakan, Ramos 1533, 
November, 1920. In damp forests at low altitudes. A species 
belonging in the group with Talauma m utabilis Blume, and very 
closely approximating in vegetative characters to 7. kunstleri King 
differing from both species in its much larger flowers and fruits. 
ANONACEAE. 
Artabotrys R. Brown. 
Artabotrys clementis sp. nov. 
Frutex scandens, glaber’ (floribus ignotis), ramis ramulisque: 
teretibus in siccitate atro-purpureo-brunneis, leviter rugosis; foliis 
chartaceis, nitidis, oblongis vel anguste oblongo-obovatis, 10-20 cm. 
longis, perspicue acuminatis, basi obtusis, nervis utrinque circiter 
12, subtus perspicuis, reticulis utrinque subdensis, perspicuis; fruc- 
tibus longe pedicellatis, ellipsoideis vel oblongo- ellipsoideis. in 
siccitate atro-brunneis, usque ad 4 cm. longis et 2.3 cm. cliametro\,. 
glabris, seminibus usque ad 8, 2-seriatis. 
A scandent vine entirely glabrous (flowers unknown), the 
branches and branchlets slender, terete, dark-brown, somewhat 
wrinkled when dry, the ultimate branchlets about 1.5 mm. im 
diameter. Leaves chartaceous, oblong to narrowly obleng-obovate,. 
10 to 20 cm. long, + to 7 em. wide, the apex rather slenderly and 
Jour. Straits Branch 
