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ELAEOCARPACEAE. 
Elaeccarpus Linnaeus. 
Elaeocarpus brevipes sp. noy. 
Arbor circiter 8 m. alta, pubescens; foliis breviter petiolatis, 
oblongis, chartaceis vel subcoriaceis, usque ad 17 em. longis, acu- 
minati:, basi obtusis vel subacutis, margine perspicue distanter 
serratis, hervis utrinque circiter 12, subtus perspicuis; stipulis 6— 
7 mm. longis, palmatim laciniatis; racemis usque ad 12 cm. longis, 
multifloris, floribus 4+—5 mm. longis, sepalis extus adpresse pubes- 
centibus ; petalis obovatis, glabris, ‘laciniis humerosis. 
A tree about 8 m. high, more or less softly pubescent. Bran- 
ches terete, smooth, ultimately glabrous, brown, the branchlets 
softly pubescent with short hairs. Leaves oblong, chartaceous to 
subcoriaceous, olivaceous, somewhat shining, 11 to 1? cm. long, 5 
to 7 em. wide, the apex acuminate, base obtuse to subacute, mar- 
e rather conspicuously serrate in the upper one-half to two- 
thirds, entire below, the upper surface glabrous or slightly pubes- 
cent on the midrib, the lower surface rather uniformly pubescent 
with short hairs; stipules pubescent, deciduous, orbicular to obo- 
vate in outline, 6 to 7 mm. long, palmately laciniate, the lobes 7 
to 9, usually extending to about the middle; petioles pubescent, 7 
to 10 mm. long. Racemes axillary, more or less fascicled, 6 to 12 
em. long, pubescent. Flowers numerous, white, 4 to 5 mm. long, 
their pedicels 5 to 8 mm. long. Sepals 5, oblong-ovate, acute, 
sparingly appressed-pubescent, 4 to 5 mm. long. Petals equaling 
the sepals; glabrous, obovate, the fimbriae about 25, extending to 
about the ance Stamens about 30, the anthers blunt, 1.8 mm. 
long. Ovary pubescent; style 2 mm. ‘long, pubescent below. 
British North Borneo, Batu Lima, near Sandakan, Wood 952, 
October 15, 1920. In damp forests at low altitudes. A species 
manifestly allied to Hlaeocarpus gambir Becc., differing especially 
in its rather conspicuously toothed not entire leaves. 
TILIACEAE. 
Grewia Linnaeus. 
Grewia pyriformis sp. nov. 
Arbor parva, inflorescentiis exceptis glabra; follis coriaceis, 
nitidis, oblongo-ellipticis vel elliptico-ovatis, 20—35 cm. longis. 
basi late acutis vel rotundatis, leviter asymmetricis, obscure 3- 
nerviis, apice obtuse acuminatis, nervis utrinque 6—10, valde per- 
spicuis; paniculis axillaribus te rminalibusque, pubescentibus, 8—12 
cm. longis; fructibus pyriformibus, glabris, 3 cm. longis, endo- 
carpio osseo, mesocarpio fibroso. 
A small tree, glabrous except the inflorescences, the branches 
reddish-brown or grayish, somewhat rugo:e when dry. Leaves 
R. A. Soc., No. 86 1922 
