NEW OR NOTEWORTHY BORNEAN PLANTS. 333 
A tree about 10 m. high, the young branches and the leaves 
beneath on the midrib and nerves more or less ferruginous- 
pubescent, otherwise glabrous or nearly so. Branches terete, gray- 
ish or brownish. Leaves oblong, coriaceous, brown or brownish 
olivaceous when dry, somewhat shining, 25 to 35 em. long, 8 to 11 
em. wide, apex abruptly acuminate, the acumen about 1 cm. long, 
base cnproumeed) shehtly inequilateral ; lateral nerves 10 to 12 on 
each side of the midrib, very prominent on the lower surface, 
curved-anastomosin 2, the primary reticulations prominent, smb 
parallel; petioles 6 ‘to 8 mm. long, stout, somewhat pubescent ; 
stipules oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, about 1 cm. long, 3 mm. wide. 
Male flowers white, 3 to + em. in diameter, in axillary few-flowered 
‘cymes, the peduncles stout, about 1 em. long, the pedicels about 1.5 
em. long. Sepals 8, orbicular to obovate, rounded, glabrous, 1.5 
to 2 cm. long, the outer smaller than the inner ones. Petals 9 to 
12, orbicular to obovate, unequal, 7 to 10 mm. long, 5 to 8 mm. 
wide, more or less foal ate, ne thick ae scale sores pubes- 
cent, sulcate, 3 to 4 mm. long g, 2 to 3.5 mm. wide. Stamens very 
numerous, the filaments 1 em. long; nen elliptic, 4 mm. long, 
3 mm. wide. 
British North Borneo, Batu Lima, near Sandakan, Wood 960, 
‘October 10, 1920. In damp forests at low altitudes. A remark- 
able species not only in its very large flowers, but also in its numer- 
‘ous sepals and petals. In spite of the fact that the pistillate flowers 
and fruits are unknown it is clearly a Taraktogenos. 
Casearia Jacquin. 
Casearia borneensis sp. nov. 
Arbor parva, glaberrima; foliis integris, oblongo-ovatis, utrin- 
que nitidis concoloribus, 12—20 qm. longis, 6—9 cm. latis, sub- 
corlaceis, acute acuminatis, basi acutis, epunctatis, nervis utrinque 
circiter 8, perspicuis, reticulis confertis, utrinque distinctis; petiolo 
i—1.5 cm. longo; fructibus axillaribus, mlerisque fasciculatis, 
‘ovoideis, 1.8--2.5 cm. longis, pedicellatis. 
A ‘small, entirely glabrous tree, the branches terete, smooth. 
Leaves entire, oblong-ovate, subcoriaceous, brownish-olivaceous and 
conspicuously shining on both surfaces when dry, subcoriaceous, 12 
to 20 cm. long, 6 to 9 cm. wide, apex acutely acuminate, base sees. 
not punctate; lateral nerves about 8 on each side of the midrib, 
rather prominent, the reticulations close and distinct on both 
surfaces; petioles 1 to 1.5 cm. long. Fruits axillary, mostly fasci- 
cled, ovoid to oblong-ovoid, dark red when mature, 1.8 to 2.5 cm. 
long, dark brown and shining when dry, the pedicels about 5 mm. 
long.’ Persistent sepals glabrous, 2 mm. long. 
British North Borneo, near Sandakan, Ramos 1167, Wood 961 
(type), October 20, 1920, Mrs. Clemens 9499, December 21, 1915. 
In damp: forests at low altitudes. A species well characterized by 
being entirely glabrous and in its very entire, strongly shining, 
«lensely reticulate leaves. 
WR. A. Soc., No. 86 1922. 
