a2 NEW AND RARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 
‘Wray. It is of the same type as the Ophir plants, but differs in 
several important characters. The Timonius Rumphii of Penang 
Hill, differs again remarkably from that of the south of the Penin- 
sula, approaching the Mt. Ophir plant in its stiffer leaves which are 
nearly glabrous and not silvery yellow on the back as is the case in 
«the ‘Singapore plant, and Hooker in the Flora of British India 
points this out and suggests that they form a different species. 
Timonius oreophilus, 0. sp. 
A shrub,. bark dark coloured. Leaves broadly lanceolate 
acuminate at both ends coriaceous, nerves seven pairs, above gla- 
brous, beneath lighter coloured with midrib and nerves covered with 
appressed hairs, 3 to 6 inches long, 1$ to 2 inches wide, petiole 
thickened at the base $ inch long back hairy. Stipules lanceolate 
triangular acuminate hairy, when fallen leaving a circle of hairs. 
Cymes shorter than the leaf. Male flowers on short cymes, peduncle 
4 inch long rather thick covered with appressed hairs, branches 2 
shorter similar. Bracts lanceolate acuminate. Flower 4 inch long 
shortly pedicelled. Calyx cupular with 4 short subacute teeth 
covered with appressed hairs. Corolla + inch long hairy, lobes short 
blunt. Anthers linear, base prolonged deeply bifid glabrous. Style 
cylindric hairy. Females in pairs on long 2 inch slender peduncles. 
Bracts broader, ovate acuminate hairy. Drupe cylindric oblong 
+ inch long hairy crowned with the persistent calyx lobes. 
Pahang: Kluang Terbang (Barnes 10886) ; Mt. Ophir (Hul- 
lett 837) ; ‘Selangor: Bukit Hitam (Ridley 7397, 7399); Kedah 
Peak (a form with very narrow leaves). 
Saprosma saxicola, n. sp. 
A small -bush,- glabrous. with pale bark. Leaves lanceolate 
shortly acuminate blunt, base cuneate, coriaceous 2 inches long half 
um inch wide, glabrous nerves 5 to 6 pairs elevated beneath, petiole 
4 inch long winged nearly to the base. Stipules scabrid tubular 
with several lone subulate teeth. Flowers not seen. Fruit + inch 
long when dry, blue when alive crowned with four short triangular 
“calyx teeth, and a taller conical disc, very shortly pedicelled. 
Perak: Bukit Kamuning (11884 Ridley) on limestone rocks 
Totally different from any other species recorded from the 
Peninsula and most resembling S. nativitatis of Christmas island. 
_ Saprosma pubescens, n. sp. 
i Shrub much branched, bark pale, young parts shortly scabrid 
pubescent. J.eaves elliptic to lanceolate acute or acuminate, base 
-shortly narrowed above glabrous, beneath pubescent or scabrid 
puberulous on the midrib, 4-5 inches long 14-2 inches wide, petiole 
.% inch. or much less long, nerves 5 pairs. Stipules of numerous 
pale subulate processes, $ inch long. Cymes very short in flower 
-of about 5 flowers. Bracts of sev acal subulate teeth. Peduncles 
and pedicels .very short, lengthening in fruit to a quarter of an inch 
Jour. Straits Branch 
