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opening on one side containing a single seed attached to the 

 base of the capsule^ and enveloped in a pale yellowish laci- 

 niate arillus. The vestiges of two or three abortive ovula 

 are observable in the bottom of the capsule. 



WORMIA EXCELSA, ( W, J.) 



N, O. Dilleniacece Dec. 



Foliis ellipticis acutis denticulatis, pedunculis multifloris 

 oppositifoliis, pedicellis clavatis. 

 Kayu Sipur. Malay. 

 In forests near Bencoolen. 



A large tree. Leaves alternate, petiolate from elliptic 

 ovate to elliptic oblong, acute, denticulate or obsoletely 

 serrate, smooth ; 8—12 inches long. Petioles deeply chan- 

 neled above. Peduncles oppositifolious at the summit of the 

 branches, many-flowered ; pedicels alternate, clavate. Flowers 

 large, yellow, three inches in diameter. Calyx 5-leaved, 

 leaflets subrotund, concave unequal. Corolla 5-petalled, 

 spreading, petals ovate-oblong. Stamina very numerous, the 

 outer ones yellow, spreading, shorter than the inner which 

 are purple, erect and recurved above ; anthers, lobes adrfate 

 to the filament. Ovaries 6 — 8 connate, polysporous. Stig- 

 mas as many, flat, recurved, diverging. Capsules 6 — 8, 

 whitish semitransparent, bursting at the inner angle, and 

 then spreading, containing no pulp. Seeds attached to the 

 edges of the capsules, enveloped in a red aril. 



Obs. — This is a large forest tree which yields excellent 

 timber, the wood having some resemblance to oak. / 



WORMIA PULCHELLA. (W.J.) 



Foliis obovatis integerrimis, pedunculis solitariis axilla- 

 ribus unifloris, floribus pentagynis. 

 Found at Natal. 



