1890.] G. King— Materials for a Flora of the Malaifan Peninsula. 357 
disc, 3-celled ; style very short or 0, stigmas 1-3 ; ovules 2-10 m each 
cell, iu 2 series, inserted on tUe inuer angle. Fruit of 3 flattened carpels 
cortoate at the base, usaally dehiscent, Seeili coniprcssod, mually 
winged below, esalbuminoas* — Distbib. Species about 90, natives of the 
tropics of both hemisphei'es. 
Panicles and flowers ferrugineous-tomentoae. 
Flowei-s '2 in. long ,., ... ... 1. H. ferruginea. 
Panicles and flowers glabi-oua, or at most 
pnberaloES, never ferrugineous. 
Flowei'S *3 in. or more in diam» 
Petals glabrous on tho upper surface ... 2. H, nmcrantJia. 
Petals densely glandular- villous on tlie 
upper surface ... ... ,„ 3. If. Cumingii. 
Flowers "15 in. in diara. 
Leaves entire j petals broadly oblong- 
obovat© ... ... .,.4. n, Andamanica. 
Leaves remotely and rather minutely ser- 
rate ; petals orbicular ... ' 5. H, Nicobarica. 
Flowers '05 in. in diam, ... 0, indicn. 
Doubtful species ... ... ... « M, Maingayi. 
L HiPPOCRATEA KERnuGiNEA, King n. sp. Aclimber; young shoots 
slender, glabrous, the older cinereous. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, 
sab-acute or shottlj'- cuspidate, entire, the base rounded or sub-cuueatej 
both surfaces glabrous, shining, the reticulations rather distinct ; main 
nerves about 5 pairs, curved, ascending ; length 3*25 to 5' 5 in., bi-eadth 
2 to 2'5 in,, petiole '3 to '4 in. Famelen axSllary, nearly as long as 
the leaves, with large divaricating ferrugiueous- pubescent pyramidal 
branches. Flmoers '2 in. long, on pedicels rather shorter than them- 
selves. Sepals 5, rotund, concave, densely rusty-tomentoso outside, 
glabrous inside. Petah 5, several times longer than the sepals, oblong- 
obovate, with long slender claws, conduplicate, rusty- tomentose outside, 
glabrous inside, falcately curved so that the tips connive. Disa large, 
its lower edge tliickened and wavy. Stamens 3, the filaments flattened, 
broad, refiexed ; the antlwrs stib-globular, 1-celled, with transverse 
dehiscence- Ovary inserted on the disc, sub-globular, deeply 3-lobed. 
Slr/U cylindric, digma minute. Fruit unknown, 
Penang : Curtis, No. 175, 
Known only by Mr. Curiis's specimens, 
2. HiFPOCRATEA MACKANTHA, Korth. Yerh. Nat. Geach. 187, i. 39. 
A climber; young branches slender, minutely lenticellate, glabrous. 
Leaves coriaceous, elliptic, sometimes i-otund-elliptic, rarely slightly 
obovate, shortly and obtusely cuspidate, the edges with shallow cre- 
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