189G.] Q. King— Mdhrlah for a Mora of the Mahujan PetumuUt. 503 
Youn<^ brancltes glabmns, patiiclcR pnbca- 
coiit-tompntose (not felted J, flowers more 
tlian *1 in. long" ... ... 9. Jf. nitida, 
1. Melaxochyla DEXsit-'LORA, Kuig n. Bp, A tree 60 to 100 fmi 
lifo^li : young bi-auulies Kfcoiit, covered witli sliort rusty deriMnoas tontcn- 
tuni. Leaves very coriaceousj oblong-ulliptic, eorautijnes eliglitly obovate, 
siibactifco, soinewliat najTowed to tiie roundod alitjlitly nneqanl base ; 
n])[)er RuifacD glabroos, not i*eticnlate, tlie midiib and nerves sliu'hdy 
(K'proased wUen dry ; lower surface densely and minutely rnsty>tonicit- 
tose, tUe midrib very pit>mineiit as are tUe 20 to 25 pairs of strong Rtrb- 
ltoriKont)»t main nerves ; lenglli 6 to B'5 in., breadth 2*5 to 3 i> in.; pelicflo 
■63 to 1 in-, thickened and channelled mtii' the base, Fanklc terminal, 
condensed, shorter than the leaves, branched from the base, every- 
wliere rusty-tomentose ; branches numerous, the branchlets i-ncemnloso 
and beariui/ the Bowers in ultimate sub sessile crowtled ey mules. 
Mazs iiT.owE'RS *2 in, long, sessile ; buds ovoid, gibbous near the base. 
Cahjx fleshy, eampanulate, i-usty-tofuentose externally with 5 ^I'iiiognUa" 
sub-acute siib-erect segfnents- Fetah 5, twice as long as the t-alyx-teeth, 
ereet, thick, elliptic, obtuse, tomeiitose along the midrib extei'nally, tlio 
edges glaljroiis, but with a tuft of coai-ne hairs along the lower part of 
the midrib. Stamens 5, sliorter than tlio petals, antbera elliptic ; filaments 
compressed, deuf^ely villous in front, about as long as the anthers ; dUc 
sujall, slightly convex, villous iu the middle ; ovuTtj 0. Fexale flowmbs 
and drupe unknown. 
Perak : King's Collector, Wos. 5615 and 5(i26. 
A species allied to If. tomcntosa, Hook. fil. ; but at once distinguished 
from that by its denser panicles, larger and more numerotis flowers. 
This is also much nioro hairv on the under surface of the leaves than M. 
lotnantosa. Female flowers and fi uit are -still unknown. 
2. Melanochyla TOMENTOsi, Hook. fil. Fl. Br, Ind. II, SB, A 
tree : young branehes rather slender, densely rufous4,omentose. Leaves 
curiiiceous, clliptic-ohlong, sometimes slightly obovato, shortly and 
sbni'ply acuminate, the base rounded but sHglitly narrowed ; upper 
snrfaee quite glabrous except the pubcsceofc base of the midrib ; lower 
ttiirfaco reticulate, glahroscent, psilo when dry, the midrib and noi-ves 
more or less i-ufoaa-pubeseeut like the pttiolc : main nerves 20 to 30 pairs, 
spreading, promiuent ou the lower surface ; length 6 r> to 14- in., breadtk 
2'75 to -4 iu. ; jietiole in,, stout, rufous-pubescenL Fanidt's terniina}, 
libout as long as the leavcH, the main axis rufous-tomentose ] the brandies 
slcndei% distant, sub-creel, puberulous, spike-like, bearing the flowers iu 
distant sub-sessile cynuiles. Male FLowmn about i in. in diam. Calyx 
with 5 dcrp unequal ovate concave segments, puberulous externally. 
