189G.] G. K.h\g — MaieAah for a Flora of the Matatfan Peninsula. 50^ 
termmal, stoutly pedancMlftte, tusfy-tottiBntofie, thorn with femnle flowers 
longer thixn the lefivea, those with taalea eiiort^r ; the branches of both 
short, aecending, those of tlie male more nnmerona. Mjzth ft.owetis "1 
in, in diam., much crowded iti short sub-globulfir sfesaile cymose 
fascicles ; ctilyx capnlftv, flat, with 5 sprending broad ti-iangnlnr ncute 
teetlj, jjabescent outside ; pefals 5, longer than the sepals, brvaadly 
clh'ptic, acute, glabreacent. Stamens 5, the filaments longer than the 
petals ; disc broad^ convex, fleshj, hairy in tlie middle ; ovanj none. 
F:evazis FLnwKjjfi less nnmerons than- the mnles nnd twice as large: 
calyx ruaty-tomentose and petals pubescent outside ; petals aonte, 
8tiimenB with very fimall antliers. Ovary obliquely hemispherical, 
slightly compressed, densely rusty-tomenbose : gtyUs 3, short, liorizon- 
tally radiating, pubescent ; siignias truncate. Drupe transvereely oblongs 
'35 in. from base to apsx and "6 in. from side to side, compressed, 
sparsely tomeutose, the enlarged peduncle about one- third of its length, 
thin^ cup-sliAped, sparsely pubeaceiit- 
Perak : King's CoHectoi% Nos, 7439, 7622 aiad 7655. 
Allied to Aaacardtiim, Linn, fil.^ but well distinct fmm that and 
from any other hitherto described species. 
2. Semkcakpu-s GuRTifefi, King n, sp, A smnll tree : yonng 
branches stout, their bai k pale. Leaves coriaceous, obhmceolate-oblong, 
shortly and bbmtly acurtMiiate, the edges slightly nndnlate, gradually 
narrowed from the npper third to the stout petiole, upper sniface 
shining, greeniish when dry, relieuhrte ; the lower dnll, pnle from very 
minute scales main nerves J8 to 20 in., spread ing mid iatet-arcbing 
within the pale cartilaginous edge, very prominent and pale on tho 
lower surface, faint on the npper ; length J3 to 16 in., breadth 4 to 5 
in, J petiole 1*5 to 2 in., very stout. Panicles much shorter than the 
leaves, branching from uefir the base ; the branches ascending, angled, 
tawny-pubemloas, the ultimate branchleta cymose. Mowers unisexual 
and the sexes on different panicles, shortly pedicelled. Malm tlowrrb 
*15 in. in diam. ; calyx cnpuUir, with 5 ovate sub-acute sp reading 
segments, minutely tomentoae externally : petaU 5, spreading, much 
longer than tho calyx, elliptic, obtuse, minutely tomentose on the 
outer, glabrescent on the inner sni-race ; etanims 5, longer than the 
petals, the anthei*s small, the filaments narrow, compressed • (?w sub- 
convex, pubescent ; omnj 0, W em alb WLownits larger than the male ; 
siametis rudimentary ; omry obliquely globose-ovoid, compressed, densely 
tomentose ; styles 3; ratlin ting, horizontal or depreasoJ, glabi-ous, bitid at 
the apex, Vrupe unknown. 
Tongka : Curtis, Is^'o. 2930. 
A very distinct and handsome species ; readily recognised amongst 
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