10 0. King '-^fateriaU far a Flora of the Malayan FeninsuJa, [No. 1, 
glabrescent on tli© inner surface, lees than half aa long as the petals 
and pistiL FetaU narrowly oblong, snb-acnie, pubescent on th© onter, 
glabrescent on the inner snrface. The 5 fertile Hamefig as long as the 
ovary, glabTOiis, the anthers broadly ofate, the filaments nmch dilated 
at the base, the 5 alternate much smaller and without antJicrs. Ovary 
oblong, Bericeons-tomentose, longer than the stout pubescent style; 
stigma capitate-discoid. Fruit unknown. 
Penang; Cnrtie Noa. 1014, 1097. 
The tiearoat ally of this ftppoara to be the imperfectly known J?. Helferi, Hook, 
fil. from TerHiSBerim, of wbidi the typo ia Heifer's No, 1'253; but tb© leaves of thia 
ajo uiuoh more pubescent on tbe lower and more shininp on the upper surface, Tha 
flowers of thiB are moreover larger, 
4. Ellipanthus Griffithii, Hook. fil. FL Br, Ind, II, 56, A small 
ivGti ? Toung branchea slender, rusty-pubescent. Leaflet thinly coria- 
ceous, ovate- elliptic, caudate-acuminate, the baae abruptly snb-cuneate ; 
upper Hui'face glabrous, shintng, the lower sparsely rusty-pnbescent» 
the midrib and nerves almost tomentose ; main nerves 9 or 10 
pairs, spreading, interarching, prominent beneath ; length 4 to 5 in., 
breadth 1*5 to 2 in., petiole '2 to "25 in. Racemes '25 in. long, few- 
flowered ; calyx deeply divided into 5 ovate-lanceolate teeth, adpress- 
ed-pubescent. Follicles oorapressed, much curved, tbe apex beaked, 
narrowed at the base to a pseudo-stalk '2 in. long which ia emhraecd 
by the persistent calyx, rufous tomentose oatsidsj '75 in, loug; the 
pericarp coriaceous, glabrous inside- 
Mallacca ; Griffith No. 1253,~Distrib. Borneo, 
5. Ellipanthus gibuosus, King n. spec. A small tree; young 
branches slender, rusty -tomentose. Leaflet elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 
eometimes slightly obovafce, shortly and rather abruptly caudate-acumi- 
nate, the base cuneate ; upper surface quite glabrous ; the lower sparsely 
ad pressed- pubescent, the midrib densely so; main nerves 7 or 8 pairsif 
spreading bnt curved upwards, prominent on the lower surface when 
dry ; length 4'5 to 6 5 in,, breadth 1'75 to 276 in., petiole *5 or '6 ia, 
long, tomentose, stout, the joint near the apex. Flowers *15 in, long, in 
dense many -flowered capitaloid axillary cymes, sub-sessile, Galyx-teeth 
lanceolate, tawny-tomentose externally, glabrous internally. FetaU 
broader than the sepals and sometimes also longer, imbricate, tomentose 
outside, glabrous inside. Stamens 5 or 6 fertile with broadly ovate 
anthers, and 5 alternate smaller and abortive ; the filaments of all 
united by their expanded bases. Ovary villous, style about as long as the 
stamens, stigma discoid. Follicle narrowly oblong, compressed, the 
apex produced into a long conical beak ; the base gibbous at one side, 
contracted below the gibbosity into a curved pseudo-stalk about an inch 
