.1897.] G. K\ag^ Materials for a Flora of the Malaym Penitmila. 287 
Racemea 2 or 3 inches long # 
Fiowera *15 in, iong^ O^foerotis, itamenB 30 j 
leaves with 6 or 7 pairs of nerres, their apio6a 
mack tapered ... .., 6. P. acuminatujn. 
Flowers '23 in, long, 6*meriotiB ; Btamona 40 or 
60 ; lesTea with 7-10 paira of nerves, their apices 
slightly and obtusely aoQtnitiate ,„ 7. P. polyBlachyum, 
QvRTj villous or hirsnte :— 
Racemes mock longer thfln the petioles {from *76- 
1'5 in. long) ; — 
LuavPH gUbroua oti the lower snrface 8. P. Scoriechinii, 
Leaves rnguloee, the lower enrface glabrona 
except for a few acafctered adpr eased hairs ... 0. P. 'persimUe. 
LeftTes with short adpressed haire ou the lower 
enrface, not glabrona or roguloae ... ... 10. ^rvijlorum. 
Bacemes very little longer than, the petiole b :■ — 
Lower snrfacea of leaves with short ndpress©d 
hairaj baaea of leaves otmeate, their apicea 
oaudate-acuramate ... ... 10, P. parviflomm. 
viR. denm. 
Loiver anrfaces of loaves minntely pnbescent 
with adpreaaed hrisclr'a intermixed with the 
haira ; baeea of leaves rounded, fheir apices 
obtuse and cniarguiate ... ... 11. P, ovalifeimm. 
Lower stirfnces of lortvea minutely rttntj -pubes- 
cent, the hairs partly decitiuoua ; leavea with 
rounded bases and aciiminato ftpicea .„ 12. P. nooieTiantim 
Leaves glabrona on the under eurface ... 13. P. hrmnfoUum. 
BdgBt of leaToa sinuate-dentate ... ... 14. P. Qri^thiL 
1. Ptgeum stipolaceom, King n. sp. A tree ; young branches 
Btout, densely rusty-tomentose. Leaves very coriaceous, broadly 
elliptic, acute, the base broad and slightly cordate, the edges revolute ; 
upper surface glabrous, tbe nerves and midrib deeply depressed, the 
latter pubescent; lower surface ra sty-pubescent especially on the 
midrib, main and transyerge nerves; main-nerves 10-12 pairs, spread* 
ing, curritfg upwards ; length 5-7 in., breadth 2 ;V-3-7r> in., petiole *5 
in., very stout and densely msty-toraontose ; stipules persistent, broadly 
ovate, or caudate, acute, boldly ribbed, puberttlous, persistent. Bacemes 
in fascicles from the branches beSow the leaves, 1*25—2 in. long, rusty- 
tomentose ; bracts broadly elliptic, concave, toraentose outside, glabrous 
inside. Flowers '15 in, long, on pedicels about as long as themselveR. 
Calyx-tithe campanulate, with 10 short obtuse teeth, tomentose outside. 
Petals 0. Stamens about 1<5, exserted, glabrous. Pistil longer than the 
Btamena ; ovary villoBS ; style stout, erect, subglabroue y stigma capitate, 
discoid. M-uit anknown. 
PfiRAK ; Scoi-teckini 11020. 
