1897.] G- King^ Matertids for a Fhra of the Muhiifan Pemnsula, '289 
4-6 pairs, spreading', curviug upwards, rathei' prominent, on the lower, • 
obsolete on the tipper surface; length 1'5- 2 iu,, breadth '65-11 in., 
petiole -2 in. Margies axillary and extra-axillary^ about as lon^ m tlitj 
petioles, rnsty-tomentose ; bracts solitary at tire base of tlie pedicels, 
ovate-acnte, concave, tomentose outside, glabrous inside. Flowets 'U* in. 
in diam., on pedicels shorter than themselves. CahjX'tuhe funiitj] -shaped, 
its mouth with 6 obtuse villous teeth. Petals none. Staniens about 16, 
glabrous, much exserted. Ovary small, often abortive ; style slender, 
glabrous. Fruit trans versely oblong with a sharp inucronate apex, 25 
in. long^ and "35 in. broad- 
Malacca; Mtimgmj Pekak] King's GoUec! or ^ZSO ; Smrferkini 
217. 
This Bi>e(;jeB cornea very neat F, lanceolatvm^ Hook. fil. It lias, kowevei', tio 
petats, whereas P. tanceolatum haa. Tlie Itavea of this in the young stuto are niore- 
Qvet pub«ec^iit, wliito thoso of t\i^ latter urta glabrous nt all sta^ee. 
5. PvGiiUM LAKCKOLATLfM, Hook. hi. Kl. Br. Ind. II, 319. A tree 
30 or 40 feet high ; young branches slender, dnrk-coloured, adpressed- 
pnberuloua. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate, obtusely acn- 
minat^; the base cuueate, with 2 nariow glands just above it ; both 
surfaces glabrous, the lower suhglaucous and with a few adpressed 
hairs on the main nerves and midrib; main nerves 4 or 5 pairs, curved, 
Hsco riding, slightly prominent and dark-coloured on the lower snr'fuce j 
length 3-3 5 in., brendth 1-1 '4 in., petiole SJS-S in. Bacemes only 
about '5 in. long, axillsry and extra-axillary, t^mentose ; the bracteole 
at the base of each pedicel snh-orbicnlar, acute, glabrous inside. 
Flowers on pedicels as long as themselves, "15 in, in diam. Qalyx- 
tuhe widely campannlate, tomentoRe externally, glabrous inside and with 
10 broad short teeth. Petals (if any) deciduous. Stamens about 20, 
ninch exserted. Ovary ghibi'ons, compressed ; style stout, glabrous, 
longer than the petals ; stigma compfessed. Fruit ti-ansversely oblong, 
with ft slight vertical gi'oove, glabrous, "3 in. long, and '4 in, broad, 2- 
eeeded. 
Singapore j Lohh 328* Penana ; Ourtis 216, 735. 
The racemes of this are often very ehort, ftlmoat sessil©, and subglobular. It 
is a VGty diatinct specioB, 1 have not been nble to diHCOvor any petiila- 
6. Pyoedm acuminatdm, Colebr. in Trans. Linn. Soc, XII, 360, t. 
18, A tall tree ; young branches cinereous, glabrous, l ough. Learns 
coriaceous, elliptic to elliptic-oblotig, shortly and obtusely caudate-acumi- 
nate; the base rounded or slightly cuneate and unequal, often with 1 or 2 
obscui*e glands ; upper surfjwie glabrous, shining, the midi'ib and nerves 
depressed ; lowei^ surface brown when dry, subi^ugulose, glabrous, daU ; 
main nerves 6 or 7 pairs, curving upwai'ds, prominent (almost winged) 
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