1897.] G. i.mg— Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 298 
12. Pygeum Hookehuncm, King n. spec. A sbmb or small tree ; 
young branches dark* coloured, glabrous. Leaves tbiul j coriaceous, more 
or less broadly ovate, sometimes ovntc-oblong, shortly acnminate, tho 
base broad and rounded or sometimes eligbtly narrowed to the petiole ; 
upper surface glabrous, the lower minutely rusty-pubescent efipecinlly 
oij the midrib and nerves, the litiirs partially decidaoua ; main nerves 
6 or 7 pairp, spreading, slightly oblique, iuterarching ratber far from 
the edge; lougbli 2-4 in., breadth 1-1'8 in., petiole "SS in. Rucemes 
nxillary and extra*axillary, sometimes crowded, nsnally less than '5 in. 
long, densely rufous-tomentose. Flowers '2 in, in diam.» on very shoi't 
pedicels each with a broadly ovate concave bracteole at its base. 
Cahjx-tuhe tomentose outside, gkbrous inside, widely carapanulate, with 
6 obtuse teeth. Petals 6, about as long aa the calyx-teeth, lanceolate, 
pubeacent extei-oally. Statn^ns from the month of the calyx-tube, about 
20, glabrous, much exserted, Omrt/ sericeous ; style longer than the 
stamens, pubernlous, stigma obliquely discoid. Bruit sub-globnlnr, 1- 
seeded and '25 in. in diam., or transversely elongate with a shallow 
vertical groove and often 2- seeded, *25 in. long and "4 in. bioad, always 
glabi'ous and slightly apiculate, black or dark purple ; seed when ripe 
covered with white down. 
Perak; iScortechini 1234; Wray Sm9 ; King's CoWed or 1970, 2083, 
2733, 4789, 6425. 
To this species I believe belongs No. 628 of the Mftingjiy HerfenrJum referred 
to by Sir Ju8e|j|j Hookor in (v nato on p. ;}22, Vol. II of the Flora of British India, bat 
left rrndoscnbed by him for want of siiliioioiitly good mftterial. 
13. PvOEDM BKEViFOLiUM, Hook. fil. Ft. Br. Ind. II, 321, A ahrub 
3 or 4 Eeet high ; yoang branches dark-coloured, glabrous, Lettvts 
coriaceous, broadly oblong, shortly and obtusely acuminate, sometimes 
minutely emaj'giuate, both surfaces quite glabrous j the Bpper oliva- 
ceons brown, the lower brown ; main nerves 4 or 5 pairs, spreading and 
interarehiag, faint beneath ; length 2-2 5 in., breadth 1'1-1'3 in., petiole 
*25-'3 in. Bdcenifs axillary, only about "3 in. long, sub-globose, tomen- 
tose, tj-lO-ilowered, bracts small. Calyx-fuhe nrceolate, with 5 or 6 
obtuse unequal teeth. Petals none. Siamem 10-16, filaments short. 
Ovary villous ^ style rather short, glabrous. Fruit unknown, 
Malacca ; Summit of Mount Opbir, Qri0h 2051. 
14. PfGEUM GiiiFFJTuu, Hook. fiL Fl. Br. Ind. II, 322. A tree ? 
Young branches stout, densely tomentose. Leaves cotiaceons, oblong 
or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse or obtusely cuspidate*, the edges eiliat© 
and obscurely sinuate-toothed; tbc ba«e roanded or acntc, with 2 
small basnl glands; both snrfaees very minntely dotted; the upper 
glabnuiM, f ile midrib aiitl nuiiii nerve.'* impressed and pubeiahni8; lower 
