300 G, Ki(ig-^ Materials for a Flora of the Malayan PeninstiJa. [No. 1, 
Leaves oblong or oblong^-lRnceolate, ealyi neftrty glabroua 3. F. SMrtechinii, 
h&nvm glabroua on tlie upper Borface, tlio.midrib atid neTvea, 
of ton with the ititerTouimg spaceB on tke lower snrfaco also 
ndprcsserl -pubescent : — 
Frnit truncate rit the baso and -wit.!! 4 deep rerfeical grooves ; 
flowerfi not morp than "3 in, Jong ; leaves entire ... 4. P, muUibilit. 
Fruit not tranoate at tho base and not vertically ridged : — 
Fruit fltibglobular ; flowerai "35 lu. long ; iBavos entire ... 5. P. fragraM. 
Fruit ovoid, tapediig at the base; flowora ■-45 iu. long ; 
leaves entire or remotely a errata ... ... 6. F. integrifolia. 
Leaves glabrons on the upper anrfaco, tbo lower anrface alwnya 
in tbo young leaves, and uatially iu adult leaves covered witb 
dettse yellowieb tomentnm 
Froit Bub'globular, not ridged, '25 in. long ... 7. P. fffi^*-m'rwn#. 
Fruit ovoid with a truncate base, uud with 4 deep vertical 
ridguB, '4 in. long ... ... ... ... 8. P. reiutino. 
Imperfectly known apeciea near P. velutina, Bl. ... 9. P. Ridleyi. 
1. PoT.YOSMA PARvrFLORA, King h- spec. .A fimall tree; young 
hraiicliea Blonder^ glnbTOaa, Lmveg m em bran on narrowly ^Uptic, 
elnj( tly fiaudate-ficuraiiiate^ the edj^es ainimte-dentitte in the upper (liree- 
foTii tbs, entire in the lower fourth, the base cnneate ; both surfaces 
glabrous, dull and daik-coJonred when dry, the lower sHfjhtiy paler 
than tlie upper; maiii nerves 10-12 pairs, snb-liorizontal, aliglitly pro- 
niiiient on the lower fiiirf ace only; leng-th 2-5-3"25 in., breadlh 1-1'5 
in. ; petiole 'S-'S in., gpai'sely pubescent^ chnnnelled. Racemes ter- 
minal, shorter than the leaves, pubemlous. Fiowers "2 in. long^ their 
pedicela 05 in., adpressed-pnbescent ; the bracteoles linear, longer than 
the pedicel. Calyx-ttibe narrow, nearly glabroiis, tlie mouth with tri- 
angalar acuminate teeth. Petals only twice as long as the eaiyx, linear, 
obtuse, pubescent externally, longer than the anthers. Frnit flask- 
fibaped, the apex crowned by the calyx-teetb and the pointed base of 
the style, the base ronnded and slightly gibbons, glabrous, "5 in. long, 
and '3 in. in diam. 
Pkbak ; on Gunong Inaa, at 5000 feet, Wrax/ 4143. 
A epeciea somewhat resemiibling P. ilicifoUa, Blumo iu the ahape of ita loavea | 
but baving mnob eborter racemes and Binaller flowerfl, and an (Umoat glabrous calyx. 
2. PoLTOSMA CORIAGEA, King n. spec. Ashnjbor small tree j yonng 
branches glabrous, sparsely lenticellate. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic to 
elliptic- rotund, rarely snb-obovate, the apex acnte or sliortly acuminate, 
the edges entire and slightly re volute when dry, the base cuncate ; 
both surfaces glubrous, the upper shining, the lower dull and paler ; 
main nerves 9-11 pairs, spreading, interarching freely, slightly pi-onii- 
nent oA the lower surface only; length 2'75-4i in., breadlh 1*5-2 in., 
petiole about '75 in. Racemes terminal, about as loog as or longer than 
