1697.] G. K\r\g ^Mnieriah for a Mora of the Malaijmi TemnBula. 301 
the leaves, sparsely adpressed-ptibesccnt. Fhicers '35 in. long ; their 
pedicels "1 in,» bearing B uttoqnal linear-acuminate strigose brncteotes. 
CtdyX'titbe ahortei* than the pedicel, slightly constriitted onder the 
moath ; the teeth triaa«:ular, acute, sfcrigoge like the tube. Petals much 
longer thnn the calyx and sli!?htly longer than tlie stamena, linear, 
obtuse, minutely strigos© outside, fiub-villoas inside. Fniit (rery young) 
ovoid, glabrous, crowned by the calyx- teeth, 
Perak ; on Gimong Bubn at an elevation of 5000 feet ; Scoriechini 
805.; Wraij ^819, SBaS] 4131. Ridley's 5219 from Kedah Peak possibly 
belongs to this species. Ita leiivea, however, are thinnei-, aud their 
nerves more distinct. 
3. PoiiTOSftU ScOHTEoamiT, King n. spec. A medmra-aized tree 
{ tide Scoriechini) ; young branches slender, ivith pale almcsfc polished 
burk, all parts except the inflorescence glabrous. Leaves coriftceona^ 
oblong or oblong-lanceolate, sometimes oblanceolate, acute, much narrow- 
ed to the base; the edges entire, slightly revolote when dry; both sur- 
faces shining, glabrous, except sometimes a few hairs on the midrib 
beneath ; muin nei-ves 10-12 pairs, ppreading, intei-arching, faint on 
both surfaces ; length 4-6*5 in., breadth 1*5-2 in,, petiole *3d--6 in, 
winged, liacames terminal, shorter fhan the leaves, a fiai'sely puberal rms. 
Floioers *3 in. long, their pedicels about 05 in. j the bracteoles small, 
lanceolate, hairy. Calyx-tube nearly glabrous ; its lobes shallow, trinn- 
gular. Petals linear, subacute, pubescent outside, only sliu'lifcly so 
inside, abont as long as the almost glabrous stamens. Fruit unknown, 
P. iutegrifolia. Herb. Scortechini (not of Blume). ^ 
Perak ; Sc&rtecJtini 1900. 
Keadily dlfltingarBhed by ita porfectly glabrous loaves md nmrly glabrous 
flowera. 
4. PoLTOSMA MUTABitia, Blume, Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. I, 261. A 
tree 20-40 feet higli ; young hmnobcs lenti eel late, decidufinsly lusty- 
pnbesceufc. Leaves nan'owly elliptic, tapering gradually from about 
the middle to each end, not caudate-acuminate, ihe edges quite entire j 
upper surface black when dry, glabrans, shining; the lower deep- 
olivaceous, very sparsely pubescent, the midrib and nervea adpressed- 
pnbescent; main nerves 8-10 pairs, spreading, slightly prominent on tho 
lower and slightly deprcs.5ed on the upper sui-face, length 3'5-6 in., 
breadth l'2o-J*75 in.; petiole in., slender. J^acemej? terminal, 
much longer than the leaves, with short rather sparse pubescence. 
Flowers '3 in. long, their pedicels about '05 in. long with 2 adpressed 
bracteoles. GtthjX'iuhe abont as long as the pedicel, pubescent ; its lobes 
short, tj'iangular. Petals many times longer than the calyx, linear, snb- 
obtuse, pubescentj slightly longer than tho stamens. Fntit ovoid from a 
