1893.] G. K[ng — MatmiahforaFloraoftke^fitla}fanFe^litmllfl. 49 
flowers, '15 in. long, their pedicels '1 in, long. Ca!yX'tuh& carapaiiu- 
late ; the limb truncate, narrow. Petals 5, broadly elliptic, bltinfc, re- 
flijxed. Ffuit narrow] J oblong, pointed, deeply 5-ridged, glabrous, 
ci'owned by tho slinrt conical Rtyle-column, "2 in. long, glabrous, 
Pfi'tAK ; on Ulu Batang Padong^ at an elevation of about 4900 
feet ; Wray 1,509. 
A epocics naajt elliptteitm but readily digtlftguieilied From that in tlie Herbn^ 
rfiim by its dall broad coriaceotia leaflets, mors widely campaaiilate enlyx'tnbev 
and larger fruit. 
4. Hbptaplrdiium SITB-BACKMOSDM, new Species, A shrnb 2-3 feet 
high; young branches with thick corky glabrous Imrk, pale when dry. 
Leaves trifoliolate or Eoraetimes 5-foliolate, the common petiole 1 '5-2*5 
in, long, glabrous. Leaflets coriaceous, naiTowIy elliptic-lanceolate, 
caudate-acuminate, narrowed at the base, the edges entire and fiii</Iifcly 
revo!ute ; both surfaces glabrous, distinctly aud finely reticulate when 
dry, Icjigth 2"25^ in., breadlh '75-1 'J in,; petiolules nnequal, "S-'i in, 
long, fcbat of the terminal leaflet ■8-1" 25 ia. long, thickened at tlna apejr. 
Panicle solitary, terminal, very narrow, sub-racemose, 2-bmnehcd, only 
about 3 inches long and about '65 in, across; tiro branchleta only "t- ^ 
in, long, each ending in an umbel o£ 3-5 oblong, green fluwei s -15 in. 
long ; rim of cali/x very narrow. Fruit obiong, '2 in. long, glabix>us, 
with 5 blnut ridges, pale green tipped with bluish, 5-celled. 
Pkrak ; King's Collector 8283. 
Readily recognised by its smM caudate-acnminat© narrow lenflets, much 
and promiriontly reticulated when dry ; and by its short narrow racemoid pitnicles. 
5. Heptapleurum Cei'UATOTKS, Clarke in Flor. Br. Incl. II, 731. 
A large tree. Leaves digitate, their petioles rather slender, I'S-S'O in. 
long, glaucous; leaflets about 7, oblong-elliptie, the apex abruptly and 
shortly acuminate, the base rounded, the edges entire and slightly 
recurved when dry ; apper surface shining, glabrous ; the fowei' dull ^ 
glaucous, and bearing when young some quickly deciduous loose wooly 
hairs. Panicle niinnttily tonientose, terminal, consisting of numeioua 
sub-erect branches 6-12 inches long, bearing shortly ped uncled j^lobose 
ebiacteolate dense capitula. Fmif oblong, ribbed, 8-celled, covered 
with stellate white tomentum and crowned by the broad cluster of 
short styles ; disc large, spongy. capitatum, Seera. Eey. Bed. 15 
(in part). 
Malacca ; Gn^th (Kew Distrib.) 2700. SfSOAPORB ; Uidley 3973, 
6409. Frnakg; Cnrtis Perak ; Wray 1542; IScorlechiin 
6. HEPTAfLKUiurM ScORTEcnrNir, new species. An epiphytic shmb, 
the young branchea sloui. Leaves digitate ; tlie common petinio terete, 
gtabrons, stout, 2'5-'3-5 feet long ; leaflets 8-10, very coriaceous, oblong 
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