1898.] Gf King — 3[aterial8 for a Fhfa of ihe Malayan FemnsuJa. 55 
enh'i-e, very slightly revolat© when dry; both mirfacea glabrous, the 
reticulations faint \vlien dry ; main nerves very slightly prominent on 
the lower surface, aboat 8 pairs, spreadiugj tho intermediate nerves 
almost as conapicaous f leugtli 4-!3"5 in., brendth '2-2*75 in. j petiolules 
unequal, '75-2'25 in. Panicle terminal, g-labrona, 5 or 6 in. long-^ witb 
ieveral spreading branches ; the branchlets few, about "5 in, long, each 
bearing an umbel of J(J-20 globular flowers '15 in. in diam, CahjX' 
tube short, widely campauulate, the limb nan-owed and truncate. 
Petals 5, elliptic, glabrous. Fridt ovoid, somewhat succuieEt, smooth, 
faintly 6-ridged, '25 in. long, 6-Gelled. 
SiNCtAPOKE ; Uidley 6336 and perhaps also 1890a. 
17. Heptaplkurum nervosum, mew apecies. A small shmb ; 
branches with glabroas bark pale brown when dry. Leaver digitate; 
the common petiole terete, 2-2"25 in. long ; leaflets 6, very coriaceoasij 
lanceolate, acute, the base nart owed ; the edges entire, much recurved 
■when dry; both surfaces glabrous, the upper shining, the lower dull; 
main nerves 7-10 paira, straight, sub-horizontal, very prominent on the 
lower surface and deeply impressed on tlie upper when dry, length 
l'o-'2'5 in., bi'eadth "S-'S in. ; petiolales unequal, the middle two about 
'75 in. long, the others aboafc half as long. PanicU terminal > from 
1-5-2 in. long, msty-pubernlona at first, afterwards glabroae, hrauehea 
about 2, spreading, with short bracteolea at the base and above it, each 
ending in an umbel of 8-10 oblong pedicellcd glabrous flowers '2 in, 
long, their pedicels "I-'IS in. long, Calyx-tnhe cylincli ic-campanulate, 
the limb trancate and entire. PetaU narrowly triaugular. Fndt 
rottind-OToid, boldly 6-ridged, 6-celled, glabrona, -3 io. long. 
Perak, on Guuong Chubong; Scorfechini. 
A veiy diHtfucfc amAll ap&oiea with rather large flowera and frait for the gentifl, 
and pFominentlj-nerrcid very coriaceons leaflets. 
18, Hbpta PLECTRUM Wbati, uew spflcies. A small tree ; yoang 
branches aa thick as a swan's qirill, furfumceona. Leaves digitate; 
common petiole 6-9 in. long, slender, glabrous ; leaflet a 7-9, thinly 
coriaceous, elliptic, abruptly shortly and sharply acuminate, the base 
rounded, the edges with shallow distnnfc sharp serrations ; upper surface 
glabrous, tbo lower glaucous and with scattered minute stellate hairy 
scales; main nerves 7 or 9 pairs, prominent beneath, length 3-5 in., 
breadth l-75-2'25 in.; petiolulea unequal, l'5-2*5 in. long. Panicle 
terminal, longer than the leaves, furfiiraceous stellate -pubescent, hcai*ing 
a few rather distant, horizontal or defloxed many.fl,owered racemes. 
Flm&ers "15 in. in diam., their pedicels '2 in. long. C'dyx-fube fannol- 
shaped, its mouth with 5 short triangular spreading teeth. Petals 5, 
eiliptic-oblong, glabrous, refloxed. Fruit globular, prominently 5-ridged, 
