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3. T. mutabtlis, Bl. PI. Jav. Magnol. p. 35, t. 10, 11, 12, fig. B. A 
glabrous shrub. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute at either end, slightly 
unequal at the base, sub-coriaceous, shining on both surfaces ; nerves 
about 12 pairs, spreading ; length of blade 5 to 8 in., breadth 2'25 to 2*75 
in. ; petiole "75-8 in , thickened at the base, minutely muriculate when dry 
as is the midrib. Flowers solitary, terminal, on annulate peduncles about 
l*S in. long: stipular hood fuscous- villous. Sepals 3, broadly ovate. 
Pet ah 6, in 2 whorls, broader than the sepals, sometimes obovatc, concave, 
conniveut, passing from rosy green to reddish brown. Ripe fruit ovoid, 
1*5 ti» 1 in. long, imW'si.-mf. at liist, ultimately glabrous: individual 
carpels, rhomboid, lenticellate, with blunt recurved beaks *75 to 1*25 in. 
long. Korth. in Ned. Kruik. Arch. II, 98 ; H. f. and Th. Fl. Ind. I, 74 ; 
Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. 1, 40 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. Vol. I, pt. ii, 14: 
MamjUeiia Catulollei t Wall. Cat. (not of BL). 
In the Straits Settlements, in shady damp spots near water. Distrib. 
The Malayan Archipelago. 
A very variable shrub of which Blume distinguishes 3 varieties. 
All the specimens I have seen from ihu Straits have glabrous leaves: 
but Blume and others describe the leaves as often pubescent or even 
pilose below. 
4. T. Kcnstleri, King, n. sp. A t ree, 25 to 30 feet high j glabrous, 
except the pedunclo and unripe carpels. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
acuminate at base and apex, thinly coriaceous, both surfaces shining, 
nerves 10 to 14 pairs, length of blado 6 to 9 in., breadth 17o to 2*5 in.; 
petiole '5-11-.5 in., slender, the base much thickened. Flowers term inn I, 
solitary, on ovoid, scarcely expanding, *85 in. long, erect pubescent 
annulate peduncles 1 in. long. Sepals 3 and petals (J scarcely exceeding 
the stamens, broadly elliptic, fleshy, glabrous, waxy white. Anthers 
sessile, more than *5 in. long. Pistils 6 to 8, linear, pubescent. JZipt 
fruit ovoid, pointed, 1*25 in. long and '75 in. in dium. ; individual 
carpels */5 to 1 in. long, with short stout sub-terminal beaks. 
Perak, in dense forest at elevations of from 3,500 to 4,000 feet. 
J here subjoin a description of a new-species from •Sumatra. 
5. Talaujia Fouhesit, King, n. sp. A small tree or shrub ; glabrous 
except tho peduncles which are adpressed villose. Leaves oblong-lanceo- 
late, acuminate both at base and apex, green and shining on both sur- 
faces, thinly coriaceous, nerves 12 to 15 pairs, length of blade 4'5 to 6 in., 
breadth 1 to 1*5 in. Flowers terminal, solitary, erect, "75 in, long, on 
stout peduncles. Stipular hood of calyx densely covered with adpressed, 
fulvous silky hair; buds pointed. Sepah and petals about the same 
length, white, nearly glabrous. Jlipe fruit 1'25 in. long ; the individual 
carpels 6 in. long, ovate, rugose, with short terminal beak. Seeds 4 in. 
broad, by 3 in. long, the base compressed. 
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