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nerves very prominent ; longth 10 to 15 in., breadth 4 to 6 in. ; petiole 
2 to 2"5, thickened and bont at the apex, Jiacemesiu tufts from tubercles 
on the stem and large branches, the male 8 to 12 in. long. Calyx split- 
ting into 3 ovate segments, tomentose. Petals 4, oblong ; tho gland 
large, rotund, sericeous, Female racemes shorter ; sepals and petals as 
in the male; ovary tomentose, 4-anglud ; styles 2, discoid. Frail angled 
when young: when ripe transversely oblong, 1'5 in., by 1 in , velvetty 
rusty-tomentoso with green or white dote ; seeds two, plano-convex. 
Perak : Scorteclnni, Kunstler, Wray ; common. 
The male flowers have been found only by Scortechini from whose 
field notes the above description of them has been taken. 
5. Ryparosa Kunstleri, King, n. sp. A glabrous tree, the branch- 
lets smooth. Leaves coriaceous, ovate-oblong, obovate-oblong to oblong, 
shortly and abruptly acuminate, the base narrowed ; upper surface shin- 
ing ; lower dull, pale, much reticulate, the midrib and 5-7 pairs of nerves 
very prominent ; length 5 to 8 in., breadth 2'5 to 3"5 in* ; petiole 125 to 1*75 
in., swollen and bent towards the apex. Racemes axillary, solitary, rarely 
2-3 from an axil, the male 6 to 8 in. long, the female half as long ; flowers 
pedicel led. Male ft. Calyx thin, pubescent outside, with 3 ovate broad 
teeth. Petals 5, oblong-lanceolate, pubescent externally, each with a 
large sericeous gland at its base ; staminal tube glabrous, the anthers 
ovate-oblong. Female Jloicer. Sepals and petals as in tho male ; annular 
disc at base of ovary small ; Btaminodes none. Ovary ovoid, angled, 
tomentose, 1-celled, with 4 parietal bi-ovulate placentas ; stigmas ob- 
ovate, radiating. Fruit globular, ye/Iowish, velvetty, about 1'5 in. diam. ; 
seeds 5 or 6, oblong, compressed, striate, about 75 in. long. 
Perak, at elevations up to 800 feet ; common. A tree 40 to 100 feet 
in height, with shorter and (in proportion) broader leaves than M. fasci- 
culata, 4 stigmas and more globular pedicellate fruit. 
6. Ryparosa fasciculata, King, n. ap. A glabrous tree 30 to 60 feet 
high. Young branches lenticellate. Leaves thinly coriaceous, narrowly 
oblong, acuminate, the base narrowed, shining above, pale beneath. ; 
midrib, 5 to 7 pairs of lateral nerves, and the bold sub»ercct transverse 
nerves and reticulations very distinct especially beneath ; length 9 to 15 
in., breadth 2 25 to 3 25 in. ; petiole 1 to 1*5 in., grooved, thickened in its 
upper fourth. Racemes in fascicles of 4-7 from tubercles on the large 
branches and stem. Petals rotund, much imbricate and inflexed. Fe- 
male flower with annular disc bearing 5 conical staminodes, the petals 
with hairy scales at their bases ; stigmas 3, large, reniform. Fruit sessile, 
rusty-toTucntose, pyriform, the apex mammillate and crowned for some 
time by the remains of the stigmas, about 6-seeded, 1*5 to 2 in. long. 
Perak at elevations up to 800 feet ; common. 
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