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prc-occupiod by an African species described by Sir J. D. Hooker (Niger 
Flora, 207). 
2. Artabotrys Scortectttnii, n. sp. King. A climber. All parts 
except the flower and possibly the fruit glabrous : young branches 
slender, dark-coloured. Leaves thinly coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate, short- 
ly acuminate, tbe base c mica re ; upper surfuce shining; the lmvi 1 !' <lull 
wlien young, very minutely scaly, afterwards glabrous ; main nerves 9 to 
11 pairs, spreading, inter-arching "1 in. from the edge, slender but rather 
prominent beneath : length of blade 2*25 to 3 25 in., breadth 9 to 1*3 
in., petiole 2 in. Peduncle rather slender, 3-to 4-flowered ; pedicels '5 
in. long, thickened upwards, puberulous, with a small ovate bracteole at 
the very base. Flowers *G to *8 in. long. Sepals very coriaceous, tri- 
angular, acuminate, the apices slightly reflexed, conjoined at the base 
only, rugnlose and ud pressed- pubescent externally, '25 in long. Petal* 
coriaceous, broadly-lanceolate acuminate, tomentose on both surfaces, 
the inner three smaller than the outer 3. Authers with broad connec- 
ts val apical appendages. Torus rather flat, sericeous : ovaries glabrous. 
Fruit unknown. 
Perak, Scort echini. 
A Bpecies near A. pohjgynus t Miq., but with glabrous leaves and 
different flowers from that species. 
3. Artabotuys PLEUR0CARPU8, Maingay in Hook, fil Fl. Br. Ind. I, 
54. A large climber ; all ports except the flowers glabrous ; young branches 
lenticellate, striate, dark-coloured. Leaves coriaceous, oblanceolate- 
oblong, the apex abruptly and shortly acuminate, the base much nar- 
rowed : both surfaces shining and reticulate, the upper paler; main 
nerves about 10 pairs, spreading, slender: length of blade 4 to 6 o in , 
breadth 1'5 to 8*26 in. ; petiole '15 in., thick. Peduncles flat, stout, much 
hooked, bearing several ebracteolate pedicels, *5 in. long, densely pubes- 
cent. Flowers 1"5 in. long. Sepal* broadly ovate, obtuse. Petals sub- 
equal, flat, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, pubescent on both surfaces, the outer 
1 to 1*35 in. long, the inner smallor. Anthers with apiculate connectives. 
Ovaries many, slender. Ripe carpels broadly elliptic, mararaillate, ob- 
scurely grooved, narrowed into the short stout stalk, 75 in. long. Seeds 2, 
with hard testa. 
Malacca; Maingay. Perak, Scoitechiui, No. 331. 
4. Artabotrys venustijs, n. sp., King. A large climber, 30 fco 80 
feet long ; young branches at first pubernlous, afterwards glabrous, 
dark coloured, striale. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 
abruptly and shortly acuminate, the base rounded or very slightly nar- 
rowed: both surfaces glabrous, the upper shining, the lower dnl), adult 
leaves pale brown (when dry) : main nerves 7 to 10 pairs, spreading 
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