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or sub-ascending, curved, inter-arching freely *1 to *2 in. from the edge, 
prominent on the lower, less so on the upper, surface ; length of blade 3 5 
to G in,, breadth 2 to 8 in., petiole '2 to "25 in. Peduncles extra-axillary, 
rather slender in flower, (stout in fruit;, minutely tomcntose, bearing 3 or 
4 flowers, "75 to 1 in. long. ; pedicels slender, pubescent or glabrescent., 
from '5 to 1 in. long, ebracteato. Sepals coriaceous, broadly triangular, 
sub-acute, slightly conjoined at the base, Huh-reflcxed, puberulous exter- 
nally, glabrous within, *15 in. long. Petals coriaceous, minutely tomentose, 
subequal ; the outer 3 with small claw, glabrous inside, ovate-lanceolate 
sub-acute ; the inner 3 shorter than the outer, lanceolate or linear. 
Anthers short, slightly compressed; the apex orbicular, flat. Ovaries 
about 10, oblong, granular. Cartels about 6, sessile, narrowly obovoid, 
apiculate, slightly narrowed to the base, at first puberulous, ultimately 
glabrous, 1*5 in long and '8 in. in diam. ; pericarp thin. Seeds 2, 
oblong, plano-convex, about 1 in. long and "6 in, broad, smooth, 
Perak ; at elevations up to 1,000 feet, King's Collector, Nos. 3725, 
4392, 6499, G9GS, King's Collector. 
5. Artabotrys crassifolios, H. f. and T. iu Ilook. 61, Fl. Br. Ind. 
I, 54. A large climber; young branches minutely rusty-tomentose. 
Leaves very coriaceous when adult, elliptic to oblong, obtuse or shortly 
and bluntly raucronate, the base acute or rounded : upper surface glabrous, 
shining : the lower dull, paler in colour when young, sparsely adpressed- 
pilose, afterwards glabrous ; main nerves 9 or 10 pairs, oblique, when 
dry faintly impressed on the upper and slightly prominent on the lower 
surface; length of blade 6 to 6 5 in., breadth 1*75 to 2*75 in. ; petiole 
"3 to *4 in,, stout. Peduncles flat, much hooked, stout : each with several 
stout rusty-tomentose pedicels "3 to "4 in. long; bracts few, ovate. 
Flowers 1*25 in. long. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, sub-obtuse, softly rusty- 
pubescent outside, pubescent within. Petals coriaceous, oblong lanceo- 
late, sub-ovate, densely tomentose on both surfaces ; the inner 3 smaller 
than the outer 3. Fruiting pedicel very stout ; the torus sub-globose. 
Ripe carpels about 8, sessile, sub-obovoid to ovoid, glabrous, slightly 
rugose, 1*25 to 1"65 in. long and "75 to 1'15 in. in diam. ; pericarp thick, 
pulpy. Seeds 2, collateral, oblong, compressed, grooved along the edge, 
*9 in. long and "6 in. broad. Kurz For. Flora Burma, I, 30. 
Burmah ; Martaban, King, Brandis. Perak ; King's Collector, No. 
8384. 
6. Artabotrys oblongus, u. Rp., King. A climber 50 to 70 feet 
long, nUimately all parts except the inflorescence glabrous ; young 
brunches slender, rufous-pubescent ; the bark dark-coloured when very 
yonng, afterwards rather pale, striate. Leaves when adult coriaceous, 
oblong, (shortly acuminate, the base acute, when adult both surfaces 
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