solitary or in pairs ; peduncles 25 in. long, each with two rather large 
unequal, broadly ovate bracts above the base. Sepals broadly triangular- 
ovate, obtuse, nearly as long as the petals and, like them, minutely tomen- 
tose. Petals snb-equal, broadly oblong-ovate, obtuse. Ovule solitary. 
Fruit 2 iu. in diam. ; individual carpels numerous, ovoid-globular, apieu- 
late, *3 in. long ; stalks slender, '5 in, long, adpressed rufous-pubescent 
like the carpels. ElUpeia parvijfora, Scortcchini MSS. 
Perak : King's Collector, Scortechini, Wray. 
This much resembles P. Jenhinsii and P. andamanica in its leaves 
and fruil : but its (lowers are totally different. 
9. Polyaltuia Scortechikii, n. sp. King. A small tree 15 to 20 
feet high; young branches minutely rufous-tomentosc, but speedily 
glabrous. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong or oblong-elliptic, acute or 
shortly acuminate, the base rounded or sub-acute ; upper surface glab- 
rous, shining, the midrib pubescent; the lower dull, very minutely dotted, 
the midrib and sometimes nerves pubetulous; main nerves 8 to 11 pairs, 
bold and prominent on the lower surface, oblique, inter-arching close to 
the edge: length 4 to 8 in., breadth 1*15 to 2 - 25, ; petiole '25 in., pubes- 
cent. Flowers pedicelled, solitary or in pairs, from the axils of leaves 
or of fallen leaves : pedicels '5 to '75 in, long, rufous-fcoinentose, with a 
rather large bract about the middle. Sepals small, triangular, pubescent. 
Petals fleshy, sub-equal, greenish-yellow changing info dark dull yellow, 
oblong-lanceolate or oblong-oblanceolnte, acute or rather blunt, the edges 
wavy, both surfaces minutely pubescent, 1*5 to 2 in. long. Ovaries 
narrowly elougate-adpressed, pubescent, each crownod by large fleshy 
glabrous stigma. Ovule solitary, basal. Fruit shortly stalked ; ripe 
carpels numerous pedicelled, ovoid, crowned by the remains of the 
stigma, sparsely pubescent, *3 in. long; pedicel slender, pubescent, '75 
in. long. Seed with pale smooth testa. P. Jenhinsii, H. f. and T. (in 
part). EUipeia unthilata, Scort echini MSS. 
Malacca: Griffith, No. 413. Perak, King's Collector, Scortcchini. 
Distrib. : — Sumatra, Beccari, Nos. 935, 976. 
10. Polyalthia Jenktnsii, Benth. and Hook. fil. Gen. PI. I, 25. 
A tree : young shoots sparsely rufous-pubescent. Leaves membranous, 
oblong-lanceolate to elliptic-ovate, acute or shortly acuminate, slightly 
narrowed to the acute or rounded sub-obliquo base ; both surfaces 
glabrous, minutely reticulate, the upper shining and the midrib puberul- 
ous ; main nerves about 7 pairs, slender, slightly prominent beneatb, 
inter-arching at some distance from the edge : length 4 to 7 in., breadth 
1*35 to 3 in., petiole '2 to "3 in. Flowers large (1*75' to 3 in. in diam.), 
pedicelled, solitary, rarely in pairs, axillary ■ pedicels G to '75 in. long, 
pubescent, and wit h several small rounded bracts near the base. St pals 
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