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3. Vatica Mainoati, Dyer, in Hook. fflL, Fh, Br M Ind. I, 302. A tall 
tree : young brauclies slender, ultimately glabrous, but at first rusty 
furf nraceous-tomentose, as are the inflorescence, calyx and ripe fruit. 
Leaves coriaceous, oblong or obovate-oblong, shortly acuminate, the base 
rounded, glabrous on both surfaces ; main nerves 9 to J 2 pairs, slender, 
curving, spreading; length 3 to 4*5 in., breadth 1 to 175 in., petiole 
'6 to 1*5 in. Panicles short, few-flowered. Flowers *45 in. long. Calyx- 
segments oblong-lanceolate. Ovary depressed, rufous-tomentose. Ripe 
fruit globose, '25 in. in diam., the style persistent, rufous-tomentose ; 
free from the calyx ; the two large wings linear-oblong, sub-acute, not 
contracted at the base, 5-nerved (the lateral nerves faint) 2 in. long 
and "35 to *5 in, broad ; the 3 smaller lobes ovate, sub-acuminate, *75 in. 
long, all glabrous. 
Malacca: Maingay (Kew Distrib.) No. 209. 
Of this I have seen only Maingay's specimens, which are not good. 
4. Vatica nitenb, King, n. sp. A tree 40 to 50 feet high s young 
branches and petioles densely covered with coarse deciduous scaly 
stellate tomentum, ultimately cinereous. Leaves coriaceous, narrowly 
oblong, acuminate, slightly narrowed to the rounded base ; both surfaces, 
but especially the upper, shining, glabrous, the base on the lower 
sparsely scaly-tomentose when young, finely reticulate ; main nerves 
18 to 20 pairs, spreading, prominent oh the lower surface : length 9 
to 10 in,, breadth 2 in. ; petiole *5 in., stout. Ripe fruit globular, 
crowned by the persistent style, reticulate, "5 in. in diam., adnate for 
half its length to the calyx ; the two large wings of the calyx oblong, 
slightly ob-lanceolate, obtuse, 3 in. long and "8 to *9 in. broad, the 3 
shorter wings ovate-acuminate, *8 in. long ; all boldly 5-nerved and 
shining. 
Tenang: Curtis, No. 1404. 
This fine species is known only by Mr. Curtis' imperfect speci- 
mens. It is very distinct, being at once recognisable amongst the Indian 
species of Vatica by the size of its leaves and calyx- wings. 
5. Vatica cinerea, King, n. Bp. A tree about 40 feet high : young 
branches rufescent-puberuloua at the very tips, otherwise glabrous 
and cinereous. Leaves thinly coriaceous, ovate-oblong to ovate-lanceo- 
late, sub-acute, the base rounded or sul>cuneate ; both surfaces glabrous, 
finely reticulate when dry ; main nerves 6 to 8 pairs, spreading, faint ; 
length 2"25 to 3'5 in., breadth "75 to 1*5 in., petiole *3 to *5 in. Panicles 
mostly axillary, spreading, rusty scurfy-tomentose, 125 to 2 in. long. 
Flowers *45 in. long. Calyx-lobes sub-equal, lanceolate, sub-acute, 
tomentose on both surfaces. Petals oblong-lanceolate, sub-acute, the 
half of the outer surface which is outside in estivation pubescent, other- 
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