104 G. King — Mater ials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. [No. 1, 
rather numerous spreading branches. Flowers numerous, 1 in. long, 
the pedicels about the samo length. Calyx densely scaly outside, 
the teeth triangular. Petals cuneate, obtuse, narrowed to a broad claw. 
Stamens about 25, in groups of 5. Staminodes lanceolate. Ovary sub- 
globular, 10-ridged (the ridges in pairs), scaly and pubescent, 5-celled, 
the cells with imperfect septa and thus falsely 10-celled. Styles 10, 
much shorter than the stamens, free, or united when young at the base 
only. Fruit about '5 in. long, with 8 radiating semi-elliptic wings 1 to 
•15 in. broad, minutely adpressed-scaly. 
Perak ; at elevations under 1000 feet, King’s Collector, Nos. 3482 
and 3649. 
This agrees with P. Curtisii in having 8-winged fruit, but the 
flowers are much smaller. The styles moreover are shorter than the 
ovary and quite distinct, which is the case in no other species of this 
genus which I have yet met with. 
9. Pentace Scortechinii, n. sp. King. A tree ? young branches 
slender, glabrous, dark-coloured. Leaves elliptic-oblong, shortly cau- 
date-acuminate, the base more or less cuneate : both surfaces quite 
glabrous, conoolorous ; basal nerves 1 pair very bold, as is the midrib ; 
lateral nerves (from the midrib) 1 or 2 pairs, not conspicuous : length 
7 to 9 in., breadth 2‘75 to 3 5 in. ; petiole less than 5 in., stout. 
Panicles terminal and axillary, slender, only about half the length of 
the leaves, few-branched, minutely tomentose. Flowers rather crowded, 
•25 in. long, on pedicels shorter than the calyx. Calyx widely tubular- 
campanulate, minutely scurfy-tomentose outside, cnt a third of its 
depth into 5 small triangular reflexed teeth. Petals obovate, obtuse, 
much narrowed to the base. Stamens in 5 bundles of 15 each. Sta- 
minodes lanceolate, half as long as the stamens. Ovary ovoid, obscure- 
ly 5-ridged, scaly, 5-celled. Style cylindric, tapering, longer than the 
stamens. Fruit unknown. 
Perak, Father Scortechini, No. 119b. 
Only once collected and without fruit. A very distinct species. 
10. Pentace Griffithii, n. sp., King. A tree : young branches 
slender, dark-coloured, glabrous. Leaves ovate-elliptic, tapering about 
equally to the acute apex and base ; upper surface shining, lower dull ; 
basal nerves 2 pairs, the lower pair slender and sub-marginal, the upper 
branched on one side and bold (as is the midrib), ascending, curved ; lateral 
nerves (from the midrib) 2 pairs ; length 4 to 7 in., breadth 2'25 to 3 
in. ; petiole nearly 1'5 in. long, thickened at both ends, but especially 
at the apex. Panicles terminal, slender, few-branched, lax, minutely 
