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With regard to the identity of Maingay , IC.D.13S3 
( Daccaure a • F.ayana Ting ex kook.f. ) with hal pay, 7 r . D.1458 
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(type of Bsliosperrnnn malayanum Koo- ,f. ): this is rather a 
h no tty point. Unfortunatel: I have not yet worked at the 
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pinion, not knowing what sort of range of 
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no. 113 3 is in ripe fruit, while no. 145.3 is rather young 
male flower, I would not go further than sac tlieg might he 
eon spool hie. Tke leaf (lamina) measurements are respective!;: 
15 - 33 x G - 3.5 ox. and 8 - lE x 5 - 6,5 c...*. , and the 
petioles are in a similar proportion. If th 
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rent sexes and different ages I should say they were probably 1 
not the same . 
You query ’whether no. 1363 is the type of haocauroa 
malayana Kin , f. , and whether the Yunstler coll s 
are conspeoific. In Ferb. Few. there are three sheets of 
"Dr. icing's Collector”: nos. 5841 (2 sheets) an- 6223. all 
in ripe fruit. I have no doubt these represent the same 
species as the kaingay specimen, though the leaves are rather 
shorter and broader, as noted by Hooker, F. B. I.v. 374. Ho, 
6223 is written up in Thing's handwriting "Baccaurea platyphylla 
C. Fing, nov. spec." Fo. 5841 (both sheets) has the same 
name in a clerical hand, but *ith platyphylla crossed out and 
malayana substituted ( in the same hand). But in any case 
the typo of the name B.mal ay ana (Jack) h‘ i ex Hook.f # mist be 
J aok 1 s o riginal Suinetr >ecirsen of Hedyoarpus malavanu s. 
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even if the Maingay and Hunstier specimens actually described 
by "Cooker in the F.B.I, 're different from Jack's plant. 
tta, but. 
There are said to be some JacC specimens in Herb. Oalcu 
as no doubt you know, lost of his collections were destroyed 
in a fire on board ship. Consequently one hna to fall back on 
Jack's original deacri otion, nick I have had copied and 
enclose for your perusal (Trans. Linn. Soc.xiv. 118;inEo) . 
