K-jfl 
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617/56 
30 th November 
Sir 
I have the honour to ask if you would be kind 
enough to assist me in obtaining flowering specimens 
of the fruit-tree known as "Pupor". It very much 
resembles the Rambai, ( Baccaurea nsotleyana ) but has 
smaller, glabrous leaves and rather different fruits. 
2. In July I collected fruiting specimens of the 
Pupor from villages in Kedah and Perils. It seems 
to be the Indian species, B.saplda , which is not 
definitely recorded as found ir Malaya. 
E. 
3. To be absolutely certain of the identification, 
I should like to see flowers, especially the male 
flowers, which are much smaller than the female. 
V- There are one or two trees in the kampong on 
the west of the main road to S.Patani, where the 
road to Kuala Kedah meets it. 
3. I would be very grateful if you could tell me 
if the Tampoi, Taban, Tabau or Tabai occur in Kedah 
and more grateful still if you could send specimens. 
They are jungle fruit-trees allied with the Rambai. 
I have the honour to be 
Sir 
Your obedient servant 
Asst,Director of Gardens, S .3 
Agricultural Field Officer 
Department of Agriculture 
Alor Star, 
KEDAH. 
Vm 
