We have at Singapore two sheets of the Perak 
specimens which were referred by Hooker to Jack's 
species and we have two more* "sheets (one with 
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male flowers) of the same species as the Perak * 
specimens* I find that this Perak species is 
not only different from Jack's (it has 1C stamens 
not 4 , amongst other plants) but that it seems 
to represent a new eection of Saccaurea because 
the structure of the male flower is very re.markable. 
Moreover this Perak species has crenate dentate 
leaves with a little gland on the underside of 
each tooth: the young leaves being deeply dentate. 
Further, I find that the malayan trees 
called 'Tampoi* - fruits of which often come into 
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the market - are B.Qriffithii and B. reticulata. 
Neither species can be made to fit Jack's 
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description of Hedycarpus malayanus , nor do any 
other of our species of 3accaurea agree with it* 
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if*-- lude that Hedycarpus malayanus Jack\ 
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is a botanical curiosity, without herbarium specimen, 
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and never again brought to the knowledge of botanists 
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It seems very strange that this should be the 
case with what Jack considered to be a well-knbwti 
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fruit-tree in Sumatra. Hence I would like to 
know if you could give one further information. 
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Bo you know if there is anyone in Sumatra, in the 
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neighbourhood of Bencoolen or Fort de Kock, 
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could obtain specimens of local ’‘Tampo! 11 ? 
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Leaves would be sufficient for comparison w 
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