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CXIX. LAURINEiE. 
[Beils chmiedia. 
lanceolate acuminate fimbriate bracts; pedicels thick and short. 
Perianth-lobes ovate, tube hardly any. Hab . Penang, Penara 
Bukit (Curtis). 
(12) B. brevipes Ridl. 
Glabrous tree. Leaves alternate crowded coriaceous lanceo¬ 
late acuminate both ends; nerves about 10 pairs elevate beneath, 
sunk above, reticulations lax visible on both sides; 4 in. long, 
1*25 in. wide; petioles -25 in. long. Racemes axillary, -12 in. 
long, covered with ovate papery bracts; pedicels -05 in. long. 
Flowers glabrous as long. Perianth-lobes oblong not spreading, 
sub-equal. Stamens anther 2-celled. Fruit ellipsoid, blunt, nar¬ 
rowed at the base, 75 in. long, *25 in. through, on an enlarged 
peduncle *15 in. long with persistent spreading sepals *05 in. long. 
Hab. Pahang, Ulu Rumpin (Foxworthy). Native name: Medang 
Ayer. 
This is perhaps nearest to B, tonkinensis Ridl. 
(13) B. membranacea Gamble , in Kew Bulletin, 1910, p. 150; 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 60. 
Small tree 15 to 20 ft. tall, 3 to 4 in. through; branchlets 
pubescent. Leaves membranous, elliptic to elliptic-ovate acute at 
tip, narrower unequally round at base, glabrous except midrib 
and nerves, 9 to n pairs, elevate. beneath, reticulations fine, 
prominent; 375 to 6 in. long, 2 to 3’25 in. wide. Fruit oblong, 
black, -5 in. long; pedicel hardly enlarged. Hab. Perak (Kunstler). 
A very little known plant. 
(14) B. pahangensis Gamble, in Kew Bulletin, 1910, p. 150. 
Small tree, glabrous. Leaves chartaceous, alternate, lanceo¬ 
late or oblong-lanceolate acuminate, shortly blunt, base rather 
long attenuate; nerves fine not conspicuous, 10 to 12 pairs, slightly 
elevate beneath; 4 to 5 in. long, 1 in. wide; petioles slender, -2 in. 
long. Panicles axillary, -5 in. up to 2*4 in. long, pubescent. Sepals 
narrow linear pubescent. Stamens in two whorls, outer filaments 
long. Ovary free, glabrous; stigma capitate. Fruit ellipsoid, 
blunt both ends, black with raised reddish dots. Hab. River 
banks, local, Pahang River, Kwala Triang, Lubu Lanjut; Kwala 
Tembeling. Kelantan River by the Jeram Panjang near Chaning. 
Native names : Medang Salau; Medang Tandok. 
(15) B. Foxiana Gamble, in Kew Bulletin, 1910, p. 150; Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 61. 
Glabrous tree. Leaves coriaceous sub-opposite, prominently 
reticulate, lanceolate or oblanceolate, bluntly acuminate, long 
cuneate at base; nerves 7 pairs; 4 to 6 in. long, 2 to 2-8 in. wide; 
petioles stout, -i in. long. Panicles much branched, 7*8 in. long; 
peduncles with oblong lenticles. Fruit ellipsoid pustular, 1-5 in. 
long, -8 to 1 in. through; pedicels slightly enlarged. Hab. Perak, 
Thaiping Hills, Birch's Hill (Fox). 
