106 cxix. laurinEjE. [Phcebe. 
apiculate blunt, glabrous shining above, base cuneate, glaucescent 
beneath; nerves 5 to 8 pairs, raised beneath, nervules slightly 
raised, parallel transverse; 6 to 9 in. long, 3 to 3-5 in. wide; petioles 
1 in. long. Panicles 9 in. long (peduncles 4 in. long); branches 
rather crowded, 2 to 2-5 in. long, all pubescent. Flowers -14 in. 
long on short thick pedicels, yellowish brown; lobes oblong acute. 
Glands glabrous. Fruit ovoid, -6 in. long, on the enlarged perianth. 
Hab. Woods and forests, Singapore, Pulau Ubin; Changi. Johor, 
Kwala Sembrong (Kelsall). Malacca, Bukit Sadanen; Merlimau 
(Derry, Maingay, Griffith). Perak, Gunong Bubu, at 800 to 1500 ft. 
altitude, and Goping (Kunstler). Distrib. Java, Sumatra, Borneo. 
Native names : Medang Kasira or Kusirai; Medang Burong. 
var. cuspidata Gamble, Journ. /Is. Soc. Beng. l.c. Leaves more 
acute; perianth-lobes ovate blunter. Hab. Perak, Ulu Kerling 
(Kunstler). 
(7) P. cuneata Blume, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 908; 
Gamble, Journ. Ts. Soc. Beng. l.c . 109. 
Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 10 to 15 in. through. Leaves rather 
stiffly thin coriaceous obovate or ovate-oblong short acuminate, 
base long cuneate, glabrous shining above dull minutely puberulous 
beneath; nerves 8 to 12 pairs rather strongly elevate, nervules 
conspicuous, reticulations obscure; 4 or 5 in. long, 2-5 to 3 in. 
wide; petioles -2 in. long. Panicles greyish puberulous; peduncles 
4 in. long; branches 1*5 in. long, crowded at top. Perianth *1 in. 
across yellow, lobes ovate, outer ones shorter acute, tomentose 
grey. Drupe ovoid or ellipsoid blue-black, *8 in. long; perianth- 
lobes enlarged. Hab. Forests, Singapore, Changi. Pahang, Fraser 
Hill (Burkill). Perak, Thaiping Hills to 4000 ft. altitude; Goping 
(Kunstler). Province Wellesley, Kubang Ulu (Curtis). Distrib. Java. 
11 . STEMMATODAPHNE, Gamble. 
Tree. Leaves alternate membranous crowded on branch tips, 
large. Flowers in umbels in lax panicles from upper leaf axils; 
pedicels long. Perianth-lobes 6, sub-equal, with raised ring at 
base. Stamens 9; anthers 4-celled ovate triangular sessile, glands 
on row 3, minute or 0. Staminodes, row 4, triangular sessile. 
Ovary globose; style minute. Fruit a large globose drupe; 
perianth enlarged persistent; pedicel enlarged. Species 1. 
(1) S. perakensis Gamble, Journ. /Is. Soc. Beng. l.c. m. 
Spreading tree 60 to 70 ft. tall, *2 to 18 in. through. Leaves 
glabrous obovate long-acuminate, base cuneate; nerves raised 
beneath, sunk above, 10 to 15 pairs, marching, nervules prominent 
parallel sub-distant; 9 in. long, 5 in. wide; petioles 1 in. long. 
Panicles puberulous, 3 in. long; pedicels -5 in. long, red. Perianth 
•12 in. across, glabrous, lobes short, green. Drupe egg-shaped, 
2 in. long, 1-5 in. through. Hab. Forests, Malacca, Batang Malaka 
(Derry); Chenana Putih (Cantley). Perak, Larut; Kwala Dipang; 
