CXIX. LAURINEAS. 
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(3) L. magnifica Gamble, Journ, ^ 4 s. Soc. Beng. l.c. 152. 
Small tree; bark white. Leaves thinly coriaceous oblanceo- 
late, rounded acuminate, base long narrowed, 12 in. long, 3 in. wide; 
nerves 15 to 20 pairs, sunk above, prominent beneath with 
nervules inconspicuous; petioles stout, short or none. Umbel- 
lules in very short racemes forming a head 3 in. across, on the 
trunk, peduncles -3 in. long, pubescent, grey. Umbellules *5 in. 
across with 7 to 9 flowers in male, 5 in female umbellules. Fruit 
ovoid truncate apiculate, -4 in. long; cup *25 in. across, edge 
regular, *i in. deep. Hub. Forests, Malacca, Nyalas (Derry), 
Batu Chengei (Cantley), Penang, Waterfall (Ridley). 
var. pahangensis. Leaves 4 in- wide more coriaceous, 
petioles *8 in. long. Hab. Pahang River and Tahan River, Ivwala 
Tenok (Ridley). Malacca, Selandor (Cantley). Distrib. Sumatra. 
Native names: Medang Telor; Medang Kuning or Kunyit. 
(4) L. tomentosa Bl. Bijdr. 566; Gamble, Journ. As. Soc. 
Beng. l.c. 132. , 
Tree 50 to 70 ft. tall, 1-5 to 2 ft. through; branches puberulous. 
Leaves softly chartaceous obovate or oblong-obovate sub-acute, 
base narrowed, glabrous when adult above, grey pubescent beneath; 
nerves prominent beneath, 12 to 15 pairs, as are reticulations; 
5 in. long, 2*5 in. wide (young leaves thin, membranous, 8 in. long); 
petioles -5 to -8 in. long, tomentose. Umbellules in dense clusters 
axillary or below leaves, on a short stout peduncle -5 in. through. 
Bracts oblong, grey-pubescent. Perianth-lobes incomplete, small 
or absent. Fruit ellipsoid blunt, 1-2 in. long, 1 in. through, cup 
irregularly toothed. Hab. Hilly woods, Perak, Goping (Kunstler). 
Penang, West Hill (Curtis). Distrib. Java. 
(5) L. grandis Hook. pi. F.B.I. v. 162; Gamble, Journ. 
Sec. Beng. l.c. 136. (Fig. 145, P- 116). 
Tree about 40 to 60 ft. tall, bushy, trunk short or up to 100 it. 
tall (Kunstler); branchlets brown-velvety. Leaves stiffly cori¬ 
aceous obovate, usually blunt rounded, base cuneate, nerves 
12 to 20 pairs, elevate beneath, as are transverse nervules, glabrous 
above, densely red-tomentose beneath, 6 to 7 in. long, 3*25 in. across; 
petioles -5 to 75 in. long. Umbels very numerous in short racemes 
on the bare part or axils of branches tomentose; peduncles -25 in. 
long. Bracts silky orbicular. Umbellules *5 in. across when 
open, about 10 together, yellow. Perianth-lobes linear-oblong 
in male, lanceolate acute in female. Fruit ellipsoid, 7 m. long 
on a thin obconic tube. Hab. Common in open country, very 
floriferous, Singapore, Tanglin; Bukit Timah. Malacca (Maingay). 
Negri Sembilan, Bukit Bertam (Cantley). Perak, Goping and Ulu 
Bubong (Kunstler); Tapah (Burn-Murdoch); Gunong Batu putih 
(Wray). Penang Hill (Wallich, Curtis). Lankawi, Kesap (Hamff). 
Distrib. Burma, Java. Native names : Medang Busuk; Medang 
Daun Lebar. 
