n6 cxix. LAURINE^. [Litsea. 
(6) L. artocarpifolia Gamble, Kew Bulletin, igio, p. 3x6; 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 13 7 - . 
Tree. Leaves coriaceous obovate blunt or apiculate, glabrous 
above, pubescent beneath; nerves 20 pairs, elevate beneath, 
as are transverse nervules; 9 in. long, 4 in. wide; petioles grooved, 
•5 in. long. Umbels sessile or nearly so in a head 1 in. through on 
a stout pubescent raceme 2 in. long. Umbellules small. Bracts 5 > 
orbicular enclosing 6 flowers. Perianth-lobes 6 to 8, silky-villous 
on both sides. Stamens 9 to 15. Hab. Perak, Relau Tujor (Wray). 
This is like L. grandis, but has hairy leaves and umbellules nearly sessile 
on long racemes. 
(7) L. firma Hook. fd. F.B.I. v. 162; Gamble, Journ. As. Soc. 
Beng. l.c. 138. 
Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. through; young parts brown 
puberulous. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate blunt, base 
cuneate; nerves 10 to 15 pairs and transverse reticulations red- 
hairy beneath elevate; 3-5 to 4 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles -5 in. 
long. Flowers in short racemes umbefliform. Umbellules 5 to 6, 
about *25 in. across; peduncles slender, -2 in. long, red-pubescent, 
lobes oblong. Fruit ovoid-oblong truncate, *3 in. long, pink, cup 
shallow, -i in. deep; pedicels -2 in. long. Hab. Woods, common, 
Singapore, Chua Chu Kang; Bukit Timah. Malacca (Maingay). 
Perak, Larut (Kunstler), tree 10 ft. tall. Distrib. Sumatra, 
Borneo, Celebes. 
