Litsea.] cxix. laurineal 125 
(35) L. oblanceolata Gamble, Kew Bulletin, 1910* P- 3^2; 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 166. 
Tree 30 to 40 ft. tall. Leaves chartaceous oblanceolate blunt 
abrupt short acuminate sub-glaucous beneath; nerves 8 to 10 
pairs, sunk above, slightly raised beneath; 8 in. long, 2*5 in. wide, 
petioles -25 in. long. Racemes very short, *24 in. long or less; 
bracts ovate tomentose. Involucral bracts 4 > orbicular, umbel- 
lules sessile pubescent. Flowers 4 to 5; lobes ovate blunt. 
Stamens 9 to 12. Hab. Damp forests, Perak, Larut (Kunstleij. 
Very near L. ochracea, but the leaves are oblanceolate, the racemes much 
shorter and the umbellules sessile. 
(36) L. Kunstleri Gamble, Kew Bulletin , 1910, p. 363; Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 167. 
Tree 50 to 60 ft. tall, 15 to 20 in, through; branchlets angled 
and ribbed. Leaves chartaceous oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 
round or emarginate at tip, base short cuneate glaucous beneath; 
nerves 12 to 14 pairs, slender, elevate beneath, transverse nervules 
faint but visible beneath; 10 in. long, 3'5 t° 4 i n - wide; petioles 
•5 in. long. Racemes often crowded, -i in. long. Umbels -24 in. 
across; peduncles about 10 together, *15 in. long. Bracts usually 6, 
outer orbicular, inner obovate. Flowers J, tube funnel-shaped, 
lobes oblong or obovate. Hab. Rare in rocky woods, Perak, 
Gunong Bubu and Gunong Pondok (Kunstler). 
(37) L. claviflora Gamble, Keiv Bulletin, 1910, p. 363; Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 167. 
Tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, 8 to 10 in. through. Leaves chartaceous, 
elliptic lanceolate or oblanceolate short acuminate, base narrowed, 
dull green above, glaucous beneath; nerves sunk above, elevate 
beneath, 6 pairs; 6 in. long, 2-5 in. wide; petioles -15 in. long, 
thick. Racemes under *1 in. long, hairy. Umbellules 2 to 3 
together, *27 in. across; peduncles -6 in. long, puberulous thickened 
upwards’. Flowers 5, lobes 6, oblong, gland-dotted. Hab. Dense 
forests, Perak, Thaiping (Kunstler). 
(38) L. Helferi, Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 172; var. ovata Gamble, 
Journ. . 4 s. Soc. Beng. l.c. 168. 
Tree; branchlets slender. Leaves sub-coriaceous, ovate or 
elliptic acuminate or blunt, base shortly narrowed, glabrous 
glaucescent beneath; nerves slightly raised, as are reticulations, 
beneath puberulous, 375 in- long, 2 in. wide; petioles thick, 
•25 in. long. Umbellules 1 to 3 on peduncles -2 in. long on axillary 
tubercles. Flowers 4 to 5, white. Stamens in male 12. Hab. 
Perak, Ulu Batang Padang (Wray). 
Gamble makes this a variety of the Tenasserim or Andaman plant 
collected by and named after Heifer, but suggests that more complete speci¬ 
mens may show it to be specifically distinct. 
(39) L. myristicsefolia Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 172; Gamble, 
Journ. . 4 s. Soc. Beng. l.c. 169. 
A glabrous tree up to 60 ft. tall; stem 12 to 18 in. long. Leaves 
