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CXIX. LAURINEjE. 
[Litsea. 
coriaceous, smooth above, elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, blunt, 
occasionally shortly acute, base rounded or shortly cuneate; 
nerves barely visible above, midrib sunk beneath, nerves 6 to 12 
pairs, very faint, not elevate; 5 to 6 in. long, 2 to 2*5 in. wide; 
petioles stout, black, -3 in. long. Umbellules -22 in. across on 
peduncles *5 in. long in axillary fascicles 7 or 8 together on very 
short -i in. long racemes, entirely glabrous. Bracts 4 to 6, reflexed. 
Fruit globose, *3 in. through in a thick fleshy clubbed cup, -5 in. 
long, including pedicel. Hab. Common in woods, generally in the 
low country, Singapore, Galang; Changi; Tanglin. Malacca, Pulau 
Besar and Malim (Griffith); Ayer Panas (Derry). Negri Sembilan, 
Tampin. Pahang, Telom Ridge at 4000 ft. altitude (Ridley). 
Penang, road to the spout. Distrib. Burma. Native names: 
Medang Asam; Medang baros; Medang bunga; Medang hitam; 
Medang K'layer; Medang Tahi Ay am. 
(40) L. Teysmanni Gamble, Kew Bulletin, 1910, p. 319; Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 170. 
Tree 50 to 70 ft. tall, 15 to 20 in. through. Leaves coriaceous, 
elliptic-oblong to obovate, blunt or cuspidate acuminate, base 
acute or round; nerves scarcely visible above, 8 to 12 pairs, elevate 
beneath, as are the small reticulations; 5 to 5*5 in. long, 175 in. 
wide; petioles slender, '5 in. long. Umbellules *24 in. across, 
crowded on peduncles very short or none in racemes 1 in. long or 
less. Bracts puberulous, 4. Flowers villous. Fruit at first ovoid, 
then globose, -4 in. through, cup rather thin, -25 in. deep, saucer- 
shaped, *4 in. across, base broad; pedicels nearly cylindric, *2 in. 
long. Hab. Not common, Malacca, Merlimau (Ridley). Perak, 
Kota and Simpang (Wray); Larut (Kunstler). Distrib. Bangka, 
Borneo. 
(41) L. machilifolia Gamble, Kew Bulletin, 1910, p. 310; 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 171. 
Tree 40 to 80 ft. tall; stem 15 to 20 in. through. Leaves 
coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, long acuminate, base cuneate above, 
glossy bright green beneath, glaucescent, 3 to 7 in. long, 1 to 2 in. 
wide; petioles *i to -2 in. long. Umbellules glabrous, -2 in. across, 
glabrous; peduncles *15 in. long, slender on lax racemes, 3 in. 
long. Fruit globose, -4 in. through in an orange-coloured cup '5 in. 
wide, -2 in. long, slightly narrowed at base; pedicels dilate up¬ 
wards, -25 in. long. Hab. Low country, Singapore, Garden Jungle. 
Bukit Mandai. Malacca, Brisu (Derry). Negri Sembilan, Tampin 
Hill. Perak (Scortechini). Penang, Moniot’s Road (Curtis). 
var. angusiifolia Gamble, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 172. Leaves 
much smaller and narrower, more distinctly areolate, 5 in. long, 
1‘5 in. wide and slightly stiffer. Flowers smaller. Hab. Mountains, 
Selangor, Bukit Kutu (buds purple). Perak, Gunong Batu Putih 
(Wray); Gunong Haram (Scortechini); Goping and Larut (Kunst¬ 
ler). Native name: Medang Katuko. 
