Helicia .] 
CXXI. PROTEACE./E. 
141 
Racemes glabrous; scales forming a cup. 
Leaves petioled. 
Petioles *4 to -5 in. long; leaves serrate above. 
Leaves large obovate ; big tree . 
Leaves lanceolate, small shrub 
Petioles 1 in. long; leaves stiff, coriaceous; 
perianth thick ..... 
Leaves sessile or nearly so. 
Leaves entire, base narrowed 
Leaves serrate, base rounded 
Racemes glabrous; scales free. 
Leaves thin, very serrate ..... 
Racemes densely rufous tomentose. 
Leaves red tomentose beneath .... 
Leaves glabrous; lead-colour beneath, large 
Leaves glabrous drying yellow . 
Leaves glabrous drying black; racemes short 
(1) H. attenuata 
(2) H. suffruticosa 
(3) H. petiolaris 
(4) H. Kingiana 
(5) H. robusta 
(6) H. Curtisii 
(7) H. rufescens 
(8) H. velutina 
(9) H. excelsa 
(10) H. Scortechinii 
(1) H. attenuata Bl. in Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. 2, 1, 216; Gamble , 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 341. 
Shrub 6 to 10 ft. to a tree 40 to 60 ft. tall, 3 to S in. through, 
glabrous. Leaves sub-coriaceous, obovate or oblanceolate, acute 
or acuminate, base long narrowed, entire or slightly serrate at tip; 
nerves 8 to 10 pairs, slender, elevate beneath; 6*5 to 9 in. long, 
3 to 5 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long. Raceme 6 in. long, yellowish 
white; perianth in bud clubbed very slender, 75 in. long; style 
and petals slender. Fruit ovoid, beaked, base narrowed, *75 ki. 
long. Hab. Not rare, Pahang, Tahan River. Johor, Mt. Austin. 
Selangor, Kwala Lumpur (Curtis); Dusun Tua. Perak, Batu 
Togo and Tupai (Wray); Thaiping; Kinta River; Goping and 
Ulu Kerling (Kunstler); Penang (Jack); Telok Bahang; Water¬ 
fall (Curtis). Dislrib. Java. Native names: GolangPaya; Gurang 
Bukit. 
(2) H, suffruticosa Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mas. vi, 171. 
Shrub or little tree, bark pale, 2 ft. tall or upwards. Leaves 
lanceolate acuminate, base slightly narrowed, rounded with a few 
short teeth, coriaceous, glabrous; nerves 7 pairs, prominent 
beneath; 7 in. long, 3 in. wide; petioles thick, -25 to -5 in. long, 
geniculate. Raceme slender, 6 in. long. Flowers about 50, white, 
1*4 in. long. Hab. Pahang, Teku Woods, Gunong Tahan (Ridley). 
The smallest Helicia I have seen. Plants only 2 ft. tall seemed adult. 
(3) H. petiolaris Benn. in Horsf. PI. Jav. Rar. 84; Gamble, 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 342. 
Tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves stiff coriaceous, obovate 
blunt or sub-acute, base long cuneate, entire; nerves 7 to 8 pairs, 
sunk above elevate beneath; 7 to 9 in. l° n gj 3/5 ki. wide; petioles 
thick, 1 in. long. Raceme thick, angled rachis, 6 to n in. long. 
Flowers cream colour, bud linear clavate; perianth very thick, 
coriaceous. Fruit depressed-ovoid, pointed, -8 in. long and a 
little wider. Hab. Singapore (Wallich); Bukit Mandai; Changi. 
