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CXXI. PROTEACEJE. 
[Helicia. 
Selangor, Semangkok Pass; Kwala Lumpur (Goodenough). Perak, 
Ulu Kerling (Kunstler); Goping (Scortechini), Penang, cultivated 
(Jack). Native name: Gong. 
(4) H. Kingiana Prain, Kew Bulletin, 1912, p. 342; Gamble, 
Journ. /Is. Soc. Beng. l.c. 343. 
Glabrous tree 60 to 70 ft. tall, 10 to 15 in. through. Leaves 
coriaceous, obovate, round or sub-acute at tip, back long narrowed; 
nerves elevate, 10 to 12 pairs; petioles *1 in. thick or o. Raceme 
thick angled rachis; flowers cream colour, larger than in H. 
petiolaris. Style clubbed, 1 in. long. Fruit ovoid, 1*5 in. long, 
shortly pointed both ends. Hab. Perak, Larut, at 100 to 1000 ft. 
altitude (Kunstler); Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). 
Distinguished from 11 . petiolaris by its very short petiole and larger 
flowers and fruit. 
(5) H. robusta Wall. Cat . 2702; Gamble, Journ. /Is. Soc, Beng. 
l.c. 344. H. javanica Bl. Benn. PI. Horsf. Jav. 83, t. 18. 
Tree about 30 to 60 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves sub-coriaceous, 
obovate, blunt or shortly acuminate, dark shining green; nerves 
10 to 12 pairs, strongly elevate, sessile, base narrowed and rounded, 
edge serrate; 6 to 8 in. long, 4 in. wide. Racemes 11 in. long, 
rather stout, lax ; flowers greenish white, *6 in. long in bud. Fruit 
globose apiculate, green. Hab. Forests in the south, Singapore, 
Garden Jungle; Bukit Timah. Pahang, Ulu Rumpin (Foxworthy). 
Johor, Bukit Tana Abang (Kelsall); Kota Tinggi. Malacca, 
Sungei Hudang. Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Distrib. Java, 
Sumatra, Bangka. Native names: Medang Keladi; Medang 
Laiang; Putat Topi; Serantan Tua. 
(6) H. Curtisii Gamble, Kew Bulletin, 19x3, p. 116; Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 348. 
Tree about 25 ft. tall. Leaves chartaceous oblanceolate 
acuminate long-attenuate, glabrous, strongly serrate except towards 
base; nerves 8 to 10 pairs; 7 in. long, 2-5 in. wide; petioles *4 in. 
long, winged nearly to base. Raceme slender, 6 in. long, glabrous 
or minutely puberulous; pedicels slender; ovary villous; flowers 
small; style -25 in. long, very slender. Hab. Local, Penang, 
Penara Bukit (Curtis). 
(7) H. rufescens Prain, Kew Bulletin, 1912, p. 342; Gamble, 
Journ. As. Soc . Beng. l.c. 435. 
Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 15 to 20 ft. through; branches dark red- 
tomentose. Leaves sub-coriaceous, dark shining green above, 
red-tomentose beneath (becoming glabrous), edge entire; midrib 
prominent beneath, nerves 16 to 20 pairs; 5-9 to 11 in. long, 
2*4 to 4 in. wide; petioles 1*2 in. long, tomentose. Racemes 
thick, red-tomentose, 6 in. long; pedicel 2-flowered. Fruit sub- 
globose, slightly flattened on both sides, acute both ends, red- 
tomentose eventually glabrescent, 1-2 in. long. Hab. Thaiping 
Waterfall (Kunstler, Wray); Tupai (Wray). 
