CXXI. PROTEACE^E. 
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(8) H. velutina Prain, Kew Bulletin, 1912, p. 343; Gamble, 
l.c. 346. 
Tree 50 to 70 ft. tall, 10 to 15 in. through; branchlets grey- 
puberulous. Leaves chartaceous, oblanceolate, cuspidate acumin¬ 
ate, base cuneate, glabrous, glossy green; nerves 14 to 16 pairs 
prominently inarching beneath, nervules and reticulations pro¬ 
minent; 7 to 8 in. long, 3 in. wide; petioles -i in. long, densely 
red-velvety; flowers densely congested. Perianth short and thick 
in bud. Hab. Rare and very little known; young racemes only col¬ 
lected, Perak, Gunong Bubu, at 2000 to 2500 ft. altitude (Kunstler). 
(9) H. excelsa Bl. Ann . 5 c. Nat. Ser. 2, i, 219; Gamble, l.c. 
346; Wight, Ic. t. 190. 
Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 15 to 20 in. through; buds rusty-tomentose. 
Leaves thinly coriaceous obovate or oblanceolate abruptly acumin¬ 
ate, base attenuate, entire (rarely serrate at tip) glabrous, 3 to 
4 in. long, 1-25 to 2 in. wide; petioles slender, -4 in. long, tomentose. 
Racemes crowded erect, 2 in. long, densely dark red-tomentose. 
Petals tomentose-red, very short; style slender, glabrous, -2 in. 
long. Fruit ovoid, -4 in. long, glabrous. Hab. Forests, Singapore, 
Chan Chu kang and Kranji. Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Derry). 
Perak, Goping and Ulu Bubong (Kunstler), Gunong Bubu 
(Scortechini). 
var. salicifolia. Buds and racemes nearly glabrous. Leaves 
narrower, 6 in. long, 1*5 in- wide. Flowers rather bigger, quite 
glabrous, Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Derry and Maingay). Perak, 
Goping (Kunstler); Simpang (Wray); Gunong Haram Parah 
(Scortechini). Distrib. Both forms, Burma. 
var. Forbesii. Like salicifolia, but leaves 7 by 2 in. Racemes 
quite glabrous, 8 in. long, Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Distrib. 
Sumatra, Cambodia. Native names: Mata Kaok; Medang Obu. 
(10) H. Scortechinii Gamble, Kew Bulletin, 1913, p. 117; 
l.c. 348. 
Tree ? branchlets slightly puberulous. Leaves chartaceous 
oblanceolate abruptly caudate acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous 
except a few hairs scattered on back, edge closely serrate in upper 
part; nerves 8 to 10, prominent beneath; 4-5 to 7 in. long, x-6 to 
2-4 in. wide; petioles -4 in. long. Racemes 1 or twin minutely 
red-hairy, from axils of fallen leaves. Hab. Very rare and little 
known, Perak (Scortechini), 
Order CXXII. TH YMEL/EACE/E. 
Trees or shrubs, sometimes lianes (rarely herbs). Leaves alter¬ 
nate or opposite, simple, entire. Flowers bisexual in axillary 
or terminal heads, racemes, umbels or spikes. Perianth regular, 
tubular or campanulate, 4- to 5-lobed, lobes imbricate, often with 
