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Glochidion.'] 
(25) G. lsevigatum Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 319. 
Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall; stem 8 to 12 in. through, glabrous, or 
twigs pubescent. Leaves chartaceous, thin, glaucescent beneath, 
obliquely elliptic or ovate cuspidate or acuminate, base narrowed; 
nerves 6 pairs slender; 2 to 3-5 in. long, 75 to 1*5 in. wide; petioles 
•1 in. long. Stipules triangular-lanceolate coriaceous, blowers 
very small in tufts. Male flowers on slender pedicels. Sepals 
linear-oblong. Anthers 3. Female flowers; sepals oblong blunt. 
Ovary globose glabrous, 5-celled; style of 5 to 6 minute points. 
Capsule *3 in. through, orbicular flattened, 6- to io-lobed, glabrous, 
pedicelled. Hab. Common in open country. Singapore, Tanglin ; 
Changi- Toas; Bukit Timah (Hullett). Malacca, Sungei Hudang 
(Derry, Griffith). Penang (Waflich); Highlands (Curtis). Lan- 
kawi, ICwah. Distrib. Tenasserim. , A 
var. cuspidatum Ridl. Tree from 12 to 25 ft- tall and 4 to 5 * n * 
through. Leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate cuspidate mucronulate, 
base cuneate, not glaucescent beneath; nerves 7 pairs inarching 
within the margin; 3 to 4-5 in. long, 1*5 to 175 in. wide. Capsule 
very dark red rather bigger, 6-lobed. Stigma larger. Hab. 
Selangor, Sungei Buluh (Ridley); Telok forest reserve, Klang 
(Burkill). Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 
I have seen no flowers of this, and it may be specifically distinct. 
(26) G. sericeum Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 326. Glochidiopsis 
sericea Bl. Bijdr. 588- , , , T 
Small tree, branches pubescent. Leaves chartaceous oblong 
blunt, base round, puberulous above at least on midrib, glaucous 
puberulous beneath; nerves 7 to 8 pairs, slender; 3 to 4 in. long, 
I-2S to i-5 in. wide; petioles *05 in. long, pubescent, blowers 
all pedicelled very small. Males; sepals 6. Anthers 3- Females ; 
sepals 2 or 3. Ovary globose, villous, 3-celled. Styles 3, ^pus 
bifid Capsule -15 in. across, 3-lobed, shortly pedicelled pmlush. 
Seeds 6 in 3 pairs, bright red. Hab. Common on edges of woods 
and thickets. Whole peninsula to Perak. Singapore, Tanglin; 
Bukit Mandai; Thompson Road (Hullett). Johor, Genuang; 
Tanjong Kupang. Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith). Pahang, 
Pulau Tawar. Negri Sembilan, Burunang (Cantley). Selangor, 
Ulu Gombak; Semangkok Pass to 4000 ft. altitude (Ridley). Perak, 
Goping (Kunstler); Tapah (Wray). Distrib. Java. Native name: 
Kenidei Bukit. , 
(27) G. stylosum Ridl. Kew Bulletin, 1923, p. 304. 
Small tree; young parts hairy. Leaves coriaceous not glauces¬ 
cent beneath obliquely lanceolate-oblong acuminate base broad, 
slightly narrowed at tip, glabrous above except midrib, nan y on 
7 pairs of nerves and midrib beneath; 3 to 3-5 in. long 1-5 m. wide; 
petioles hairy, -I in. long. Male flowers few in axillary fascicles 
on short pubescent pedicels ’i in. long. Bracts ovate pubescent. 
Sepals oblong sub-equal hairy on the back. Female flowers sessile; 
sepals ovate acute pubescent. Ovary hairy. Styles very long 
