Aporosa.\ cxxvm. euphorbi ace/E. 237 
(3) A. lunata Kurz, Journ . /4 s. Soc. xlii. (2), 239. 
Tree 50 ft. tall, stem 10 to 15 in. through. Leaves stiffly 
coriaceous glabrous above, midrib hairy beneath, linear-oblong, 
base cordate above shining with nerves and nervules deeply 
impressed, beneath tomentose or glabrous except midrib hairy, 
nerves and nervules sunk above strongly elevate; 11 in. long, 
3 to 5 in. wide; petioles 1 in. long, thickly tomentose. Stipules 
persistent at tips of branches large lunate round, -5 in. wide, 
coriaceous. Male spikes -5 in. long, yellow. Female spikes 
densely tomentose. Sepals 5 or 6, linear-oblong blunt tomentose. 
Stigmas 3 or 4, stout bifid. Fruit pink globose tomentose, -2 in. 
through. Hab. Forests; Singapore, Jurong. Pahang, Bukit Duri 
(Fox). Perak, Larut; Chanderiang and Gunong Bubu (Kunstler). 
Penang Hill (Ridley, Curtis). Distrib. Sumatra. 
(4) A. bracteosa Pax and Hoffm. Pflanzenreich, l.c. 95. 
Small tree, branchlets tomentose. Leaves coriaceous, above 
glabrous except the tomentose midrib, beneath midrib and nerves 
tomentose oblong long-cuspidate, base rounded or slightly nar¬ 
rowed; nerves sunk above, elevate beneath, 13 pairs, inarching; 
6 to 7 in. long, 2 to 2-25 in. wide; petioles tomentose thick, -2 in. 
long. Stipules linear-oblong blunt. Male spikes fascicled, yellow 
tomentose, *25 in. long. Bracts crowded hemispheric obtuse 
pubescent concave. Sepals 3 or 4, oblong pilose. Stamens 2 or 3. 
Female spikes -2 in. long. Sepals 4, ovate acute glabrous. Fruit 
ellipsoid narrowed to tip, -4 in. long, glabrous. Hab. Forests; 
Singapore, Bukit Timah. Penang, Highlands and Penara Bukit 
(Curtis). Distrib. Borneo, Sumatra. Native name: Sebasih Jantan. 
(5) A. pseudoficifolia Pax, Pflanzenreich, iv. 147; xv. 94. 
A. ficifolia Hook. fit. F.B.I. v. 346 (in part). 
Shrub 6 to 10 ft. tall. Branches stout rusty villous. Leaves 
coriaceous glabrous above except the hairy midrib, beneath red- 
hairy on the midrib, nerves and reticulations, elliptic or oblong 
acute or acuminate, base narrowed, edge sinuate toothed; nerves 
8 to 12 pairs, sunk above, prominent beneath, as are reticulations; 
7 to 8 in. long, 3 to 4 in. wide; petioles -25 in. long, thick red- 
tomentose. Male flowers unknown. Female flowers sessile in 
small axillary tomentose clusters. Ovary villous. Stigmas 4, 
depressed broad, 2-lobed plumose. Fruit globose pale green with 
dark red cheeks, -25 to -6 in. through, villous. Hab. Hill forests; 
Perak, Thaiping Hills, Waterfall to Tea Gardens (all collectors). 
Penang Hill (Wallich, Curtis); Penara Bukit. 
(6) A. globifera Hook. fll. F.B.I. v. 347. 
Small tree 20 to 30 ft. tall, stem 5 to 7 in. through. Branch- 
lets rather thick red-tomentose. Leaves thinly coriaceous, light 
green, greenish yellow beneath, elliptic or lanceolate blunt acuminate 
crenulate undulate, glabrous above except the tomentose midrib, 
hairy beneath; nerves 7 pairs strongly elevate red-hairy beneath. 
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