CXXXIII. CUPULIFERjE. 
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[Pasania. 
stout. Cup saucer-shaped minutely grey puberulous, rings 5 to 7, 
obscurely toothed, 75 in. wide, -2 in. deep. Acorn depressed 
hemispheric, *6 in. tall; umbo conic, all silvery silky. Hab. Forests 
lowlands, common, Singapore, Changi; Garden Jungle; Kranji; 
Bukit Timah. Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Derry). Pahang, Pekan. 
Perak, Chanderiang and Goping (Kunstler). 
(18) P. Wenzigiana Gamble, lx. 435. Quercus Wenzigiana 
King in Hook. fil. F.B.I., v. 613; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. ii. 65, t. 58B. 
Tree 60 to 80 ft. tail, 10 to 15 in. through, glabrous. Leaves 
coriaceous elliptic, abruptly caudate acuminate, base acute; midrib 
stout raised both sides; nerves fine, not raised, 12 to 14 pairs, 
nervules few inconspicuous; 4 to 5 in. long, 1*5 to 2*25 in. wide; 
petioles black, *25 in. long. Spikes solitary axillary and terminal 
panicled; panicles 5 in spikes 4 to 6 in. long, puberulous. Flowers 
male solitary or 2 to 3 together. Fruit-spikes stout, 6 in. long; 
pedicels thick; cup saucer-shaped thick, 75 in. wide. *i in. deep, 
rings 5 to 7 thick silky, lowest one thickest. Acorn depressed 
hemispheric, glabrous, chestnut colour with a conic umbo; *6 in. tall, 
7 in. through. Hab. Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Penang Hill at 
top (Maingay, Curtis) and Pantai Acheh (Curtis). Distrib. Borneo. 
(19) P. rassa Gamble, lx. 436. Quercus Rassa Miq. FI. Ind. 
Bat. Sufipl. 350. King, Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc., ii. 66, t. 6oa. 
Tree 40 to 60 ft. tall in exposed spots, a bush. Leaves coriaceous, 
narrow lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, caudate-acuminate, base 
narrowed decurrent; nerves very faint, 12 to 15 pairs; 2 to 3-25 in. 
long, *5 to 1*5 in. vide; petioles -25 in. long. Spikes about 2 in. 
long or less, axillary and a few in a panicle pubescent. Male flowers 
in threes; females solitary. Fruit-spikes about 2 in. long. Cup 
turbinate sessile above flat or shallow, rings rather broad thickened, 
•2 in. tall, *3 in. across. Acorn ovoid-conic, *6 in. tall and wide, 
base intruded; umbo conic, light chestnut. Hab. Mountains. 
Malacca, Bukit Besar, Ophir. Pahang, Gunong Tahan at 6000 ft. 
altitude (Robinson). Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robin¬ 
son). Perak, Gunong Hijau at 5000 ft. altitude (Kunstler). Penang 
Hill at 2000 ft. altitude (Curtis). Distrib. Sumatra, Java, Borneo. 
var. lanuginosa Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 36. 
Leaves thinner, more lanceolate, underside and upper midrib densely 
fulvous pubescent. Selangor, Semangkok Hill at 4375 ft. altitude 
(Ridley). 
var. suffruticosa Ridl. Bush glabrous. Leaves stiffly coriace¬ 
ous, ovate or oblong ovate acute; nerves 6 pairs faint; reticulations 
hardly visible; 3 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; petioles *25 in. long. Spikes 
3 in. long in panicles terminal. Male clusters separate; cup sessile, 
shallow, rings 10 with distinct teeth -5 in. across, *12 in. deep. 
Acorn a short broad cone -5 in. long, minutely silky. Hab. Selangor, 
top of Gunong Semangkok (Ridley). 
I take this to be a form of Q. rassa. Mr. Gamble thinks it distinct. 
