XXXIX. CELASTRINE^E. 
449 
Lophopetatum .] 
Branches cymose spreading, on a peduncle puberulous. Flowers 
*2 in. across; pedicels stout. Calyx lobes short round. Petals 
ovate sub-obtuse coriaceous with elongate trigonous corrugate 
processes above. Disc obscurely 5-lobed. Hab. Singapore (T. 
Anderson). I have not seen this plant. 
(7) L. oblongifolium King, l.c. 351. 
Tree 80 to 100 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, oblong acuminate, 
base narrowed; nerves 8 or 9 pairs, 4*5 to 6 in. long, 1*75 to 2^25 in. 
wide; petioles *5 to '65 in. long. Panicles axillary terminal 4 in. 
long rather stout, many-flowered; branches 1 in. long. Flowers 
*25 in. across. Calyx flat; teeth 5 sub-reniform. Petals ovate- 
elliptic, edges laciniate or not, a broad-based fleshy appendage 
and some hairs on the upper surface. Disc covered with short 
bristles. Hab. Perak (Scortechini). No locality given. Distrib. 
Sumatra. 
(8) L. pedunculatum Ridl. Journ. Roy. ^ 4 s. Soc. S. Br. 59, 
p. 85. 
Tree. Leaves sub-coriaceous oblanceolate cuspidate, base 
narrowed, 5 in. long, 2 in. wide; nerves 6 pairs; petioles hardly 
*15 in. long. Peduncles 175 in. long bifurcating; branches of 
cyme 5 in. long with 2 cymules of 3 flowers each. Flowers '15 in. 
across. Calyx-lobes orbicular. Petals orbicular-ovate, edges 
toothed. Stamens very short. Ovary immersed. Hab. Open 
country. Perlis, Bukit Telor Jambu, Kanga (Ridley). 
(9) L. intermedium Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 85. 
Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous, elliptic, base 
rounded, tip shortly acuminate; nerves 8 pairs, 4 to 5 in. long, 
175 to i’5 in. wide; petioles *25 in. long. Panicles 2 in. long; 
branches few. Pedicels ’15 in. long. Calyx lobes short ovate. 
Petals oblong, tip fimbriate, white, with transverse crest of pro¬ 
cesses near the base. Disc thick. Ovary free from disc trigonous. 
Hab. Lankawi, Kesap (Haniff). 
(10) L. pallidum Lawson, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 615. 
Glabrous tree. Leaves elliptic-oblong, pale when dry; nerves 
fine 8 to 10 pairs, nervules nearly as prominent, 2*5 to 3 in. long, 
1*1 to 1*3 in. wide; petioles *3 in. long. Cymes ’5 to 75 in. long. 
Flowers ‘25 in. across, 6 to 8 in a cyme. Calyx and disc round 
entire. Petals round deltoid papillose above. Disc flat with many 
hair-like processes. Hab. Lowland woods. Malacca (Maingay, 
Derry). 
var. Curtisii Ridl. L. Curtisii King, l.c. 351. 
Leaves ovate cuspidate, slightly stiffer. Cymes more lax. 
Disc with fewer processes. Hab. Penang, Government Hill (Curtis). 
Native name: Kroi. 
(11) L. reflexum Lawson, l.c. i. 616; King, l.c. 352. 
Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves thinly coriaceous lanceolate 
acuminate narrowed to base; nerves 4 or 5 pairs, 2-25 to 3*25 in. 
Fl.M.P., 1. GG 
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