XLV. ANACARDIACEA2, 
531 
Melanorrhcea.] 
blunt, base long narrowed, glabrous ; nerves about 17 pairs, visible 
above, elevate beneath, 5 in. long, 175 in. wide; petioles (and 
midribs) puberulous, *4 in. long, winged half-way or more. Panicles 
few, in axils below leaves, in fruit 5 to 6 in. long, puberulous. Fruit 
transversely elliptic, flattened at both ends, 1 in. long, i'25 in. 
wide; gynophore *4 in. long; petal wings deciduous, *5 in. long, 
'2 in. wide, coriaceous. Hab. Hill forests. Perak, Thaiping Hills 
at 3000 to 4000 ft. altitude (Curtis 3722). Distrib. Borneo. 
The leaves are more lanceolate than in the type, but I think this is 
Engler’s plant. The reticulations of the leaves are fine, but conspicuous 
beneath. I have only seen fruiting specimens. 
(6) M. torquata King, lx. 486. 
A vast tree 100 ft. tall, 2 to 4 ft. through. Leaves sessile stiff 
coriaceous obovate, tips broad round, glabrous, narrowed to base 
of petiole; nerves 22 to 26 pairs, prominent beneath, 7 to 11 in. 
long, 4 to 6-25 in. wide. Panicles terminal, stout, tomentose, 
6 to 8 in. long branching from base; branchlets crowded at tips, 
dense-flowered. Flowers -25 in. long; pedicels *i to *2 in. long. 
Calyx short tubular, 3-toothed, withering and hanging round the 
pedicel. Petals 5, elliptic *2 in. long, white tomentose. Stamens 5 
shorter. Hab. Wet swampy forests. Leafless when flowering. 
Dindings, Lumut. Perak, Larut within 100 ft. altitude (Kunstler). 
(7) M. aptera King, lx. 487. 
Glabrous tree 40 to 70 ft. tall, 15 to 2 ft. through, very resinous. 
Leaves stiffly coriaceous, obovate apex rounded, base narrowed to 
base of winged petiole; nerves 18 pairs, slender, prominent beneath, 
as are reticulations, 8 to 15 in. long, 3 to 6 in. wide. Panicles 
stout, crowded in the upper axils, 9 in. long, few and short to 
i'5 in. long branches. Flowers 1 in. across pale red and white. 
Calyx *5 in. long. Petals 5 to 6, imbricate, lanceolate, silky outside, 
not persistent. Stamens about 50 on a conic gynophore. Ovary 
ovoid i-celled. Drupe not winged depressed-globose with numerous 
fine ridges, 1*5 in. through, dark brown. Hab. Open forests near 
water, low country. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Penang, Telok 
Bahang (Curtis). 
(8) M. inappendiculata King, lx. 488. 
Glabrous tree 50 to 60 ft. tall, 10 to 15 in. through. Leaves 
coriaceous, oblong-oblanceolate blunt rounded or retuse, base 
narrowed cuneate; nerves 15 to 18 pairs, slender elevate beneath, 
3 to 5 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; petioles winged above, 75 to 
1 in. long. Panicles 4 to 7 in. long in upper axils, nude below; 
flowers 75 in. long in short (1 in. long or less) branches. Petals 
narrow elliptic, white flushed pink at base. Stamens numerous 
pink; anthers green. Drupe globular 1 to 15 in. through, dark 
green. Hab. Dense wet jungle lowland up to 1500 ft. altitude on 
Penang Hill. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Penang, Government 
Hill (Curtis); Batu Feringhi (Fox). 
