XLVIII. ROSACE2E. 
[Pygeum. 
674 
elliptic to oblong-elliptic, short acuminate, base cuneate, no glands 
at base; nerves 8 to 9 pairs, prominent beneath, 5 to 8 in. long, 
275 to 3*5 in. wide; petioles 75 in. long. Panicles axillary, few lax 
branches, 3 to 5 in. long, rusty-tomentose at tips. Flowers *5 in. 
long; pedicels *15 in. long. Calyx-tube campanulate, lobes 5, 
tomentose reniform blunt. Petals 5, larger, round or oblong blunt, 
white. Stamens numerous. Pistil longer; ovary pubescent. Hab. 
Open rocky jungle, 500.. to 800 ft. altitude. Perak near Gunong 
Bubu (Kunstler). 
This is very like P. polystachyum, but the leaves are thinner and have no 
glands at the base. 
{3) P. polystachyum Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 320; King, Lc. 290. 
A stout tree about 80 ft. tall or less. Leaves coriaceous, thick, 
dark shining green above, paler beneath, elliptic-oblong, short, 
blunt, acuminate, base broad or very shortly cuneate with 2 large 
glands ; nerves elevate, 7 to 10 pairs, depressed above, 4-5 to 7 in. 
long, 2'5 to 4 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long. Racemes axillary, 
2 to 3*5 in. long, sparsely pubescent. Flowers ’3 in. long; pedicels 
nearly as long. Calyx-tube campanulate tomentose, lobes 5 oblong. 
Petals 5. Stamens 40 to 50. Ovary glabrous. Drupe globular or 
transversely oblong shining light green, *6 in. long. Hab. Common 
in forests. Singapore, Garden Jungle; Changi; Bidadari. Malacca 
(Maingay). Selangor, Gardens, Kwala Lumpur (Foxworthy). 
Perak, Chanderiang and Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). 
(4) P. lanceolatum Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 319; King, Lc. 289. 
Tree about 20 to 30 ft. tall. Leaves thin, coriaceous, glabrous, 
lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, base long, narrowed 
with 2 glands; nerves 5 pairs, slender, 3 to 3*5 in. long, 1 to 1*4 in. 
wide; petioles *23 to 3 in. long. Racemes '5 in. long or less, hairy, 
axillary. Flowers *15 in. long. Calyx campanulate, tomentose, 
teeth 10. Petals o. Stamens 20, exsert. Ovary glabrous; style 
stout. Fruit transversely oblong, 3 in. long, ‘4 in. wide. Hab. 
Local, in hill forests. Johor, Gunong Pulai. Penang Hill (Lobb, 
by error on ticket Singapore). Telok Bahang (Curtis). Native 
name : Merapit. 
var. Maingayi. P. Maingayi Hook. fil. F.B.I. ii. 319; King, 
l.c. 288. 
Leaves always glabrous, thicker with less conspicuous nerves 
and slightly smaller. This seems to me to be a higher level or 
drier locality form of lanceolatum. Hab. Malacca, Selandor 
(Cantley); Bukit Sadanen (Derry). Perak (Scortechini). Penang, 
West Hill at 2500 ft. and at 1100 ft. altitudes (Curtis). 
(5) P. Scortechinii King, l.c. 290. 
Slender tree 40 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous elliptic to 
oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, base cuneate, glands o, 
glabrous, paler beneath; nerves 6 to 7 pairs, 2 to 3 in. long, *8 to 
