XUX, SAXIFRAGACE^E. 
684 
[Polyosma. 
wide; pedicels *1 in. long. Hab. Malacca (Griffith and Maingay), 
apparently not at all common. Distrib. Java. 
(4) P. conocarpa Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 75, p. 31; 
P. mutabilis King, l.c. 301, not of Blume. 
Tree 20 to 100 ft. tall. Young parts appressed, hairy. Leaves 
thin, elliptic-lanceolate acuminate, long narrowed to base, glabrous; 
nerves about 8 pairs conspicuous beneath and inarching well within 
margin, edge quite entire 3*5 to 6 in. long, i - 25 to 2 in. across; 
petioles *2 in. long, appressed-hairy when young. Racemes 5 in. 
long, appressed-hairy. Flowers white, scattered or in little groups, 
pedicelled; pedicels - i in. long, in fruit '2 in. long. Calyx-tube 
campanulate, hairy with very small sub-acute teeth. Petals linear, 
narrow, ‘2 in. long, sparsely hairy outside, hairy within. Stamens 
nearly as long. Fruit conoid truncate, strongly ribbed when dry, 
'25 in. across at the base, narrowing upwards. Hab. Forests up 
to about 1000 ft. altitude. Scented like privet. Singapore (Wallich 
8472). Pahang, Kwantan (Foxworthy). Perak, Larut (Kunstler 
4344); Birch's Hill (Wray 508). Penang, Pentlands (Curtis 
1081). Lankawi, Gunong Raya (Haniff). Kelantan Woods by 
Pehi River, Chaning. Distrib. Sumatra Padang, Ayer Mantjur 
(Beccari 524). Native names: Tembosa jantan; Poko Tupai; 
Sa-Senduk. 
(5) P. fragrans Benn. PL Jav. Rar. p. 196. Itea fragrans 
Wall. No. 8472. 
Branches spreading. Bark pale; young parts puberulous. 
Leaves thinly coriaceous, glabrous except midrib and nerves 
sparsely hairy beneath, long narrowed to base, 3*5 in. long, 1-5 in. 
wide; nerves 7 pairs, fine elevate. Racemes puberulous, 4'25 in. 
long. Flowers *2 in. long; pedicels very short or 0. Calyx-tube 
campanulate, lobes ovate acute, puberulous. Petals narrow linear, 
thinly puberulous outside, sparsely villous inside. Stamens con¬ 
siderably shorter. Hab. Singapore (Wallich). Johor, Tebrau 
River (Ridley). Perak (Scortechini). Distrib. Borneo. 
This seems to be a scarce tree. 
(6) P. glaucescens Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 75, 
P- 3 i- 
A small tree 20 to 30 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves elliptic to 
lanceolate acute, base narrowed, coriaceous, glaucous beneath; 
nerves very obscure, 3 to 3 - 5 in. long, 1*75 to i"5 in. wide; petioles 
1 in. long. Racemes pubescent, 2*5 to 3 in. long. Flowers crowded 
yellowish white, *2 in. long. Buds oblong, blunt, dilate at base. 
Calyx-tube very short, funnel-shaped, pubescent, lobes acute, 
spreading. Petals oblong, obtuse, sparsely strigose outside, villous 
at tip within. Stamens shorter. Hab. Open rocky slopes in small 
woods. Pahang, Gunong Tahan on the Padang and at Skeat’s 
Ridge (Robinson and Ridley), 
