II. DILLENIACEAC. 
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usually 4 to 6 ft. tall. Young parts including inflorescence floccose 
with white hairs. Leaves obovate, more dentate, base broader than 
m jf . subsessilis, sparsely hairy; petioles hairy. Racemes stouter 
and woolly. Sepals hairy on the edge. Petals larger, more obovate, 
bright yellow. Stamens white. Hab, Open wet country. Singa- 
pore at Stagmount and Jurong. Johor, Sedenah. Common in 
Malacca. Negri Sembilan, Seremban (Cantley). Selangor, Rawang 
(Goodenough). Native names: Champurna; Simpoh Ayer. 
(3) W. albiflos Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 54, p. 6. 
A large pubescent shrub. Leaves elliptic, oblong narrowed to the 
rounded base, tip acute, edges serrate; nerves 24 pairs; 7 to 10 in. 
i° n g. 3 to 4 in. wide, pubescent above, densely tomentose beneath; 
petioles 1 to 1-5 in. long, sheathing softly pubescent. Panicles from 
upper axils; peduncles 3 in. long with 2 branches, pubescent. 
Sepals 5, obovate rounded, pubescent, -5 in. long. Petals obovate, 
glabrous, white, -5 in. long. Stamens numerous, subequal, glabrous. 
Carpels silky. Hab. Rare in wet woods at Tebing Tinggi Tohor 
(Ridley). 65 J 
( 4 ) W. oblonga Wall. Cat. 951; Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 35. 
A tree about 40 ft. tall, glabrous except the sparsely tomentose 
young branches. Leaves oblong or elliptic acute at both ends, 
deep green, entire to serrate; nerves 9 to 12 pairs; 6 to 8 in. long, 
3 to 5 m. wide; petioles 1*5 in. long, channelled. Racemes terminal 
or axillary, few-flowered, tomentose. Flowers 3 to 4 in. across. 
Sepals ovate, tomentose. Petals obovate, clawed, light yellow. 
Carpels 8 to 10. Hab. Open lowland country and edges of 
woods. A very handsome floriferous tree. Pahang, Malacca (very 
common), Selangor, Perak, Prov. Wellesley and Kedah. Distrib. 
Sumatra. Native names: Simpoh Ayer; Kambaihutan; Simpoh 
Padi. 
„ ( 5 ) w - pulchella Jack, Mai. Misc. ii. 70; Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 36 ■ 
King, l.c. 865. J 
A much-branched spreading tree about 40 ft. tall. Leaves 
obovate to obovate-oblong obtuse entire coriaceous, dark green 
shining, retuse, glabrous; nerves 5 to 7 pairs; 2*5 to 4 in. long, 
1*5 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles channelled, *75 in. long. Pedicels slender, 
2 in. long. Flowers 2 in. across, solitary axillary, pale yellow. 
Sepals broadly ovate, glabrous. Petals ovate. Stamens short, 
oblong, blunt, -4 in. long, rose pink. Seeds with red aril. Hab. 
Damp places in open country, Singapore, Malacca, Pahang, Perak. 
Distrib. Sumatra and Borneo. 
(6) W. parviflora Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 54, p. 6. 
A small tree. Branches pubescent. Leaves broadly lanceolate 
or ovate-lanceolate, membranous, base narrowed, tip acute, edge 
nearly entire; nerves 18 pairs, reticulations conspicuous, glabrous 
above except midrib, beneath hairy; petioles slender, -5 to 1 in. 
long, pubescent. Flowers few, small on short peduncles, *5 in. 
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