52 VI. ANONACEJE. [Polyalthict. 
truncate. Pistils oblong, pubescent. Torus tomentose. Carpels 
pyriform, 75 in. to 1 in. long, -5 to 75 in. through, densely tomen¬ 
tose; stalks very short. Seeds 2. Hab. Forests; not common. 
Singapore, Malacca (Maingay). Selangor, Weld’s Hill (Foxworthy). 
Penang, Pulau Betong (Curtis). Native names: Sugao; Sigumpet 
Hutan. Use : Rafters and firewood. 
(8) P. sumatrana King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 53; Ann. 
Fig. 6. — Polyalthia sumatrana. 
Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 66, pi. 69. Guatteria sumatrana Miq. FI. 
Ind. Bat. Snpp. 380. 
A medium-sized tree 30 to 60 ft. tall, glabrous except the flowers. 
Leaves coriaceous oblong-lanceolate acuminate, base acute, glab¬ 
rous beneath; nerves 15 to 20 pairs, very slender; 4*5 in. to 6*5 in. 
long, 1-25 to 175 in. wide; petioles *25 in. long. Flowers green or 
yellowish, 1*4 to 175 in. long, solitary or 2 or 3 in fascicles below 
the leaves or axillary; pedicels -6 to -9 in. long. Sepals very 
small semi-ovate. Petals narrow linear-oblong sub-acute or 
