Polyalthia .] vi. anonaceas. 53 
obtuse puberulous, outer ones slightly longer than inner ones, 
*15 to -2 in. wide. Ovaries glabrous with 1 ovule. Stigma hairy. 
Carpels ovoid, 1 in. long, -6 in. through, pinkish red mottled darker ; 
stalks *5 to -6 in. long. Hab. Singapore, Selitar. Selangor, Negri 
Sembilan and Perak to 2500 ft. altitude, Goping and Larut 
(Kunstler). Distrib. Borneo and Sumatra. 
(9) P. pumila Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Dr. 54, p. 12. 
A dwarf shrub 1 ft. tall; stem black hairy. Leaves nearly 
sessile, coriaceous, elliptic or oblanceolate, base broad, glabrous 
above, hairy beneath; nerves 12 pairs; 8 to 10 in. long, 3 in. 
wide; petioles hairy, *25 in. long. Flower solitary, axillary sub- 
sessile, orange colour. Sepals triangular lanceolate blunt hairy 
•1 in. long. Petals linear-lanceolate sub-acute, dilate at base 
silky, 1-25 in. long, *i in. wide, inner ones longer (1-50 in. long) than 
outer ones, narrower glabrescent. Stamens minute, appendages 
rounded. Ovaries few. Stigmas silky. Hab. In woods Johor, 
Gunong Janeng (Kelsall). Dindings, Telok Sera (Ridley). Native 
name : Kenanga Merah. 
The smallest species of any Anonaceous plant known to me. 
(10) P. angustissima Ridl. Journ. Roy. ^ 4 s. Soc. S. Br. 54, p. 11. 
Slender tree 20 ft. tall. Leaves glabrous, thinly coriaceous, 
3 in. long, -I in. across, young ones rose pink ; nerves inconspicuous, 
6 pairs; petioles *12 in. long, pubescent. Flowers pendulous on 
branches, on golden pubescent pedicels -i in. long. Sepals -oi in. 
long, lanceolate-acuminate golden-hairy. Petals linear acuminate 
very narrow, base gibbous, hairy cherry pink tipped yellowish, 
2-50 in. long, -oi in. wide. Stamens quadrate, few in 3 whorls, 
white. Ovaries 7 to 12, hairy. Carpels few, 2 or 3 globose, -3 in. 
long, glabrous red; pedicels -i in. long. Seed 1 oblong brown. 
Hab. Sandy woods in the south. Singapore, Garden Jungle; Bukit 
Timah (Ridley). Johor, Kwala Sembrong (Kelsall). Native name: 
Sisik Managon. 
(n) P. asteriella Ridl. Journ. Roy. ^ 4 s. Soc. S. Br. 82, p. 169. 
Tree. Branchlets puberulous. Leaves thinly coriaceous lanceo¬ 
late-acuminate base cuneate; nerves 10 pairs, elevate beneath, 
6 in. long, 3 in. wide or less; petioles -2 in. long. Flowers few on 
a short pubescent hairy peduncle with small oblong bracts; pedicels 
hairy, -5 in. long. Sepals short ovate. Petals linear fleshy, very 
narrow from a broader base, *2 in. long. Stamens numerous, 
appendages flat. Pistils about 6, hairy; style very short. Stigma 
rather large. Hab. Perak : Thaiping Hills (Ridley). 
The spreading short narrow blunt petals are unlike anything else. 
(12) P. hypoleuca Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 63; King, Journ. As. 
Soc. Beng. l.c. 52 ; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 66, pi. 88. 
A tree 50 to 80 ft. tall, glabrous except the flowers. Leaves 
