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(16) P. montana Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xli. 288. 
Tree. Young parts hairy. Leaves lanceolate acuminate blunt, 
base narrowed, coriaceous glabrous, 5 to 9 in. long, 1-8 in. wide; 
nerves 8 pairs; petioles pubescent, *2 in. long. Flowers solitary, 
•5 in. across. Sepals ovate hairy. Petals purple oblong ovate, 
blunt hairy outside, glabrous inside, outer shorter than inners. 
Stamens oblong, appendages elliptic small. Ovaries few, hairy. 
Stigmas glabrous. Carpels ellipsoid hairy, or pustulate when 
the hairs are fallen, half an inch long, on stalks *i in. long. Hub. 
Selangor, Ulu Langat (Kloss). 
The flower is often male only, with no pistils. It differs from P. dumosa 
King in the hairy petals and small oblong connectives. 
(17) P. Kunstleri King, Journ. . 4 s. Soc. Beng. l.c. 55; Ann. 
Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 69, pi. 87B. 
A shrub or tree 30 to 40 ft. tall. Leaves oblong-lanceolate 
shortly and bluntly acuminate, base narrowed, above glabrous, 
beneath puberulous on midrib and nerves; nerves 6 to 12 pairs 
inarching -I in. to -2 in. from the margin, prominent beneath, 4-5 
to 8 in. long, 1-5 to 2-35 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long, pubescent. 
Flowers solitary or in pairs *4 in. across, tomentose ; pedicels *25 in. 
long. Sepals ovate triangular obtuse broad, nearly as long as the 
petals. Petals broad oblong-ovate. Stamens numerous, appen¬ 
dages flat, truncate. Carpels numerous, ovoid-globular apiculate, 
*3 in. long, waxy red; stalks slender, *5 in. long, pubescent. Hab. 
Dense jungle on low hills. Pahang, Sungei Tahan. Perak, 
Batang Padang (Kunstler). Penang, Pulau Belong (Curtis). • 
(18) P. obliqua Hook. fil. and Thom. FI. Ind. 138; King, 
Journ. . 4 s. Soc. Beng. l.c. 63; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 77, pi. ioob. 
Tree. Leaves sub-sessile, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate acuminate 
or acute, base unequally cordate, thinly coriaceous; nerves 7 to 
8 pairs, inarching -15 in. from the edge, 4 to 6-5 in. long, 1-5 to 
2-2 in. wide; petioles less than *i in. long. Flowers small, -4 in. 
across, solitary, extra-axillary, very shortly pedicellate. Sepals 
broadly triangular blunt pubescent, less than half as long as the 
petals. Petals lanceolate sub-equal obtuse silky outside. Stamens 
numerous, appendages large flat. Ovaries few. Carpels oblong, 
narrowed at the base, -50 in. long. Seeds 2. Hab. Malacca 
(Griffith and Maingay). 
(19) P. bullata King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 64; Ann. Bot. 
Gard. Calc. l.c. 79, pi. 3. 
A shrub 6 to 8 ft. tall ; branches golden hairy. * Leaves thinly 
coriaceous bullate, narrow oblong-acuminate, base cordate auricled, 
above glabrous except midrib, beneath midrib and nerves 25 to 40 
pairs sparsely golden-hairy, nerves twice inarching, prominent; 12 
to 14m. long, 275 to 3*35 in. wide; petioles -25 in. long, pubescent. 
Flowers solitary, terminal or axillary, 1 in. long; pedicels as long, 
