62 VI. ANONACE^. [Sphcerocoryne. 
fine; 3*5 to 5 in. long, 1-4 to i*8 in. wide; petioles m 2 to *25 in. long. 
Flowers *5 to 75 in. across, on peduncles 1 in. long. Sepals connate 
into a three-angled cup. Petals ovate-orbicular acute, outer ones 
•35 in. long, pubescent, inner ones half as large. Carpels on a 
peduncle 2 in. long and with pedicels over 1 in. long, oblong or 
ovoid, -5 in. long. Seeds 1 or 2, ovoid. Torus globose. Hab. 
Forests. Malacca (Maingay); Kemandor (Burkill). Selangor, 
Ulu Selangor (Kunstler). Perak, Goping (Kunstler). 
15 . ANAXAGOREA, St. Hil. 
Shrubs or treelets. Leaves thin, dotted. Flowers small, green, 
leaf-opposed solitary. Sepals 3, valvate connate at base. Petals 
3 or 6, sub-equal (inner row f sometimes wanting). Stamens in¬ 
definite. Ovaries few; ovules 2, collateral sub-basal. Carpels 
follicular curved club-shaped, with a long stalk. Seeds 1 or 2, 
hard, shining, black, plano-convex. Species about 8, Tropical 
Asia and America. 
Petals 6 .(1) A. luzoneasis 
Petals 3.(2) A. Scortechinii 
(1) A. luzonensis A. Gray, Bot. U.S. Expl. Exped. 27; Hook, 
fil. F.B.I. i. 68; King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 68; Ann. Bot. 
Gard. Calc. l.c. 84, pi. ii8a. Rhopalocarpus fruticosus Tcysm. and 
Binn, Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 22, t. 2, fig. B. 
Glabrous shrub. Leaves membranous oblong-elliptic-oblong 
acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 7 to 8 pairs; 5 to 7 in. long, 
175 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles -25 to 35 in. long. Flowers -5 in. 
long; pedicels -25 in. long. Bracts 1 to 2, amplexicaul. Sepals 
round obtuse: Petals 6, elliptic-obtuse white. Carpels 1 to 10, 
cuneate clavate apiculate, *9 in. long, follicular portion -4 in. long. 
Hab. Rare. Penang Hill at 300 ft. altitude. Malacca (Maingay). 
Dislrib. Burma, Ceylon to Malay Archipelago. 
(2) A. Scortechinii King, Journ. Ts. Soc. Beng. l.c. 68; Ann. 
Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 85, pi. 119. 
A bush or shrubby tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves thinly 
coriaceous elliptic-oblong, abruptly acuminate, slightly narrowed 
to the base; nerves 7 to 9 pairs; 6 to 8 in. long, 2*5 to 3'5 in. wide; 
petioles *3 to *4 in. long. Flowers 75 in. long, green, pedicels *3 in. 
long. Sepals ovate acute pubescent. Petals 3, much larger, oblong- 
lanceolate sub-acute, pubescent outside, fleshy. Ovaries numerous 
pubescent. Carpels 5 or 6, stalks 1 in. long, sulcate; follicles 
1’5 in. long, ovoid curved apiculate. Seeds pear-shaped plano¬ 
convex - 5 in. long, polished black. Hab. Woods, Pahang, Tahan 
woods. Malacca (Maingay). Selangor, Ranching Camphor forest; 
Dusun Tua. Perak, Larut Hills; Goping (Kunstler); Batu Kurau 
(Scortechini); Gapis Pass (Curtis). Lankawi. Native names: Pali 
