66 vi. anonace^. [Gonioihalamus. 
above, puberulous beneath, oblong acuminate, base cuneate; 
nerves io to 14 pairs, very slender, 6 to 10 in. long, 2*25 to 275 in. 
wide; petioles *25 in. long, deeply channelled. Flowers very 
large 3 to 5 in. long, golden yellow, from the axils of leaves pendu¬ 
lous ; pedicels 1 in. long pubescent. Sepals ovate acute pubescent, 
•s in long Petals coriaceous pubescent ovate-oblong, inner ones 
•6 in. long, ovate acute, golden silky. Stamens very numerous. 
Ovaries hairy, 2-ovuled; style long, slender; stigma 2-lobed. 
Carpels about 20, oblong tapering to the stalk, 1*25 to 1*5 in. long, 
•6 in. through; stalk stout 75 in. long. Seeds 1 or 2. Hab. In 
thin woods; common; a very handsome species. Singapore, 
Johor, Malacca, Pahang, Perak, Penang, Lankawi. A alive names : 
Penawar hitam (lit. black drug); Galang hitam. 
(6) G. macrophyllus Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 74; King , Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. Ic. 76; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 96, pi. 132. 
Polyalthia macrophylla Bl. FI. Jav. Anonacece, 79, t. 39 - 
Leaves coriaceous large oblong-lanceolate acute or acuminate, 
base sub-acute or rounded; nerves 16 to 20 pairs, slightly prominent 
beneath; 10 to 18 in. long, 2’5 to 4-5 in. wide; petioles -6 to 1 in. 
long, stout. Flowers slightly supra-axillary or pendulous from 
branches below the leaves, 1 or 2, green; pedicels -35 in. long. 
Sepals broadly ovate acute connate at base, -65 in. long, puberulous. 
Petals coriaceous, outer ones oblong-lanceolate acute, 1 to 1*5 in. 
long, inner ones half as long, ovate acuminate, edges ciliate. Stamens 
numerous. Ovaries 12 to 18, glabrous, i-ovuled. Stigma bilobed. 
Carpels globular obovoid glabrous -4 in. long. Hab. Common in 
woods all over the peninsula. Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith). 
Selangor, Sempang, Semangkok. Perak, Goping and Larut 
(Kunstler). Penang : West Hill (Curtis). Pulau Adang. Distnb. 
Sumatra, Java. Native names : Penawar hitam; Bongsoi. Use : 
In native medicine; the wood is aromatic. 
(7) G. malayanus Hook. fil. and Thom. FI. Ind. 107; F.B.I. 1. 
75; King, Journ. 2ls. Soc. Beng. l.c. 74; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 
94, pl. 128 b. 
A small glabrous tree, 15 to. 20 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous 
oblong-elliptic to oblong abruptly acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 
faint, 12 to 15 pairs; 5-5 to 9 in. long, 1*5 to 275 in. wide; petioles 
*25 in. long, channelled. Flowers solitary pink or green from below 
the leaves; pedicels -35 to -5 in. long, pubescent. Sepals ovate- 
triangular acuminate, connate at base, pubescent, -25 in. long. 
Petals coriaceous, outer ones broad ovate acuminate, minutely 
tomentose, keeled outside, x to 1*25 in. long; the inner ones one- 
third as long. Stamens numerous. Ovaries 15, hairy ; ovules 3 to 4; 
style long, slender; stigma sub-capitate, bilobed. Carpels narrow, 
oblong apieulate narrowed to each end glabrous, 1*5 in. long, ’5 in. 
across; stalks thick -x in. long. Seeds 2 to 3, fiat ovoid black. 
Hab. Common in woods. Singapore, Bukit I imah; Pulau Damar. 
