VI. ANON ACE AS. 
Orophea,] 
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axillary; pedicels very slender 75 to 1*25 in. long, pubescent 
except at base. Bracts several ovate lanceolate. Sepals small 
ovate acuminate pubescent. Petals, outer ones '5 in. long, ovate 
acuminate puberulous cream colour; inner ones larger, *6 to 75 in. 
long; claw narrow, yellowish with a reddish band, or dark claret 
colour, limb elongate trapezoid. Staminodes 6. Stamens 6. 
Ovaries 6, ovules 2 to 7. Carpels 4 to 6, elongate-cylindric monili- 
form red, 3 to 5 in. long, *3 in. through. Seeds 2 to 7, linear- 
oblong. Hab. Malacca (Maingay). Perak, Thaiping (Kunstler). 
(4) O. maculata Scort. in King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 84; 
Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 106, pi. 148B. 
Shrub 5 to 20 ft. tall. Branchlets red tomentose. Leaves mem¬ 
branous elliptic to oblanceolate, caudate acuminate, base rounded 
above, glabrous beneath, sub-glabrous, midrib and nerves pubes¬ 
cent ; nerves 10 to 12 pairs, faint ; 3'25 to 7 in. long, 1-5 to 2'25 in. 
wide; petioles *1 in, long, tomentose. Peduncles 1- to 3-flowered, 
very slender, *5 to 1 in. long, pubescent. Bracts numerous, linear- 
oblong. Sepals narrow lanceolate acuminate. Petals, outer ones 
larger *5 in. long, ovate acuminate hairy, mottled red and yellow, 
or white spotted with pink; inner ones 1 in. long, claw long, narrow, 
pubescent, limb lanceolate acuminate hairy. Staminodes 3, 
orbicular. Stamens 6, bases hairy. Ovaries 3 to 6, very hairy, 
6- to 7-ovuled. Carpels 4 to 6, elongate cylindric puberulous 
moniliform, red. Seeds 4 to 7, linear-oblong. Hab. In thick 
woods, usually on limestone rocks. Perak, Goping. Gunong 
Pondok (Kunstler); Tapah. Pahang, Kota Glanggi and Pulau 
Chengei, Pahang river. 
( 5 ) O* gracilis King , Journ. /Is. Soc. Beng. l.c. 83; Ann. Bot. 
Gard. Calc. l.c. 107, pi. 149A. 
Tree 20 to 30 ft. tall. Stem 4 to 6 in. through. Leaves mem¬ 
branous to thinly coriaceous, lanceolate acuminate obtuse, base 
cuneate or rounded narrowed, glabrous; nerves 5 to 6 pairs, slender 
inarching far from the edge, indistinct; 2’5 to 3*5 in. long, -9 to 
X‘2 in. wide; petioles *05 in. long. Flowers solitary extra-axillary 
on slender jointed pedicels 75 to 1 in. long. Bracts several, minute, 
subulate. Sepals broad ovate sub-acute, base connate. Petals, 
outer ones larger, ovate acute, *15 in. long, white glabrous except 
edges pubescent; inner ones ‘25 in. long; limb thick trapezoid, 
edges pubescent, claw shorter glabrous. Stamens 6 in one row, 
appendages long. Ovaries 4 to 10, ovoid glabrous, 2-ovuled. 
Carpels 6 to 10 globose, ’45 in. long, glabrous brown; stalks '25 in. 
long. Hab. Open jungle on limestone hills, Perak, Goping 
(Kunstler). 
(6) O. hastata King, Journ. /Is. Soc. Beng. l.c. 83; Ann. Bot. 
Gard. Calc. l.c. 107, pi. 149B. 
Tree, 20 to 40 ft. tall, 5 to 7 in. through, glabrous. Leaves 
coriaceous, elliptic caudate-acuminate, base shortly cuneate; nerves 
