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[i Orophea . 
6 to 8 pairs, inarching within the edges; 3*5 in. to 5*5 in. long, 
i'6 to 2'4 in. wide; petioles ‘i in. to *2 in. long. Peduncles solitary, 
axillary or extra-axillary, *4 in. long, with several bracts and 3 to 
4 flowers on pubescent pedicels. Flowers ’4 in. long, dark red, 
petals tipped yellow. Sepals ovate acute, pubescent outside. 
Petals, outer ones twice as large, ovate acute, pubescent outside; 
inner ones '35 in. long, limb hastate triquetrous, edges ciliate; claw 
long, narrowed to base, glabrous. Staminodes o. Stamens 10 in 
2 rows, apiculate. Ovaries 10, oblong, pubescent, 2-ovuled. Carpels 
5 to 6, globular, glabrous, -4 in. long, green, mottled dark red; 
stalks *25 in. long. Seeds solitary. Hab. Dense rocky jungle up 
to 1000 ft. altitude, Singapore, Bukit Timah forest. Perak; Ulu 
Slim and Larut (Kunstler). Bindings, Lumut. 
(7) O. dodecandra Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i . 25; 
King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 84; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 108, 
pi. 150A. 
Tree 30 to 50 ft. tall. Stem 15 to 20 in. through. Branchlets 
pubescent. Leaves sub-coriaceous, elliptic caudate acuminate, base 
cuneate, glabrous; nerves 5 to 6 pairs elevated beneath, inarching 
*25 in. from edge; 3*5 to 5-5 in. long; 175 to 2-3 in. wide; petioles 
•2 in, long, stout, channelled. Peduncles several together, axillary, 
•4 in. long with 3 to 7 flowers; pedicels as long or longer. Flowers 
small, dark red. Sepals ovate connate at base. Petals, outer 
ones broad ovate acuminate, base rounded, *15 in. long; inner ones 
thick, linear-oblong blunt puberulous, apices recurved. Stamin¬ 
odes 0. Stamens 12, in 2 rows; appendages prolonged. Ovaries 
6 to 8, oblique curved glabrous, 2-ovuled. Carpels ovoid blunt 
glabrous, -85 in. long, white spotted red. Seed 1, oblong or roimded. 
Hab. Sea level to 800 ft. altitude in dense forests. Singapore, 
Garden Jungle. Selangor, Petaling. Perak at Thaiping and Gunong 
Bubu (Kunstler); Kwala Dipang. 
(8) O. cuneiformis King, Journ. . 4 s. Soc. Beng. l.c. 84; Ann. 
Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 108, pi. 150B. 
A tree 15 to 30 ft. tall. Stem 3 to 4 in, through. Leaves dark 
green thinly coriaceous oblong or elliptic acuminate; base shortly 
narrowed rounded cordate, at first sparsely hairy, later glabrous 
above,' pubescent beneath ; nerves 8 to 12 pairs with the midrib 
tomentose, 3-5 to 6 in. long, ri to 2'2 in. wide; petioles ’05 in. 
long, tomentose. Peduncles supra-axillary, slender rufous-tomen- 
tose, 1 in. long. Bracts numerous linear-lanceolate. Flowers 
4 or 5; pedicels 3'5 in. long, red-tomentose. Sepals ovate long 
acuminate. Petals, outer ones ovate acute, white and pink; 
inner ones cuneiform, sometimes retuse, claw short narrow. Stamin¬ 
odes 3, sub-orbicular. Stamens 6, appendages broad, flat. Ovaries 
6, oblong villous, 2- to 3-ovuled. Carpels 2 to 4, sessile cylindric 
not moniliform, 1-5 to 175 in. long, *35 in. through. Seeds 2, 
oblong. Hab. Woods, on limestone hills under 1000 ft. altitude. 
