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VI. ANONACE^. 
[ Popowia. 
Tree?, branchlets strigose. Leaves membranous elliptic-lanceo¬ 
late acuminate, base acute or obtuse, glabrous above except midrib 
and nerves, pilose beneath, 9 to 10 pairs, ascending, 5 to 6 in. long, 
i *5 to 2 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long, pubescent. Flowers extra- 
axillary or axillary solitary, ‘25 in. across; pedicels *15 to ‘25 in. 
long, red, strigose. Sepals minute ovate. Petals, outer ones 
small ovate, inner ones twice as large, sub-orbicular concave, tips 
indexed. Stamens many. Ovaries 6, strigose; ovules solitary. 
Carpels globose sub-sessile glabrous, ‘3 in. long. Hab. Malacca 
(Maingay). Very rare, only known from Maingay's specimens. 
(3) P. fcetida Maing. in Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 69; King, Joiirn, 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 93; Ann. Boi. Gard. Calc. l.c. 119, pi. i6ia, 
A large tree 30 to 40 ft. tall; branches pale, branchlets tomentose. 
Leaves sub-coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate caudate-acuminate, above 
glabrous except the puberulous midrib, beneath densely yellowish- 
tomentose; nerves 11 to 18 pairs, prominent beneath inarching 
close to margin, ascending 47 to 6‘5 in. long, 1*6 to 2 in. across; 
petioles tomentose, *2 in. long. Flowers solitary *35 in. long, yellow, 
pedicels very short. Sepals ’i in. long lanceolate ovate. Petals, 
outer ones ovate-elliptic, obtuse; inner ones larger concave, edges 
thickened, all tomentose. Stamens about 30. Ovaries strigose, 
about 6, 2-ovuled. Carpels 1 to 3, very large, oblong-ovoid rounded, 
sessile, densely shortly yellow-tomentose, 2*25 in. long, 1*5 in. 
through. Seed 1, oblong, r6 in. long, 75 in. through. Hab. 
Forests. Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Derry). Penang, Pulau Belong 
(Curtis). Native name : Pisang Pisang Besar. 
(4) P. perakensis King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 94; Ann. 
Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 120, pi. i6ib. 
A small tree 6 to 15 ft. tall;, branchlets tomentose. Leaves 
large elliptic or oblong shortly acuminate, base narrowed obtuse, 
above glabrous, except the midrib and nerves 8 to 10 pairs, promi¬ 
nent beneath, tomentose on both sides, beneath pubescent sub- 
granular; 5 to 6 in. long, 2*5 to 3 in. wide; petioles 'i in. long, 
tomentose. Flowers extra-axillary, in pairs, *3 in. across, silvery 
grey; pedicels '4 in. long, red-tomentose. Sepals semi-orbicular 
acute tomentose outside. Petals thick ovoid-orbicular acute 
sub-concave, white silky; inner ones slightly larger than outer 
ones. Stamens numerous, appendages truncate corrugate. Ovaries 
10, nearly glabrous, 2-ovuled. Carpels 8 or more, oblong-ovoid 
glabrescent, with horizontal constrictions when dry, *5 in. long, 
*25 in. through; stalks *25 in. to *5 in. long. Seeds 2. Hab. 
Dense forest. Perak, Thaiping Hills from the waterfall to 2000 ft. 
altitude (Kunstler). 
(5) P. fusca King, Jonrn. As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 94; Ann. Bot. 
Gard. Calc. l.c. 120, pi. 162A. 
Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall; stem 6 to 10 in. through; branchlets 
purplish brown, tomentose. Leaves coriaceous, oval-oblong obtuse 
