Popowia.] 
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or sub-acute, base rounded, above puberulous, beneath pubescent, 
midrib and nerves 8 to n pairs, prominent brown tomentose both 
sides; 23 in. to 3-5 in. long, 1*4 to 1*8 in. wide; petioles thick, 
•2 in. long, tomentose. Flowers fascicled extra-axillary, -25 in. 
across, on pedicels ‘15 to *25 in. long, tomentose. Sepals ovate- 
obtuse tomentose outside. Petals rounded thick and fleshy, both 
series equal, tomentose outside, puberulous inside. Carpels 3 to 4, 
globose green with a brown gloss, '25 in. through on stalks *i to 
•2 in. long, tomentose. Seed 1. Hab. Dense bamboo forests and 
lowland mixed forest. Singapore, Garden Jungle. Perak at Ulu 
Kerling at 500 ft. altitude (Kunstler). 
(6) P. velutina King, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lx. 94; Ann. Bot. 
Gard. Calc. l.c. 120, pi. 162B. 
Tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, 6 to 8 in. through. Leaves glossy dark 
green velvety, elliptic-oblong acute or acuminate, slightly narrowed 
to rounded base, above granular sparsely hairy, beneath softly 
pubescent, midrib and nerves 6 to 7 pairs, indistinct, tomentose 
on both surfaces; 3 to 5 in. long, 1-4 to r8 in. wide; petioles ‘i in. 
long. Flowers 1 to 2, extra-axillary, '25 in. across; pedicels densely 
tomentose. Sepals broad, ovate sub-acute, tomentose outside, 
persistent. Petals sub-equal, thick sub-orbicular, tomentose out¬ 
side. Carpels few, 1 to 3, ovoid blunt, slightly narrowed at base, 
velvety-pubescent, *5 in. long, 35 in. through; stalks *2 in. long, 
tomentose. Seed 1, rugose. Hab. Dense jungle, limestone districts 
at 500 to 800 ft. altitude. Perak, Goping (Kunstler). 
(7) P. tomentosa Maing. in Hook. fil . F.B.I. i. 70 ; King, Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 95. 
Shrub 6 to 15 ft. tall; stem 2 to 3 in. through or less; branchlets 
tomentose. Leaves elliptic-oblong obtuse or sub-acute, base 
rounded, sub-coriaceous, 3*5 to 5 in. long, 1-5 to 1*9 in. across, 
softly pubescent-tomentose on both sides, much so beneath; nerves 
9 to 10 pairs, slender; petioles ‘i in. long. Flowers extra-axillary 
sub-sessile or shortly stalked, '25 in. across, white. Sepals ovate 
connate. Petals villous outside, outer ones ovate thick, inner 
ones larger, thick and concave. Stamens 25. Ovaries 7 to 9, 
oblong pubescent; ovules 2. Carpels globose, pubescent, *5 to 
*75 in. long; stalks *35 in. long on peduncle enlarged to *5 in. long, 
tomentose. Seeds 2. Hab. Forests lowland. Singapore, Garden 
Jungle. Malacca (Maingay). Brisu; Ayer Panas. Selangor, Batu 
caves. Perak, Ulu Kerling, open bamboo forests (Kunstler). 
Dindings, Gunong Tungul. Penang Moniot’s Road. Native name : 
Chingau. 
(8) P. nervifolia Maing. in Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 60; King, Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. l.c. 95; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. l.c. 121, pi. 164. 
Small tree 15 to 20 ft. tall; stem 2 to 3 in. through; branchlets 
pubescent. Leaves coriaceous oblong-lanceolate to elliptic-oblong 
shortly acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous above, nearly so beneath, 
