Alsodeia.] XI. violace;e. 129 
Hab. Open forest Penang, Waterfall (Curtis). Rare. Distrib. 
Borneo. 
(4) A. lankawiensis Ridl. Journ. Roy, As. Soc. S . Br. 59, p. 70. 
Shrub. Stems pale. Leaves coriaceous, 4 to 8 in. long, 1*5 
to 2 - 5 in. wide, elliptic-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate acuminate, 
base narrowed, edge slightly serrulate; nerves 9 pairs; petioles 
•5 in. long, glabrous or hairy. Racemes small axillary; pedicels 
'12 in. long. Flowers as long, unisexual. Males, sepals ovate, 
edges ciliate. Petals oblong, twice as long. Filaments terete; 
anthers oblong, with 2 short horns at the tip; appendages (dorsal) 
reniform, thin. Females, similar but staminodes with narrow 
lanceolate appendages. Ovary globose; style cylindric, stout. 
Disc annular. Fruit globose, brown warty. Hab. Lankawi at 
Kwah and Terutau (Curtis). 
(5) A, dasycaula Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. Supp. i. 391. A. mem- 
branacea King, l.c. 402 ; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. vii. 122, pi. 140B. 
A. hispida Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 50. 
Tree 20 to 30 ft. high, 4 to 8 in. through. Branchlets pubescent. 
Leaves thin, oblique obovate elliptic, abruptly acuminate, serrate, 
base narrowed, glabrous except the nerves, 6 to 8 pairs and midrib 
beneath, 5 to 7 in. long, 2*5 to 3 in. wide; petioles pubescent, 
■5 in. long. Stipules subulate, pubescent, *2 in. long. Racemes 
axillary very short, '2 in. long, few-flowered. Sepals 5, unequal 
ovate, pubescent outside. Petals obovate-oblong obtuse, ciliate. 
Filaments very short; anthers cordate or reniform, with 2 small 
subulate processes on the cell tips and a cordate-acuminate appen¬ 
dage on the back. Ovary villous; style glabrous. Capsule ovoid 
glabrous, valves blunt. Seeds globular, caruncle beaked. Hab. 
Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Perils, Kanga. Pulau Adang. Distrib. 
Sumatra. Native name : Melor Angin. 
Miquel's specimens in Herb. Kew and his description of A. dasycaula, 
l.c. are both poor, but indistinguishable from King’s plant. My A. hispida 
seems to be a more hairy form only. 
(6) A. Wrayi King, l.c. 403; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. vii. 124, 
pi. 142B. 
Tree 15 to 20 ft. tall. Stem 2 to 3 in. through. Leaves mem¬ 
branous, bright green, oblanceolate acuminate, serrulate or not, 
narrowed to the base, 5'5 to 8 in. long, *9 to 2*5 in. wide; petioles 
•1 to *2 in. long. Stipules linear, *i in. long. Racemes very short, 
•5 in. long, crowded axillary. Bracts ovate pubescent. Sepals 
lanceolate, tomentose. Petals oblong obtuse, tomentose on mid¬ 
rib. Anthers ovate-cordate with 2 terminal processes and an 
ovate acute dorsal process as broad as itself. Ovary and base 
of style villous. Capsule velvety when young, glabrous when old, 
valves 1 in. long, boat-shaped. Seed mottled. Hab. Hill woods, 
Perak, Kenering (Wray); Goping and Thaiping, altitudes up to 
1000 ft. (Kunstler). 
Fl.M P., 1. K 
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