132 xi. violace^. [Alsodeia. 
Stamens, filaments slender, longer than anthers; anthers short 
ovate with one terminal appendage. Ovary globose, glabrous 
warty. Capsule ovoid, ’5 in. long, valves boat-shaped, beaked. 
Seeds 2, rounded, smooth. Hab. Forests, Selangor, Kwala Lumpur 
(Curtis). Perak, Larut Hills (Kunstler). Distnb. S. Siam. 
(14) A. condensa King, l.c. 405; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. v. (2), 
126, pi. 145. , . T 
Glabrous tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, 6 to 10 m. through. Leaves 
membranous, elliptic sub-acute, serrulate, base cuneate unequal, 
nerves 13 to 15 pairs, elevate beneath, secondaries transverse, 
8 to 14 in. long, 3 to 4-5 in. wide ; petioles *25 to *35 in. long. Stipules 
subulate, *35 to *5 in. long. Panicles axillary compact, much 
branched, 175 to 2‘5 in. long. Bracts numerous, ovate acute. 
Flowers pale green, -I in. long. Sepals unequal, outer 2 or 3 
larger, round, inner ovate pubescent. Petals little longer, ovate 
villous. Anthers cordate with one ovate appendage. Ovary 
glabrous. Capsules ovoid pointed, glabrous. 'Hab. Chandenang 
under 800 ft. altitude (Wray); Kedah at \an (Ridley). 
(15) A. floribunda King, l.c. 406; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. v. (2), 
125, pi. 143B. 
A shrub 8 to 10 ft. tall, or tree to 60 ft. high; young branches 
tomentose. Leaves membranous, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic 
acute, more or less serrulate, base rounded, above glabrous except 
nerves, beneath minutely tomentose; nerves 14 to 16 pairs, 
secondaries transverse, 47 to 7 in. long, 1*5 to 2'5 in. wide; petioles 
•i to -2 in. long. Stipules lanceolate, pubescent, *25 in. long. 
Cymes axillary 1*5 in. across, on peduncles, 1 to i '5 in. long, many- 
flowered. Flowers yellowish white. Bracts oblong obtuse, pubes¬ 
cent. Sepals unequal pubescent, 3 ovate round and 2 ovate. 
Petals ovate-oblong blunt, tips reflexed. Disc io-lobed, pilose. 
Filaments dilate and pilose towards the tip; anthers elongate 
ovate; appendage terminal ovate. Ovary villous; style puberu- 
lous. Capsule ovoid pubescent, valves blunt. Hab. Woods, Singa¬ 
pore, Ang-mo-kio. Perak, Larut Hills; Goping and Tapa; 
Gunong Bubu (Kunstler). Distrib. Sumatra. 
(16) A. grandiflora Ridl. Kew Bulletin 1914, p. 377. 
A shrub about 8 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves large elliptic- 
lanceolate acuminate, base rounded; nerves 10 pairs with trans¬ 
verse secondaries elevate beneath, 8 to 10 in. long, 2 to 4 in. 
across; petioles hardly any. Panicles axillary or extra-axillary, 
1*5 to 3 in. long. Peduncle over 1 in. long. Flowers numerous, 
white. Sepals lanceolate sub-acute, edges ciliate, *1 in. long. 
Petals *3 in. long, linear-lanceolate obtuse ; midrib silky. Stamens, 
filaments as long as anthers, hairy; anthers narrow lanceolate 
acute, with a lanceolate prolongation at the tip. Ovary villous; 
style cylindric, villous. Disc rather deep, glabrous, 5-lobed. Hab. 
Woods, Singapore at Ang-mo-kio. Johor, Ulu Batu Pahat (Kelsall). 
