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X anthophyllum . ] 
sub-ac'ute, narrowed to a rounded or cordate base; nerves 14 to 
16 pairs prominent beneath and inarching -2 in. from edge, secondary 
nerves and reticulations fine and distinct, 9 to 14 in. long, 2.5 
to 3-25 in. wide; petioles .75 in. to 1 in. long. Flowers *4 in. 
long in few-branched axillary panicles 3 to 6 in. long. Sepals 
sub-equal broad ovate puberulous, Petals oblong obtuse, keel 
pubescent, waxy light yellow or pink. Filaments flat puberulous. 
Ovary ovoid tomentose 4-ovuled. Fruit globose with conical top, 
rugose verrucose dark blue black. Hab. Rare in dense jungle, 
Selangor, Dusun Tua; Rawang (Kloss). Perak, Ulu Bera and 
Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). 
(8) X. rufum Benn. in Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 210; King, l.c. 143. 
Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous elliptic to ovate, or 
obovate-elliptic suddenly acuminate, glabrous above, paler pubescent 
beneath; nerves 7 or 8 pairs, 4*5 to 6-5 in. long (point *5 in. long), 
2'25 to 275 in. wide; petioles -5 in. long. Panicles terminal or 
axillary, from upper axils, 3 to 7 in. long, tomentose, ends of 
branches rufous. Flowers -6 in. long. ' Bracts ovate. Sepals 
unequal ovate or sub-reniform rufous-tomentose. Petals more than 
twice as long, oblong blunt glabrous, keel tomentose, reddish 
brown. Ovary sessile tomentose. Ovules 12 to 16. Fruit -75 in. 
through, globose, with 4 vertical rufous ridges. Hab. Not rare in 
Malacca, Selandor; Bukit Bruang. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Sulu 
(Cantley). Selangor, Bukit Chiraka, Klang (Foxworthy). Distrib. 
Sumatra. Native name : Tuloh Buaya. 
(9) X. sulphureum King, l.c. 143. 
A tree 100 to 150 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous elliptic oblong, 
or sub-obovate acuminate, base cuneate above glabrous shining, 
beneath minutely sulphureous pubescent, especially on midrib and 
nerves 6 or 7 pairs, 5-5 to 7*5 in. long, 2 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles 
■5 to -65 in. long. Panicles tomentose many-branched axillary or 
terminal 3 in. long. Sepals unequal ovate-round, minutely tomen¬ 
tose, edges ciliate. Petals oblong blunt glabrous, tips pubescent, 
keel obovate, tomentose yellow. Filaments glabrous. Ovary 
stipitate 8-ovuled. Fruit globose yellow glabrous. Hab. Old 
jungle on low hills. Perak, Batang Padang district (Kunstler). 
(10) X. stipitatum Benn. l.c. i. 210; King, l.c. 140. 
A tree 60 to 70 ft. tall. Leaves small sub-coriaceous ovate 
obtuse, base rounded, 2-5 in. long, *75 in. wide (drying dark); 
nerves indistinct 3 or 4 pairs; petioles *i in. long. Flowers dull 
red, few on terminal and axillary glabrous racemes 1 to 1-5 in. 
long; pedicels slender longer than the flowers. Sepals sub-equal, 
oblong blunt. Petals twice as long, spathulate. Ovary on a long 
stalk as long as itself, pilose; ovules 8 to 12. Fruit 2 or 3 in. 
long, about 2 in. through, oval dark purple. Hab. Open jungle, 
not common. Malacca (Maingay, Hervey). Perak, Larut 
(Kunstler); Bikam, Sungkai (Foxworthy). 
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