I4 6 xiii. poly gal ace jE . [Xanthophyllum. 
(n) X. pulchrum King, l.c. 141; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. v. (2), 
138, pi. 164. . . 
Shrub or small tree. Leaves coriaceous elliptic acute, or shortly 
blunt-acuminate, base rounded, above shining, beneath glaucous, 
nerves 5 or 6 pairs with reticulations prominent, 4 to 8 in. long, 
2*25 to 4 in. wide; petioles thick *2 in. long. Racemes axillary 
rufous-tomentose dense 3 in. long. Bracts broad, ovate concave, 
coloured. Sepals sub-equal ovate rounded, midrib tomentose, edges 
ciliate. Petals oblong, -5 in. long, blunt, glabrous, yellowish 
tinged with pink, keel pubescent. Filaments short, flat, puberulous. 
Ovary ovoid, pointed tomentose; ovules 12. Disc thin deep, 
glabrous. Fruit globose, 75 in. through, minutely tomentose 
green, pericarp crustaceous. Hab. Open jungle, hilly localities. 
Distrib. Perak, Blanda Mabok (Wray); Larut (Kunstler). Penang, 
Telok Bahang (Curtis) and Penara Bukit. 
(12) X. puberulum Ridl. Journ. Roy. vis. Soc. S. By. 73, p. 139. 
Large shrub. Branches pubescent. Leaves oblong-elliptic or 
lanceolate cuspidate, shortly narrowed at base, thinly coriaceous 
5-5 to 8 in. long, 2-25 to 275 in. across; nerves 5 or 6 pairs, elevate 
beneath, reticulations large, all pubescent; petioles -25 in. long. 
Flowers white, in short terminal panicles 2 to 3 in. long, pubescent, 
few-branched. Sepals unequal, ovate obtuse, minutely puberulous. 
Petals spathulate, glabrous -5 in. long, keel slightly pubescent. 
Stamens glabrous except at base. Ovary villous, stipitate; ovules 4. 
Hab. Not common, Selangor, by the stream at Klang gates. 
Dindings at Lumut (Ridley). 
(13) X. Kunstleri King , l.c. 139; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. v. (2), 
137, pi. 162. 
A glabrous tree 50 to 80 ft. tall. Leaves large coriaceous 
elliptic to elliptic-oblong, shortly suddenly acuminate, base rounded 
or narrowed shining; nerves 8 to 10 pairs, prominent beneath as 
are secondaries and reticulations when dry, 4-5 to 9 in. long, 
2-25 to 4-25 in. wide; petioles 6 to 75 in. long. Panicle terminal 
few-branched or racemes stout, 6 in. long. Flowers *6 in. long, 
Sepals ovate rounded fleshy, midrib thickened minutely tomentose. 
brown. Petals oblong obtuse, glabrous except pubescent keel, 
yellow. Filaments with an ovoid swelling pubescent above the 
base. Ovary sub-sessile, ovoid, grooved, 4-ovuled tomentose. 
Fruit globose ’65 in. wide, smooth. Hab. Forests in low country. 
Perak, Thaiping Hills (Kunstler). Penang, Government Hill 
(Curtis). 
Resembles X. Curtisii, but much more robust, leaves much larger and 
drying greenish yellow. 
(14) X. Curtisii King, l.c. 138. 
A glabrous tree 30 to 60 ft. tall with a dense head of foliage. 
Leaves coriaceous, deep shining green, ovate-lanceolate acuminate, 
