Shorea J xx. d ipterocarpace m . 223 
(3) S. rigida Brandis, Ic. PI. t. 2402. 
Tree rising to 100 ft. tall. Branchlets pustulate hairy. Leaves 
oblong acuminate acute, base slightly narrowed, coriaceous, above 
glabrous, beneath midrib hairy, hairs from pustules; nerves and 
nervules pustular, nerves 15 pairs elevate beneath, nervules con¬ 
spicuous, parallel, *6 in. long, 175 in. wide; petioles pustular, hairy, 
75 in. long. Panicle lax, terminal, pubescent, 5 in. long. Flowers 
‘5 in. long, shortly pedicelled ebracteate. Sepals unequal, oblong 
hairy. Corolla *5 in. across, creamy white. Petals linear-oblong, 
hairy outside. Stamens 50, no awns; filaments long, slender. 
Fruit pink, ovoid conic acuminate, ’5 in. long, outer wings 4*5 in. 
long, ’5 in. wide, spathulate linear, conspicuously 11-nerved, 
transverse nervules ascending, conspicuous, 3 smaller wings 275 in. 
long, *25 in. wide. Hab. Singapore, Garden Jungle (Ridley). 
Malacca, Tebong (Burkill). Negri Sembilan, Senaling (Cubitt). 
Native name : Kepong Labu. 
(4) S. Curtisii King, l.c. in. 
Big tree 60 to 150 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. through. Leaves coriaceous 
silvery grey, oblong-lanceolate acuminate, base sub-acute or nearly 
rounded, adult leaves glabrous above, minutely pale tomentose 
beneath; nerves 10 to 14 pairs, ascending slender, 3 to 4 in. long, 
1*2 to 1*4 in. wide; petioles *4 to *6 in. long. Panicles axillary 
and terminal, 2 to 3 in. long, glabrous. Flowers *3 in. long in 
secund rows of 4 or 5; buds enveloped in broad deciduous bracts. 
Sepals ovate tomentose. Petals twice as long, linear-oblong, 
pubescent outside. Stamens 15 in 3 rows; filaments long ; anthers 
ovoid not awned. Ovary ovoid tomentose above. Fruit narrow 
ovoid, 75 in. long, tomentose; outer wings linear-oblong, 8-nerved. 
2*25 in. long, *5 in. wide, inner ones 1 in. long, spathulate. Hab. 
Forests, Singapore, Bukit Timah at 500 ft. altitude. Negri 
Sembilan, Senaling (Burkill). Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Fox¬ 
worthy). Penang, Government Hill (Curtis) 500 to 2000 ft. altitude. 
Perak (Kunstler). Native names: Meranti tahi; Meranti Sutra. 
(5) S. glauca King, l.c . 117. 
Tree 80 to 100 ft. tall. Branchlets puberulous. Leaves rather 
stiff, coriaceous, 'ovate-lanceolate acuminate, base broad round, 
above glabrous smooth shining, beneath glaucous when young; 
nerves slender ascending 7 to 9 pairs, 3*5 to 4*5 in. long, 1*4 to 
2 in. wide; petioles *45 to *6 in. long, wrinkled. Panicles lax, 
few-flowered, 3 in. long or more, hoary. Flowers pedicellate about 
•15 in. wide. Sepals oblong blunt, tomentose both sides. Petals 
short, broad. Stamens 15; anthers with no awn, ciliate at top; 
filaments much dilated at the hairy base. Ovary tomentose; 
stylopodium short. Fruit ovoid-globose, top rounded, ‘25 in. 
through, scurfy pale, outer wings oblong-sub-spathulate, 2*25 in. 
long, *6 in. wide, narrowed at the base; nerves 7 to 12, inner ones 
nearly as large. Hab. Forests. Dindings, Gunong Tunggul (Curtis). 
