Synaplea.] xx. dipteRocaRpace^. 241 
Leaves membranous, broad elliptic or elliptic-oblong sub-acute, 
base rounded, glabrous; nerves n to 13 pairs, rather prominent, 
reticulate beneath, 3*5 to 7 in. long, r6 to 13 in. wide; petioles 
’35 to -5 in. long, tomentose. Panicles cymose, 13 to 3 in. long. 
Flowers *4 in. long. Sepals unequal 2 larger oblong-obtuse, 3 
smaller lanceolate acuminate, velvety light brown. Petals broad 
elliptic obtuse, glabrous except edge, twice as long as sepals, bright 
yellow. Stamens blunt apiculate. Ovary pubescent. Fruit conic, 
2 large wings oblanceolate oblong, 5-nerved, 1-25 in. long, ‘25 in. 
wide, 3 smaller sepals one-fourth of length lanceolate. Hab. Rare. 
Singapore (White). Perak; open jungle, Gunong Bubu range 
(Kunstler). Distrib. Cambodia. 
(3) S. Lowii Ridl. Vatica Lowii King, l.c. 103; Ann. Bot. 
Card. Calc. v. (2), 150, pi. 182B; Brandis, l.c. 131. 
Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 18 to 24 in. through. Branchlets, petioles 
inflorescence, calyx rusty-tomentose. Leaves coriaceous oblong 
sub-acute, base rounded, glabrous except midrib above; nerves 
13 to 15 pairs, 2*5 to 33 in. long, 1 to 13 in. wide; petioles 3 to 
’4 in. long. Panicles short, crowded, many-flowered, *75 to 13 in. 
long. _ Flowers *25 in. long, white or green. Sepals lanceolate 
acuminate, tomentose. Petals narrow oblong obtuse, glabrous. 
Stamens unequal-sided. Ovary tomentose. Fruit globose, '25 in. 
through, rufous-scurfy, free from calyx, large wings narrow oblong 
hardly narrowed at the base, 5-nerved, 275 in. to 3 in. long, *6 in. 
wide, 3 smaller wings lanceolate obtuse. Hab. Rocky hills, 800 to 
1200 ft. altitude. Perak, Larut Hills (Kunstler). Bindings, Segari, 
Melintang (Foxworthy). Native name: Resak Hitam. 
(4) S. lancaviensis Ridl. Vatica lancaviensis Ridl. Journ. 
Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 54, p. 27. 
Tree. Leaves elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate blunt, base cuneate, 
coriaceous; nerves 8 pairs, prominent beneath, 3 to 5 in. long, 
13 to 2 in. wide; petioles 3 in. long. Panicles axillary and 
terminal, 4 to 6 in. long stellate tomentose. Sepals ovate-triangular, 
blunt tomentose. Petals spirally twisted oblong blunt, half the back 
stellate-tomentose. Stamens 15, sub-sessile, connective a short 
blunt point longer than filament. Ovary hairy; stigma capitate. 
Hab. Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). 
I have not seen the fruit of this, so it may be a Vatica. 
(5) S. nitens Ridl. Vatica nitens King, l.c. 104; Ann. Bot. 
Gard. Calc. v. (2), 150, pi. 182A. 
Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall. Branchlets and petioles scurfy-papillose. 
Leaves coriaceous, narrow oblong acuminate, narrowed at rounded 
base, above glabrous (drying brown), beneath scurfy on midrib and 
18 to 20 pairs of nerves, prominent, finely reticulate, 9 to 10 in. 
long, 2 in. wide; petioles 3 in. long. Flowers unknown. Fruit 
globular with persistent style, reticulate, 3 in. through, adnate to 
Fl.M.P., t. R 
