XXIII. MALVACEAE. 
26l 
Bombax.] 
very numerous. Capsule 4*5 in. long, valves '5 in. long. Hab. 
Rocks close to the sea. Penang, Balik Pulau (Haniff). Lankawi, 
Terutau (Curtis). Adang group, Pulau Adang. 
8. DURIO, Linn. 
Trees, often large. Leaves entire coriaceous, scaly beneath 
(except in D. Oxleyanus ) ; the scales occurring also on young parts 
and inflorescence are peltate, umbrella-shaped. Flowers in cymes 
on the trunk or thick branches. Bracts 2, connate at the base, 
large. Calyx campanulate, coriaceous, scaly; sepals usually 
distinct or connate at base. Petals longer, red or white, 5 or 4 
spathulate oblong. Staminal tube of 5 or 4 phalanges opposite 
petals, these broken up above into filaments bearing one (D. Oxley¬ 
anus) or several i-celled sinuous anthers in a head. Ovary scaly, 
4- to 5-celled ; styles connate tomentose. Stigmas capitate ; 
ovules many 2-seriate in each cell. Fruit very large, coriaceous 
sub-globose or oblong, loculicidally dehiscent, spiny, green or 
brown. Seeds large, testa thin, aril creamy white or pink covering 
the seed. Species about 12, Malayan. 
Flowers white. 
Leaves elliptic; nerves fine; flowers 2 in. long, 
fruit covered with acute cones 
Leaves elliptic; nerves fine; flowers 3 in. long; 
fruit with spines ..... 
Leaves oblong, small; flowers 2 in. long . 
Leaves oblong 2*25 by 1 in., coriaceous; flowers 
2 in. long ...... 
Leaves oblong 12 by 3 in., coriaceous; nerves 
conspicuous; flowers 3 in. long . 
Leaves elliptic-oblong, strongly nerved pubes¬ 
cent beneath, not scaly .... 
Leaves very large, over 12 by 5 in. with very 
large scales; flowers large .... 
Flowers pink. 
Leaves narrow, lanceolate, 3 by 8 in., acumin¬ 
ate ; flowers 2 in. long; fruit spiny 
Leaves elliptic, long cuspidate, 7 by 2‘5 in.; 
flowers i*5 in. long ..... 
(i) D. zibethinus 
{2) D. malaccensis 
{3) D. Lowianus 
( 4 ) D. lanceolatus 
(5) D. Singaporensis 
(6) D. Oxleyanus 
(7) D. macrophyllus 
(8) D. pinangianus 
(9) D. Wrayi 
(1) D. zibethinus Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. xiii. 581; Masters, in 
Hook. iil. F.B.I. i. 351; Beccari, Malesia, iii. 330, t. xii./. 1-5 ; xxxvi. 
/, 1-12. 
The Durian is not indigenous to the peninsula, but is cultivated 
everywhere. It attains a height of 100 ft. The leaves elliptic- 
oblong, abruptly acuminate, base rounded, 4^5 to 6 in. long, i *5 
to i*8 in. wide. Flowers 2 in. long, cream-colour, in rather long 
cymes from the lower side of boughs, in old leaf axils. Stamen 
bundles united at base only. Fruit 8 to 12 in. long, light brown or 
green, with stout conical thorns. Seeds 1*5 in. long, buff colour, 
covered with white pulpy arillus. Only known in cultivation. 
It varies very little. I have seen trees of which all the flowers 
