XXIII. MALVACEAE. 
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[. Durio. 
Leaves elliptic-oblong rounded at both ends, glabrous above, 
pubescent beneath; nerves 15 to 18 pairs, prominent beneath, 
3-5 to 5 in. long, 1-5 to 2 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long, blowers 
1 in. across, crowded in cymes on the branches. Bracts 2, ovate 
pubescent. Calyx cup-shaped, mouth with 4 shallow blunt teeth, 
scaly outside. Petals 4, oblanceolate or spathulate, -5 in. long. 
Stamens 20, 5 free, alternating with 5 phalanges of 3 each; anthers 
solitary shorter than the petals. Ovary hairy, not scaly. Hab. 
Malacca (Griffith); Merlimau. Selangor, Sungei Buloli (box¬ 
worthy). Native names: Durian daun; Kuripal. 
(7) D. macrophyllus Ridl. D. testitudinarum var. macro- 
phvlla King, l.c. 53. , , T ut „ 
"Tree 50 to 60 ft. tall, 15 to 24 in. through. Leaves oblong 
shortly acuminate, base rounded, 13 to 15 in. long, 4-5 to 5*5 in. 
wide, above smooth, beneath densely covered with large fimbriate 
scales; petioles 1 in. long. Flowers on the trunk in cymes about 
3 in. long of 4 or 5 flowers; pedicels and peduncles angled, blora! 
bracts 2, ovate acute, 1*25 in. long. Sepals wide and saccate at 
base, 1 '5 in. long, outside covered with large scales fimbriate at 
edges. Petals waxy white. Petals 2-5 in. long, -4 in. wide out¬ 
side covered with stellate hairs and a few peltate scales with fimbriate 
edges along the centre, inside glabrous. Staminal column stout, 
3 in. long; anthers several in a head on the compound filaments. 
Hab Forests. Malacca, Hulu Belankan (Goodenough) . Perak, 
Gunong Pondok (Kunstler). Maxwell’s Hill. Dindings, Lumut 
(Curtis). Native name: Durian Tana. 
(8) D. pinangianus Ridl. D. testitudinarum var. pinangiana 
Becc. Malesia, iii. 246; King, l.c. 55. 
Tree of large size. Leaves lanceolate, long acuminate, base 
rounded; nerves numerous fine very inconspicuous, smooth above, 
covered with small scales beneath, 5 to 6 in. long, 1*5 to 175 
across; petioles *5 in. long. Flowers crowded in cymes on the 
trunk. Bracts ovate-lanceolate obtuse, covered with large scales 
1-25 in. long. Sepals 1*5 in. long, broad lanceolate. Petals pink 
or pinkish white, backs darker, oblong pointed, 2*25 in. long, inside 
glabrous, outside covered with stellate hairs and a few fimbriate 
scales. Stamens as long. Style crimson, tomentose. Fruit globose 
large, with numerous close set long cylindric processes. Aril oi 
seed pink, tasteless. Hab. Forests. Penang, West Hill at 2000 ft. 
altitude. Perak, Gunong Keledang. Native name : Durian Burong. 
(9) D. Wrayi King, l.c. 53. 
A large tree. Young branches scaly. Leaves elliptic caudate, 
base rounded, glabrous above covered with thin scales beneath, 
nerves 10 to 12 pairs, 5-5 to 8-5 in. long, 2 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles 
75 in, long. Flowers on the branches 2 in. long, rose pink; pedicels 
1 in. long. Bracts 3 ovate connate. Calyx cup-shaped, teeth 5, 
rather deep, sub-acute, outside covered with large scales. Petals 
