Elceocarpus .] xxv. tiliace.e. 313 
(5) E. salicifolius King, l.c. 125. 
A slender tree 30 ft. tall. Branchlets puberulous. Leaves 
thinly coriaceous, narrow lanceolate acuminate, base cuneate, 
upper part serrulate-crenulate, glabrous except the puberulous 
midrib, nerves 8 pairs, 3 to 3'5 in. long, ’7 to ~g in. wide; petioles 
*5 in. long. Racemes from below and with the leaves; rachis 
slender, pubescent. Flowers ‘15 in. across, white, fragrant of 
almonds ; pedicels pubescent, '15 to '2 in. long. Sepals lanceolate 
tomentose outside cream white. Petals little longer cuneiform with 
a narrowed claw, divided half-way into 8 fimbriate lobes, pubescent 
inside. Torus of 5 sub-globose glands, reddish brown. Stamens 
25, shorter than petals, cells pointed, upper with a tuft of white 
hairs. Ovary globose, tomentose, 3-celled. Drupe oblong, green. 
Hab. Woods in the south; not common. Singapore, Bukit Timah ; 
Chanchukang (Kunstler, Ridley). Native names: Darumon; 
Jurumong Padi. 
(6) E. robustus Roxb. FI. Beng. 42; Masters, l.c. i. 402; 
Pierre, FI. For. Cochinchine, t. 147; Wight, Ic. t. 64; King, l.c. 
126. 
Tree 40 to 60 ft. tall. Young parts puberulous. Leaves thinly 
coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate to ovate-acuminate, base rounded, 
serrate, glabrous, when young red; nerves 10 to 12 pairs, rather 
prominent, reticulations conspicuous, fine on back, 3-5 to 9 in. 
long, 175 to.3*5 in. wide; petioles 1 to 2*25 in. long. Racemes 
from below the leaves 4*5 to 6 in. long, puberulous. Flowers ■4 in. 
wide; pedicels *3 in. long. Sepals lanceolate, pubescent outside, 
glabrous and keeled inside. Petals broad cuneiform, base acute, 
cut half-way into 30 laciniae, edges and base hairy. Torus of 5 
velvety glands. Stamens 30 to 50. Fruit ovoid-globose, 1 to 
1*25 in. long; stone oblong-ovoid, rugose, 3-celled. Hab. Open 
country; Johor, Sungei Kahang (Kelsall), Pahang River, Kwala 
Pahang. Dindings, Bruas. Penang, Telok Bahang (Curtis) ; Setul. 
Lankawi islands (Curtis) . Distrib. India. Native names: Barong; 
Kunkuman Jantan; Obak; Sito; Sopi. 
var. ovalis Ridl. Leaves broadly ovate, base rounded, long, 
acuminate, margin almost entire, quite glabrous, 7 in. long, 4‘5 in. 
wide; petioles 2’5 in. long, rather stout. Flowers *5 in. across. 
Sepals strongly keeled within. Petals broad, pubescent all over. 
Selangor at the Sempang mines (Ridley). 
(7) E. floribundus Blume Bijdr. 120; King, l.c. 128. E. ser- 
ratus Roxb. FI. Ind. ii. 596. E. rigida Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. 
S. Br. 54, p. 28. 
A tree 30 to 40 ft. tall, nearly glabrous. Leaves thinly 
coriaceous, ovate-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate acuminate blunt, 
obscurely crenate-serrate or almost completely entire, often pustu¬ 
late; nerves 5 to 7 pairs; 3 to 5*5 in. long, 175 to 275 in. wide; 
petioles rather slender, geniculate at tip, 1 to 1*5 in. long. Racemes 
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