XXV. TILIACEAS. 
[. Elceocarpus. 
3i4 
below the leaves, 3 to 4 in. long, many-flowered, glabrous. Flowers 
•4 in. across, buds conic acute; pedicels *35 in. long. Sepals 
lanceolate, glabrous, often pustulate, edges only pubescent, midrib 
prominent. Petals cuneiform-oblong, lobed about a fourth of their 
length with numerous laciniae, edges pubescent. Torus of 5 tomen- 
tose glands. Stamens 3® shorter than petals, cells unequal, the 
longer tufted with white hairs. Ovary ovoid-globose, tomentose, 
3-celled. Fruit 1 in. long, ovoid-elliptic apiculate (when young 
oblong and long-apiculate); stone narrow ovoid tapering to both 
ends with 3 vertical grooves and many wrinkles, 3-celled. Hab. 
In forests. Rare. Singapore, Bukit Timah. Negri Sembilan 
(Kinsey). Perak (Scortechini). Disirib. India, Burma, Nicobars. 
(8) E. nitidus Jack, Mai. Misc. i. (2), 41; Wall. Cat. 2678; 
Masters, lx. i. 401. 
Tree 25 to 60 ft. tall. Branchlets puberulous. Leaves thinly 
coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate acuminate, crenate-serrulate, base 
cuneate, brown beneath when dry, glabrous; nerves 10 to 13 
pairs inarching at tip, 4*5 to 9 in. long, 1*75 to 2*75 i n * wide; petioles 
1-25 to 2 in. long rather slender. Racemes axillary or below the 
leaves, puberulous. Flowers *15 in. long, white; pedicels slender, 
•3 in. long. Sepals ovate-lanceolate acute, shorter than petals, 
puberulous, chiefly on base and edges. Petals cuneiform laciniate 
for half their length, glandular-pubescent. Torus of 5 sub-globular 
tomentose glands. Stamens 15 to 35 i anthers obtuse, awnless. 
Ovary globose, tomentose, 3-celled. Fruit ovoid or obovoid, 
green, 1-5 in. long, 1 in. through; stone 3-celled. Seed 1. Hab. 
Woods, Penang (Jack, Curtis). TT7 „ ~ . 
var. leptostachyus King, lx. 127. E. leptostachyus Wall. Cat, 
2672; Masters, lx. 403. 
Leaves elliptic-oblong or rounded acute, nearly entire, base 
rounded, 6 to 9 in. long, 2*75 to 4-5 in. wide; petioles 1 to 175 in. 
long. Hab. Dindings, Bruas. Perak, Ulu Bubong (Kunstler) ; 
Simpang (Wray). Penang (Wallich). 
(9) E. acmosepalus, Stapf MSS. Ridl. Journ. Roy. ds. Soc. 
S. Br. 75, p. 8. 
Tree. Young parts silky pubescent. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 
drying brown, glabrous elliptic lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 
base cuneate, margins entire’ slightly thickened; nerves 3 pairs 
inarching within the margin, elevate beneath, reticulations lax, 
3 to 4 in. long, 1*25 in. wide; petioles slender, 75 in. long, genicu¬ 
late. Racemes slender in upper axils 2’5 in. long, puberulous. 
Pedicels *3 in. long. Sepals lanceolate-acuminate 5, sparsely hairy 
or glabrescent, *2 in. long. Petals cuneate fimbriate, edges ciliate, 
nearly as long. Stamens 20 to 25; filaments glabrous, as long as 
the anthers, which are awned, awn nearly as long as the anther 
and tipped with hairs. Torus of 5 rounded tomentose glands 
grooved on the back. Ovary ovoid, conic, 3-celled, 6-ovuled, silky 
