Elceocarpus.] 
xxv. TILIACE^. 
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pilose; style glabrous at base only. Drupe fusiform acuminate, 
1*25 in. long, *25 in. wide. Hab. Johor, Pinerong (Cantley). Pahang, 
Ulu Rumpin (Watson). Distrib. Borneo. Native names : Medang 
darmong ; Menkinang. 
The fusiform fruit is unique among our species. 
(10) E. petiolatus Wall. Cat. 2673; King , l.c. 130. E. integer 
Masters , l.c. i. 408. Monocera petiolata Jack, Mai. Misc. 
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Tree 20 or 30 ft. tall, glabrous, terminal. Leaf-buds coated with 
resin. Leaves deep green, coriaceous elliptic or elliptic-oblong 
acute or shortly acuminate, edges entire, base rounded; nerves 
7 to 8 pairs, reticulations fine numerous, conspicuous when dry, 
4’5 to 8 in. long, 2 to 5 in. wide; petioles 1*4 to 3-4 in. long. 
Racemes glabrous, from below the leaves, 3*5 in. long, many- 
flowered; buds conic, acute; pedicels *3 in. long. Sepals lanceo¬ 
late acute, glabrous except edges. Petals about as long, oblong 
with 10 to 12 laciniae, bases to laciniae silky, a large fleshy villous 
gland near the base. Torus a io-lobed fleshy disc. Stamens 18 
to 25, shorter than petals; anthers deep cleft at top with a short 
recurved awn on outer cell. Ovary glabrous. Fruit elliptic, blunt 
at both ends, - 4 to *6 in. long and *3 in. through, dull dark blue; 
stone slightly rugose, i-celled, i-seeded. Hab. Common in lowland 
woods. Singapore, Garden Jungle; Bukit Timah. Malacca, 
Merlimau (Derry); Batu Tiga (Holmberg); Pahang Bentong 
(Foxworthy). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur (Foxworthy). Perak, 
Chanderiang (Kunstler); Tapa (Wray). Penang (Curtis). Distrib. 
Borneo, Sumatra, Burma, Trang. Native names: Mendong 
Pipelakan; Mendong Tanjong; Paru-Paru; Kayu Sepah; Saban. 
(11) E. paniculatus Wall. Cat. 2663; Masters, l.c. i. 407; 
King, l.c. 129. 
Tree about 30 to 40 ft. tall, 4 to 6 in. through. Leaves thinly 
coriaceous light green, lanceolate-oblong acuminate, edges entire, 
base rounded or slightly cuneate, glabrous; nerves 5 to 7 pairs, 
reticulations very small, distinct beneath, 4*5 to 8 in, wide; petioles 
*8 to 2 in. long. Racemes numerous, erect from the upper axils, 
6 to 8 in. long; buds silky ovoid acute; pedicels curved, silky 
'5 in. long. Sepals ovate acuminate, silky outside *2 in. long. 
Petals as long, lanceolate acuminate entire, silky. Torus a shallow 
silky disc. Stamens 50, nearly sessile; anthers silky, outer cells 
long-awned. Ovary 2-celled, silky. Fruit ellipsoid, blunt at each 
end, blue grey, *4 to *5 in. long, -25 to *35 in. through, stone bony, 
tuberculate. Hab. Common in lowland woods. Singapore, Selitar; 
Teban. Johor, Kwala Sembrong (Kelsall); Batu Pahat. Malacca, 
Brisu (Goodenough); Merlimau (Cantley); Pahang. K wan tan 
(Foxworthy); Selangor, Sempang; Lahgat River. Perak, Asam 
Kumbang (Wray) . Province Wellesley, Krian. Lankawi islands 
