XXV. TILIACE^:. 
Elceocarpus.] 
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leaves 3 to 4 in. long hoary-pubescent. Flowers *3 in. wide, buds 
ovoid acute. Sepals lanceolate acute, minutely silky outside, 
midrib thickened. Petals little longer, oblong base expanded, tip 
broad with 10 to 15 fimbriae one-fourth of length, silky on both 
sides at base, within hooded, edges infolded to a large gland at 
base forming 2 cells. Torus a 10-lobed glabrescent disc. Stamens 
15; filaments pubescent, outer cell with recurved awn. Ovary 
ovoid, glabrous, 2-celled. Drupe ellipsoid, blunt at both ends, 
•5 in. long, -3 in. through, i-celled, i-seeded. Hab. Usually a sea¬ 
shore tree, but also in forests. Singapore, Sungei Jurong; Loyang; 
PulauTekong; PulauBayan. Malacca (Griffith). Perak, Thaiping 
Hills (Kunstler). Negri Sembilan, Tampin Hill (Robinson). 
Penang, Government Hill (Curtis). Native name : Darumun Padi. 
(15) E. Barnardii Burkill, Journ. Roy. Hs. Soe. S. Br. 75, p. 42. 
Tree. Leaves obovate blunt, glabrous, bluntly serrate ; nerves 
5 to 6 pairs, 3 to 6 in. long, i*6 in. wade; petioles i - 2 in. long. 
Racemes 12- to 20-flowered, as long or little longer than leaves 
scurfy pubescent. Sepals 5, linear-lanceolate -2 in. long. Petals 
obcuneate, as long, laciniate to middle. Stamens about 20 ; 
anthers bearded at tip. Ovary 3-ceHed, pubescent. Fruit olive¬ 
shaped, *8 in. long, deep blue. Seed smooth. Hab. Perak. 
Thaiping (Barnard). 
(16) E. Kunstleri King, l.c. 133. 
Tree 50 to 60 ft. tall, 15 to 20 in. through. Branches thickened 
at the tip, glabrous except inflorescence. Leaves coriaceous, 
rounded obovate obtuse, sometimes apiculate, base narrowed, edge 
slightly crenate serrate; nerves 10 pairs inarching within the edge, 
reticulations distinct on both surfaces, 5 to 8 in. long, 275 in. wide; 
petioles *5 to 7 in. long. Racemes below the base crowded, 
slender, 1*5 in. long, puberulous. Flowers *4 in. across; pedicels 
*4 in. long. Sepals lanceolate narrow, sub-acute, pubescent on both 
sides. Petals as long, oblong-obovate obtuse, latinise rather broad 
6 to 8, silky outside, villous inside. Torus a shallow-toothed cup. 
Stamens 28 to 30, shorter; outer anther-cell with a recurved awn. 
Ovary ovoid tomentose, 2-celled. Hab. In open jungle, 500 to 
800 ft. altitude. Perak, Gunong Bubu (Kunstler). 
(17) E. obtusus Bl. Bijdr. 125; King, lx. 134. E. monocera 
Cav. Ic. t. 501; Masters, lx. i. 405. 
Small tree 30 or 40 ft. tall. Branchlets pubescent. Leaves 
coriaceous, oblong-obovate, tip rounded or blunt, gradually narrowed 
to the acute base, glabrous ; nerves 6 to 8 pairs, reticulations very 
fine, 4*5 to 6 - 5 in. long, 2^25 to 275 in. wide; petioles 75 to 1*1 in. 
long. Racemes axillary among the leaves, puberulous, 1'5 to 2*5 in. 
long, few-flowered. Flowers 1 in. across, buds acute. Sepals 
oblong-lanceolate acute, minutely pubescent. Petals longer, cunei¬ 
form, -5 in. long, *2 in. across, laciniae short, 8 to 10. Torus a wavy 
cup. Stamens 30 to 50, shorter than petals; anther with a setaceous 
