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hairy pubescent ; branches few short, upper ones in twos and threes 
very short distant dense-flowered. Flowers ovoid pale yellow, 
*i in. long. Calyx cupular pubescent, 4 or 5 acute teeth. Petals 4 
elliptic sub-acute pubescent on both sides. Stamen-tube shorter 
cylindric glabrous, 8 teeth bifid. Ovary pilose. Hab. At 3000 to 
4000 ft. altitude. Rocky jungle, rare. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 
(5) D. acutangulum Miq. FI. Ind. Bat. Sufip. 196, 503; King, 
lx. 41; Koorders Ic. Bogor. i. 11. 
A lofty glabrous tree. Leaves 6 to 12 in. long with 3 or 4 pairs 
of coriaceous leaflets elliptic or ovate acute or acuminate, base 
cuneate unequal, pustular rugose when dry pale green; nerves 
invisible, 2-5 to 4-5 in. long, 1-25 to 2*2 in. wide; petiolules -2 in. 
long. Panicles 2*5 to 4 in. longpuberulous. Flowers crowded -35 in. 
long, puberulous greenish white, scented of hyacinths. Calyx very 
shallow with 4 deep reflexed teeth. Petals 4 oblong sub-acute. 
Stamen-tube shorter cylindric, teeth acute 8. Ovary pubescent. 
Fruit obovoid 4 in. long scarlet orange; pericarp almost woody, 
inside 3-celled. Seed large black, aril large orange. Hab. Forests 
not rare, but somewhat inaccessible. Singapore, Changi. Malacca, 
Batang Malacca (Derry). Perak (Scortechini) . Distrib. Bangka. 
Native name : Pasak Lingga. 
(6) D. venulosum King , l.c. 42. 
Tree* 50 to 80 ft. tall, 18 to 24 in. through. Branchlets and 
leaf-rachis puberulous. Leaves 12 to 18 in. long; leaflets 7 to 14 
membranous alternate oblong acuminate, base narrowed oblique 
glabrous; nerves 13 to 15 pairs indistinct above slender elevate 
beneath, 5 to 7 in. long, 1*35 to 175 in. wide; petiolules '25 in. 
long. Panicles extra-axillary 6 to 8 in. long nearly glabrous; 
branches numerous short few-flowered. Flowers *25 in. long light 
yellow. Calyx cupular teeth 4 glabrous. Petals 4 oblong obtuse 
densely silky puberulous. Stamen-tube as long as petals cylindric 
glabrous irregularly bluntly toothed. Disc lobed at edge tubular 
covering the hoary pubescent ovary. Fruit ellipsoid 2*5 in. long. 
Seeds large 2 in. long. Hab. Forests, Pahang, Telok Mengkuang, 
Temerloh (Foxworthy). Perak, open bamboo forests, Ulu Bubong 
(Kunstler). Native name : Bebeke. 
(7) D. thyrsoideum Griff, in Hook. fit. F.B.I. i. 547 ; King, l.c. 42. 
A big tree 60 to 100 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves 12 to 16 in. 
long; leaflets 6 to 8 coriaceous elliptic-oblong acuminate, base 
narrowed oblique; nerves 6 to 8 pairs prominent beneath, 4*5 to 
8*5 in. long, 175 to 3 in. wide; petiolules *3 in. long. Panicles 
pyramidal numerous 6 in. long; branches spreading. Flowers 
numerous fragrant white *15 in. long; pedicels as long. Calyx 
cupular 4-toothed glabrous. Petals 3 times as long, 4 oblong 
obtuse glabrous. Stamen-tube cylindric glabrous outside, pubes¬ 
cent inside. Disc tubular hairy. Ovary sub-strigose. Fruit 
globose shortly narrowed at base, 1*5 to 175 in. through, flesh 
