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lXXXvii. sapotace^e. [ChrysophyUum. 
long, i in. wide; petioles -i in. long. Flowers in axillary fascicles 
of 3 to 5 ; pedicels -2 in. long, like the sepals coppery-hairy. Sepals 
2, outer ovate blunt, inner 3 oblong, much smaller. Corolla very 
small, white, tube very short, lobes 5 rounded, veined brown 
inside. Stamens minute, filaments shorter than anther. Ovary 
red-hairy; style stout, cylindric. Fruit on axillary pedicels 2 to 
5 in. long, obscurely angled, globose, *4 in. through, terminate 
by the remains of the style and with sepals 5, rounded, silky- 
pubescent, -I in. long. Seed *4 in. long, semi-ovate, pyriform, 
slightly flattened, dark shining brown, back round, inner edge 
sub-acute. Hab. Penang, Batu Feringhi Hill just above Grace- 
Dieu at 2000 ft. altitude (Curtis and Wallich). 
2 . SIDEROXYLON, Linn. 
Trees medium or small. Leaves coriaceous or thinner. Flowers 
small, in axillary fascicles sub-sessile or short pedicelled. Sepals 
5 to 6 imbricate orbicular. Corolla-lobes 5 to 6 imbricate. Stamens 
5 or 6, opposite corolla-lobes. Berry 1- to 5 _see( ied. Species 
about 60, tropics both worlds, few tropical. 
Leaves over 3 in. across; nerves prominent . 
Leaves under 3 in. across, glabrous obovate acumin¬ 
ate membranous ..... 
Leaves glabrous coriaceous lanceolate 
Leaves glabrous chartaceous lanceolate 
Leaves under 3 in. across, pubescent beneath. 
Corolla-tube longer than lobes; leaves grey silky 
beneath ...•■•• 
Corolla-tube shorter than lobes; leaves obovate; 
nerves inconspicuous ..... 
Leaves oblong-lanceolate; nerves strongly 
elevate ....... 
Doubtful ....... 
( 1 ) S. malaccense 
(2) S. Maingayi 
( 3 ) S. glabrum 
(4) S. littorale 
(5) S. Derryanum 
(6) S. ferrugineum 
(7) S. firmum 
(8) S. Wallichianum 
(1) S. malaccense Clarke, in Hook . fil. F.B.I. iii. King , lx. 161. 
A big tree 40 to 60 ft. tall. Young parts pubescent. Leaves 
stiff coriaceous, obovate, tip round, base narrow; nerves strong 
elevate 8 to 14 pairs with midrib pubescent beneath; 6 to 8 in. 
long, 3 to 4*5 in. wide; petioles 1 to i*5 in. long, pubescent. 
Flowers in fascicles of 5 to 10 on branches below leaves; pedicels 
thick, -25 in. long, red-tomentose. Sepals 5, red-tomentose, 
•15 in. long. Corolla white, *15 in. long (absent in females). Stamens 
on base of corolla-tube; staminodes linear-lanceolate. Ovary 
pubescent. Berry round oblong, orange red-tomentose, *5 in. 
through. Hab. Forests, Singapore, Garden jungle; Selitar. Malacca, 
Panchur (Goodenough). Selangor, Weld's Hill (Bum-Murdoch). 
Perak, Thaiping Hills. Penang Hill, Batu Feringhi (Curtis). 
Native names: Ekor Batu (Penang); Daru-Daru; Dedara 
(according to Cantley, but not the tree usually so called). 
(2) S. Maingayi Clarke, l.c. iii. 536; King, l.c. 162. 
Tree; branchlets pubescent. Leaves membranous obovate or 
oblanceolate-acute or blunt, base narrowed, glabrous when adult; 
