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LXXXVII. SAPOTACEjE. 
[Bassia. 
Leaves 10 to 14 in. long .... 
Leaves 4 to 6 in. long ..... 
Leaves lanceolate, tomentose beneath 
Flowers *4 in. wide, buds conic. 
Leaves large, over 6 in. long, conspicuous. 
Leaves silky beneath, coriaceous 
Leaves glabrous; nerves elevate 
Leaves glabrous; nerves faint 
Flowers small, under *3 in. wide. 
Pedicels under -5 in. long; leaves more or less 
lanceolate. 
Pedicels and buds tawny-pubescent; anther 
long-acuminate .... 
Pedicel and buds thinly pubescent; anthers 
short-acuminate .... 
Pedicel and buds thinly pubescent; anther 
long acuminate, ciliate 
Pedicels *5 in. long or more. 
Flowers in upper axils, rarely on old wood. 
Leaves glabrous, coriaceous . . . 
Leaves grey-silky beneath; nerves distinct 
Leaves slightly pubescent, chartaceous; 
nerves prominent .... 
Flowers on the old wood of branches. 
Leaves chartaceous, elliptic; nerves 
elevate ...... 
Leaves coriaceous, oblong; nerves not 
elevate. 
Anther-connective long apiculate . 
Anther-connective short apiculate 
Little known and dubious. 
Leaves coriaceous, obovate 
Leaves coriaceous, large, red; fruit golden- 
tomentose ..... 
Leaves coriaceous, 13 in. long, oblanceolate 
(4) B. Kingiana 
(5) B. Kunstleri 
( 6 ) B. Watsoni 
(7) B. penicillata 
(8) B. malaceensis 
(9) B. Curtisii 
(10) B. laurifolia 
(n) B. rupicola 
(12) B. penangiana 
(13) B. perakensis 
(14) B. argentea 
(15) B. Braceana 
(16) B. longistyla 
(17) B. cuprea 
(18) B. Motleyana 
(19) B. cuneata 
(20) B. erythrophylla 
(21) B. elongata 
(1) B. hirtiflora Ridl. 
Branches somewhat hairy. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, cori¬ 
aceous, glabrous, shortly acuminate, base long narrowed; nerves 
elevate about 24 pairs; 11 in. long, 4 in. wide; petioles slender, 
2 in. long, thickened at base. Flowers about 6 in a fascicle, large; 
pedicels 1 in. long, thick covered with brown hairs. Sepals in 
fruit 4, coriaceous, lanceolate ovate acute, *3 in. long, brown hairy. 
Corolla and stamens not seen. Fruit ellipsoid thickly brown hairy, 
1 in. long, terminated by the glabrous style (not quite ripe). Hab. 
Perak, Sungei Siput (Haniff). 
This resembles B. aristulata in size of flowers and foliage, but instead of 
being slightly pubescent the inflorescence is thickly covered with soft brown 
hairs. 
(2) B. aristulata King and Gamble, l.c. 177. 
Tree. Leaves coriaceous, oblong, shortly abruptly acute, 
base unequally rounded, decurrent, midrib deep, channelled above, 
very prominent as are 24 to 28 pairs of nerves, parallel; 6 to 10 in. 
long, 3 to 4 in. wide; petioles 1*5 to 2 in. long, thick. Flowers 
in fascicles of 2 to 6, axillary on tubercles; pedicels 1 to 2 in. long, 
thick, golden-pubescent. Buds *75 in. long. Sepals - 5 to *7 in. 
