Bassia.] lxxxvii. sapotace^e. 267 
long, pubescent, triangular-ovate. Corolla-tube *2 to *3 in. long, 
funnel-shaped, pubescent inside, lobes 8 or 9, oblong-lanceolate, 
pubescent. Ovary silky. Hab. Perak, Goping (Scortechini) rare. 
(3) B. eaudata Ridl. 
Young parts densely red-tomentose. Leaves thinly coriaceous 
above, glabrous beneath, red-hairy on midrib and nerves 15 pairs, 
sub-horizontal, inarching within the edge, elliptic, long cuspidate, 
base shortly cuneate, 10 in. long (cusp 1 in. long), 4 in. wide; 
petioles red-tomentose, *75 in. long. Flowers in fascicles of 2 to 
8 in the uppermost axils; pedicels rather slender, 1 in. long, 
tomentose. Sepals, 2 outer oblong-ovate, sub-acute or blunt, 
*25 in. long; inner ones oblong blunt, coriaceous, -26 in. long, all 
tomentose outside. Corolla-tube as long as sepals, lobes 5 lanceo¬ 
late, -25 in. long, acute, tube inside hairy. Stamens 15; filaments 
very short; anthers lanceolate acuminate much shorter than the 
petals. Ovary conic, densely pubescent; style *75 i n - l° n g> 
glabrous. Hab. Pahang, Kwantan, Baloh Reserve (Foxworthy). 
Native name : Nyatoh Ekor. 
(4) B. Kingiana Brace, in King, l.c. 178. 
Tree 40 to 60 ft. tall, 10 to 15 in. through. Leaves stiffly 
coriaceous, oblong-oblanceolate, rounded or shortly acute, base 
cuneate; nerves 20 pairs, inconspicuous above with the reticula¬ 
tions strongly elevate beneath, inarching; 10 to 14 in. long, 3*5 
to 4-5 in. wide; petioles 2 in. long, base thickened. Flowers in 
fascicles of 3 or 4, below leaves, on tubercles; pedicels thick, -4 in 
long, tawny-pubescent; buds globose. Sepals *4 in. long, imbricate 
round, emarginate. Corolla-tube -15 in. long, hairy outside, 
pubescent inside, lobes 12 to 16, white, imbricate, spathulate 
hairy, -25 in. long. Fruit globose, dense pubescent, *75 in. through 
with the long persistent style, deep brown. Seeds 1 or 2. Hab. 
Forests, low down. Singapore, Bukit Timah (Ridley). Perak, 
Larut (Kunstler). 
(5) B. Kunstleri King, l.c. 178. 
Tree 30 to 60 ft. tall, 10 to 15 in. through. Leaves thin cori¬ 
aceous, lanceolate-oblong acute or acuminate both ends; nerves 
15 to 20 pairs with the reticulations raised beneath, inarching; 
4 to 6 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. wide; petioles slender, 1 to 1*5 in. long, 
base thicker. Flowers 1 to 3 in axils and below leaves; pedicel 
thick, -3 to *4 in. long, like calyx and fruit golden brown pubes¬ 
cent. Calyx -4 in. long, outer sepals valvate orbicular, inner ones 
imbricate. Corolla tubular campanulate, lobes 16, imbricate, 
spathulate. Stamens 32 mixed with brown hairs. Berry ovoid, 
pubescent, brown, *8 to 1 in. long. Style persistent. Hab. 
Local in forests. Perak, Thaiping Hills from Waterfall to 2500 ft. 
altitude (Kunstler). 
(6) B. Watson! Ridl. 
Tree; young parts red-tomentose. Leaves lanceolate, sub¬ 
acute long narrowed to base, thinly coriaceous, drying green, 
