2 jo lxxxvii. sapotace^e. [ Bassia. 
style. Seeds one or two, ovoid-oblong, base acute. Hab. Forests 
at 500 to 2500 ft. altitude. Perak, Thaiping Hills (Kunstler and 
Curtis). 
(14) B. argentea Clarke, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. iii. 545; King, l.e. 
184 (not of De Vriese). 
A big tree 100 ft. tall. Leaves thickly chartaceous, elliptic 
to elliptic-oblong, quite blunt or shortly acuminate, base shortly 
narrowed, unequal, grey-silky beneath (drying yellowish); nerves 
13 to 15 pairs elevate, midrib thick; 4 to 7 in. long, 2-5 to 3 in. 
wide; petioles 1 in. long. Flowers in fascicles of 6; pedicels 
slender, *5 in. long, pubescent. Sepals all valvate ovate acute, 
*25 in. long, pubescent. Corolla -x in. long, lobes 8 or 9, linear- 
oblong, -15 in. long. Stamens 24 in 3 rows; filaments short or o; 
anthers hairy. Hab. Singapore, Chan Chu Kang. Malacca (Main- 
gay) ; Merlimau (Cantley); Sungei Hudang (Derry). Penang 
(Maingay), 
(15) B. Braceana King and Gamble, lx. 184. 
Small tree 10 to 18 ft., or up to 70 ft. tall. Leaves chartaceous, 
oblong or elliptic-oblong, shortly or fairly long acuminate, base 
short, acuminate; nerves 14 to 18 pairs elevate, reticulations 
transverse fine parallel, shortly pubescent; 4 to 8 in. long, 2 to 3 in. 
wide; petioles -8 to 1*4 in. long, slender. Flowers in fascicles 
of 4 to 7; pedicels -4 to -6 in. long, pubescent. Sepals -15 to -2 in. 
long, ovate rounded, golden-pubescent. Corolla-tube *i in. long, 
lobes 8 to 9 linear-oblong, *2 in. long. Stamens 16 to 18 in two 
rows. Ovary glabrous. Fruit oblong, green, -8 to 1 in. long. 
Seed 1, ovoid, flattened. Hab. Forests. Perak, Larut hills (Kunst¬ 
ler) ; Relau Tujor (Wray). Penang, Penara Bukit (Curtis). 
var. lanceolata King and Gamble, l.c. Leaves slightly narrower, 
lanceolate-acuminate. Flowers very numerous. Corolla-lobes 
acute. Hab. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray); Tapah. 
(16) B. longistyla King and Gamble, l.c. 185. 
Big tree, 80 to 100 ft. tall. Leaves chartaceous elliptic, shortly 
abrupt acuminate both ends; nerves 12 to 15 pairs, prominent 
as are secondaries and reticulations; 3-5 to 5 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. 
wide; petioles slender, -6 to -8 in. long. Flowers in fascicles of 
10; pedicels slender, glabrous, -5 to *7 in. long. Sepals *15 to 
•2 in. long, ovate acute, somewhat pubescent. Corolla -05 in. 
long, lobes 8 or 9, oblong lanceolate obtuse, glabrous. Stamens 
16 to 18; anthers ovate, 0*75 in. long, apiculate; style *5 in. long. 
Hab. Perak, Larut Hills (Kunstler). 
(17) B. cuprea King and Gamble, l.c. 186. 
Tree 60 to 70 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, oblong obtuse 
emarginate, base attenuate, coppery beneath when dry; nerves 
10 to 12 pairs, sparsely hairy beneath; 4 to 6 in. long, 2*5 to 3 in. 
wide; petioles thick, -75 to x in. long. Flowers in fascicles of 
2 to 5; pedicels *5 in. long, pubescent. Sepals -25 in. long, ovate 
