LXXXVII. SAPOTACE.E. 
275 
Palaquium.] 
var. Curtisii Ridl. Leaves obovate round at tip and cuneate 
at base (young leaves short acuminate) 6 in. long, 275 in. wide; 
nerves quite distinct beneath, about 18 pairs and more distant 
than in D. gutta. Flowers distinctly larger, and sepals blunter. 
Fruit round, 1-25 in. through. Seed larger. Hab. Forests in 
the north. Perak, Plus River and Ulu Kenering (Wray). Penang, 
Highlands; Telok Bahang and Waterfall (Curtis). 
A very distinct-looking form occurring in Sumatra also. It may be 
specifically distinct. 
(5) P. Oxleyanum Pierre, Bull. Soc. Linn. Par. i. 498; King, 
l.c. 194 ( not Burck). 
A big tree. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-ovate blunt or shortly 
acuminate, base narrowed, golden-pubescent beneath; nerves 
14 to 18 pairs distant, distinctly elevate; 5 to 8 in. long, 2-5 to 3 in. 
wide; petioles 1 to 1-5 in. long. Sepals, outer red-pubescent, 
•25 in. long. Berry sub-globose, 1 in. long, 75 in. through. Seed 
oblong. Hab. Forests. Singapore, Little's Hill (Maingay). 
Pahang, Ulu Tembeling, Sungei Senap (Craddock). Selangor, 
Kwala Lumpur (Burn-Murdoch), Perak, Thaiping Hills, by Water¬ 
fall, and Kwala Kangsa (Curtis). Common at 2000 to 2500 ft. 
altitude. 
var. glabrata King and Gamble, l.c. Leaves smaller, 1-5 in. wide, 
glabrate, Perak (Wray). Also South Siam, Kopah (Haniff). 
Native names : Taban Sutra; Taban Putih; Taban Chaier. Use : 
Gutta inferior and less in quantity than in P. gutta. 
(6) P. xanthochymum Pierre, Burck, Ann. Jard. Suit. v. 30; 
King, l.c. 195. Dichopsis rubens Clarke, F.B.I. iii. 543. 
Large tree 80 to 120 ft. tall, 2-5 to 3 ft. through. Leaves 
coriaceous, obovate or oblanceolate blunt or emarginate, base 
cuneate, glabrous; nerves obscure, 12 to 14 pairs; 2-5 to 4 in. 
long, 1-5 In. wide; petioles *5 in. long. Flowers in axillary 
fascicles of 8; pedicels slender, -2 in. long. Calyx-lobes ovate 
acute, red-pubescent. Corolla -3 in. long, lobes oblong blunt, 
white. Berry ovoid glabrous. Hab. Not common in forests. 
Singapore, Changi; Chan Chu Kang. Malacca (Maingay). Perak, 
Larut (Kunstler). Distrib. Borneo. 
The leaves have a tendency to dry bright red, whence Clarke's name. 
(7) P. bancanum Burck, Ann. Jard. Buit. v. 43; King, l.c. 
195 . 
A high tree 150 ft. tall, 3 to 4 ft. through. Leaves coriaceous, 
dark green, glabrous obovate or oblong-obovate, abruptly acute 
or round; nerves 14 to 16 pairs, very obscure; 3 to 4 in. long, 
I *5 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles 7 to 1 in. long. Flowers in fascicles 
of 2 to 4 below the leaves numerous; pedicels -i in. long or less, 
red-pubescent, as is calyx. Sepals, outer round, inner acute, -i in. 
long. Corolla campanulate, lobes ovate. Hab. Forests. Probably 
