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[. Maba . 
above; nerves 5 to 8 pairs like midrib depressed above, elevate 
strongly and inarching beneath; 3 to 5*5 in. long, 1*5 to 2*25 in. 
wide; petioles *4 in. long, tomentose. Male flowers sessile, *15 in. 
long in dense-branched cymes under 1 in. long. Calyx -i in. long, 
tubular-campanulate tomentose outside, deeply lobed, lobes 4, 
ovate blunt. Corolla cylindric-campanulate, lobes 4, oblong, 
edges hairy. Stamens 8 large, 4 small. Fruit ellipsoid blunt, 
glabrous, -5 in. long, *4 in. through; calyx -6 in. across, lobes 4 
ovate blunt. Fruit ellipsoid blunt. Hab. Forests, rare. Perak, 
Batang Padang district (Kunstler); Tapah (Wray). Lankawi 
(Curtis). 
(4) M. merguensis Hiern. Trans. Camb. Phil. Soc. xii. 134. 
Small tree nearly glabrous. Leaves thin coriaceous, ovate or 
elliptic, base broad, rounded or very shortly cuneate, tip acuminate; 
nerves 3 to 5 pairs, slender but elevate beneath; 3 to 5-5 in. long, 
1*65 to 2-65 in. wide; petioles -25 in. long. Male flowers in dense 
pubescent cymes, 1 to 1-5 in. across. Calyx less than -25 in. long, 
lobes 3 or 4, triangular, blunt. Corolla little larger, short, 3- or 
4-lobed. Stamens 14 to 16. Female 3- or 4-merous. Staminodes 
3 or 4. Ovary 6-celled; ovules solitary; styles 3. Fruit sub- 
globular to cylindric, -5 in. long; calyx -5 in. across, lobes ovate 
acute, 3. Hab. Woods and open country in the north. Penang, 
Batu Feringhi and Muka Head (Curtis). Lankawi; Kwah. 
Perlis, Chupeng. Dislrib. Burma. 
(5) M. Clarkeana King and Gamble , l.c. 205. 
Tree 20 to 30 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, oblong blunt, base 
cuneate, adpressed pubescent beneath; nerves 6 to 7 pairs, faint, 
midrib depressed above, bold beneath; 1-5 to 3 in. long, *65 to 
1*25 in. wide; petioles *i in. long. Male flowers *1 to -15 in. long, 
crowded in sessile cymes -25 in. long, sessile. Calyx pubescent 
outside of 3 ovate-acute lobes. Corolla smaller densely silky, of 
3 ovate-lanceolate outer and 3 or 6 narrower inner lobes. Stamens 6. 
Fruit globular, -35 in. through, glabrous; calyx thick with 3 
blunt angles. Seeds 3, 3-sided. Hab. Perak (Kunstler). 
I have not seen this plant. 
(6) M. perakensis King and Gamble , l.c. 205. 
Tree 50 to 60 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, oblong to oblong- 
lanceolate acute, base broad rounded; nerves obsolete, midrib 
pubescent, depressed above, elevate beneath; 2-5 to 3 in. long, 
•75 to 1*35 in. wide; petioles -15 in. long. Male flowers -15 in. 
long, 8 to 10 in dense sessile clusters. Calyx sessile, campanulate, 
pubescent outside, deeply 3-lobed, lobes ovate acute. Corolla 
silky, lobes 3, ovate acute. Stamens 12. Fruit oblique ellipsoid, 
glabrous; calyx woody, flat, deeply 3-lobed, lobes ovate round, 
edges reflexed. Seeds 2. Hab. Perak (Wray, Kunstler). 
I have not seen this plant. 
