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Diospyros.] 
nerves inconspicuous above, elevate, irregularly incurved beneath 
as are reticulations; 4 in, long, 2 in. wide; petioles -2 in. long. 
Flowers, males in short sub-terminal cymes. Calyx 5-lobed, 
silky pubescent; females larger, solitary. Calyx-lobes broad 
ovate, *25 in. long. Corolla cylindric, stiffly coriaceous, -3 in. 
long, lobes short, ovate, erect, 4. Fruit large globose over an 
inch through, smooth, orange colour; pulp red; calyx-lobes 
triangular, -3 in. long. Hab. Orchards and open country in the 
north, Lankawi, Kesap (Curtis). Distrib. Siam. 
{19) D. argentea Griff. Notuhz, iv. 288; King, l.c. 221. 
A shrub 4 to 6 ft. tall, covered except the upper surface of 
leaves with golden silky hair. Leaves coriaceous oblong acute, 
base blunt or rounded, densely golden-red silky beneath; nerves 
invisible on both surfaces; 6 to 10 in. long, 1-65 to 3*5 in. wide; 
petioles -i to -25 in. long. Male flowers in short peduncled spikes 
1 to 1-25 in. long. Calyx -25 in. long, deeply 4-lobed, villous. 
Corolla -35 in. long, villous, cream flushed with rose. Stamens 
20 to 24. Female flowers solitary on a *2 in. long peduncle. Calyx 
•5 in. long. Corolla -65 in. long. Fruit oblong truncate, 2 to 
3 in. long and nearly 2 in. through, densely red-tomentose; calyx- 
lobes oblong blunt, thin coriaceous, golden-red hairy, 1*5 in. long. 
Hab. Not at all rare in woods, and unmistakable from its beautiful 
leaves. Singapore, Bukit Timah; Chan Chu Kang; Changi 
(Hullett). Pahang, Tahan River. Malacca, Ching (Griffith); 
Bukit Bruang (Derry); Selandor (Cantley). Selangor, Petaling. 
Bindings, Lumut (Curtis). Perak, Goping (Kunstler); Maxwell’s 
Hill. Native name : Bedil Lalat. The leaves when burnt make 
a crackling sound supposed to keep away mosquitoes. 
(20) D. tristis King and Gamble, l.c. 219. 
Tree 40 to 50 ft. tall; branchlets black, hairy. Leaves thinly 
coriaceous, oblong-elliptic, short-acuminate, base round or cuneate, 
minutely conspicuously reticulate on both sides, midrib beneath 
hairy as are 7 to 8 pairs prominent nerves; 6 to 9 in. long, 2 to 
2*75 in. wide; petioles -4 in. long. Male flowers -3 in. long, short 
red tomentose, in cymes 75 in. long. Calyx hairy, teeth 5, short, 
broad, blunt. Corolla glabrous resembling and as long as calyx. 
Stamens 24. Fruit depressed-globose, glabrous, nearly 2 in. 
through; calyx thick woody, flat, 1-5 in. across, lobes spreading 
triangular. Hab. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). Rare and little 
known. 
(21) D. penangiana King and Gamble, l.c. 227. 
Tree 20 to 30 ft. tall; branchlets yellow tomentose, with long 
bristly hairs. Leaves thinly coriaceous, oblong, shortly blunt 
acuminate, base broad, deep cordate, glabrous above except mid¬ 
rib ; nerves beneath elevate 10 to 14 pairs; 5-5 to 7*5 in. long, 
1-25 to 2*25 in. wide; petioles -15 to -2 in. long. Flowers unknown. 
Fruit sessile globular, 75 to 1 in. through, minutely red-tomentose; 
Fl.M.P., 9. u 
