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[. Diospyros . 
truncate both ends, glabrous when ripe; calyx 75 in. across, 
lobes oblong, auricled. Hob. Common in forests. Singapore, 
Tanjong Gol; Garden Jungle; Kranji. Malacca, Ayer Panas 
(Hervey). Dindings, Gunong Tungul. Perak, Larut (Kunstler), 
Penang (Wallich); Telok Bahang (Curtis). 
(29) D. Helferi Clarke, l.c. iii. 569; King, lx. 218. 
A tree about 30 ft. tall; young parts red-pubescent. Leaves 
coriaceous, elliptic or oblong sub-acute or blunt, above glabrous 
except the sunk pubescent midrib, beneath sparsely pubescent; 
nerves 10 to 12 pairs rather slender but elevate beneath; 5-5 to 
7-5 in. long, 2-5 to 3-25 in. wide; petioles *4 to *5 in. long, pubescent. 
Male flowers in dense cymes on a -2 in. long peduncle, all tomentose. 
Calyx *2 in. long, lobes deep cut, narrow linear. Corolla cylindric, 
lobes nearly as long as tube, oblong, blunt *25 in. long. Female 
flowers 1 to 2 sessile, *4 in. long. Calyx dense silky pubescent all 
over, lobes broad, oblong blunt. Corolla little longer, silky. Fruit 
ovoid ellipsoid, 1 in. long, glabrous, with the deep 5-lobed plicate 
calyx at base. Hah. Abundant in open country north of Kedah. 
Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). Perlis, Kanga; Tebing Tinggi (Ridley). 
Distrib. Mergui, Tenasserim. 
(30) D. areolata King and Gamble, lx. 228. 
Tree 50 to 60 ft. tall. Leaves very coriaceous, oblong sub-acute, 
base rounded; nerves 7 pairs, faint below, invisible above, reticula¬ 
tions minute conspicuous on both sides and puberulous, as is the 
prominent midrib; 4-5 to 6 in. long, 1-5 to 175 in. wide; petioles 
•5 to -6 in. long. Male flowers under *5 in. long on the ends of 
branches in tomentose cymes *5 to 1 in. long. Calyx coriaceous, 
teeth short. Stamens 21. Female flowers solitary. Calyx velvety, 
divided to near base in 4 ovate very acute lobes. Corolla glabrous, 
•6 in. long. Fruit 3 in. through; calyx -5 in. across, lobes 5, 
short, tooth-like acute. Seed 1-5 in. long. Hah. Forests and 
lowland open country, Johor town. Perak, Goping (Kunstler); 
Gunong Haram Parah (Scortechini, probably Gunong Arang 
Parah). 
(31) D. reflexa King and Gamble, l.c. 227. 
Tree 50 to 70 ft. tall; branchlets pubescent. Leaves thick 
coriaceous, oblong to elliptic short-acuminate, base cuneate, 
glabrous; nerves 8 to 10 pairs elevate beneath, inarching -15 in. 
from edge, finely reticulate; 5 to 77 in. long, 175 to 3 in. wide; 
petioles -4 in. long, stout. Flowers unknown. Fruit hemispheric, 
velvety yellowish green, -5 in. long; calyx of 4 fleshy tomentose 
strongly reflexed triangular lobes, -25 in. long. Hah. Rare, 300 
to 2000 ft. altitude. Perak near Gunong Bubu and Gunong 
Pondok (Kunstler). 
(32) D. oleifolia Wall. Cat. 4128; King, lx. 224. 
Medium tree. Leaves coriaceous, narrow oblong, blunt or 
sub-acute, base short cuneate, black-hairy densely on shoots, 
