306 lxxxix. styrace^;. [ Symplocos . 
red-tomentose. Calyx-lobes ovate, '075 l° n fv Corolla-lobes 
•1 to -15 in. long, obtuse. Stamens about 30. Hab. Malacca, 
Mt. Ophir (Maingay). Very rare and local. 
(21) S. penangiana King and Gamble, l.c. 245. 
Small tree; branches thickly red-woolly. Leaves chartaceous, 
lanceolate caudate serrate; base shortly narrowed, glabrous above; 
nerves and midrib depressed above, raised beneath, densely hairy, 
4 to 7 in. long, 1 to 1-25 in. wide; petioles -15 in. long, hairy. 
Raceme short, dense head-like, *25 in. long. Bracts and calyx 
densely red-hairy. Calyx-lobes oblong, blunt, -12 in. long. Corolla 
■25 in. wide, lobes oblong. Stamens Hab, Penang, West 
Hill 2500 ft. altitude (Curtis). Very rare. 
(22) S. cerasifolia Wall. Cat. 4434; King, l.c. 245. 
Tree 60 to 80 ft. tall; stem 20 in. through, sub-glabrous. 
Leaves coriaceous-chartaceous, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, base 
narrowed, crenate-serrate, glabrous except midrib and nerves 
6 to 8 pairs, elevate beneath, pilose, inarching *i in. from edge; 
5 to 7 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; petioles -5 to 7 in. long. Spikes 
numerous, axillary and sub-terminal, stout-pubescent. Bracts 
broad round, villous. Flowers 12 in a spike. Calyx-lobes lanceo¬ 
late acute, pilose. Corolla *25 in. across, white; lobes oblong- 
acute. Stamens 30 or more. Drupe oblong, 1-5 to 2 in. long, 
1 in. through, yellow corky. Hab. Forests to 4000 ft. altitude, 
Malacca (Maingay). Perak, Thaiping Hills at 2500 ft. altitude 
(Wray). Penang (Wallich); Moniot’s Road; Penara Bukit 
(Curtis). 
(23) S. rigida Clarke , l.c. iii. 581; King, l.c. 246. 
Big tree 60 to 80 ft. tall, 18 to 24 in. through, glabrous except 
inflorescence. Leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, acute or short 
acuminate, entire or minutely serrulate; base cuneate; nerves 
10 to 13 pairs, elevate beneath, reticulations transverse, midrib 
stout; 6 to 12 in. long, 2-5 to 5 in. wide; petioles 7 to 1*3 in. long. 
Spikes in terminal axils 1*5 to 2 in. long, dense; rachis pubescent. 
Bracts broad, ovate, silky grey, deciduous. Calyx-lobes 4, ovate 
acute. Corolla white, about -25 in. across. Stamens 60 in 5 
bundles. Drupe ovoid-oblong, dull yellow, “ dark blue when ripe ” 
(King); 1 to 1*5 in. long, 75 to 1 in. through. Hab. Woods, 
not rare. Singapore, Changi. Malacca, Merlimau (Cantley). 
Selangor, Semangkok Pass; Bintang (Goodenough). Perak, 
Thaiping Hills to 2500 ft. altitude (Wray, Curtis); Goping (Kunstler). 
Tapah. Native names : Kelat Jambu Putih; Laga Egan. 
(24) S. rubiginosa Wall. Cat. 4432; King, l.c. 249. 
Large shrub or small tree up to 30 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, 
bright green, elliptic-lanceolate acuminate; base narrow, entire 
or dentate in upper part, glabrous above midrib and nerves, elevate 
beneath, 10 to 13 pairs, appressed, hairy; 5 to 11 in. long, 2 to 
4 in. wide; petioles thick, -5 to 1 in. long, when young pubescent. 
