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CONTRIBUTIONS TO A FLORA OF BORNEO. 
depressed, nerves eight pairs, very inconspicuous on both 
surfaces, beneath red-scurfy, 9-11 cm. long, 3-4 cm. wide; 
petiole 1 cm. long. Flowers solitary axillary on red-scurfy 
pedicels 6 mm. long. Calyx saucer-shaped, entire, not lobed. 
Outer petals lanceolate obtuse, base broader, gradually 
tapering, dark rufous-tomentose, 15 mm. long, 4 mm. wide 
at base. Inner petals much shorter. Fruit cylindric, 
obtuse, slightly narrowed at the base, thinly velvety red- 
brown. Seeds seven, deep mahogany brown, shining. 
Sarawak: Kuching (Haviland, 421); (Beccari, 393). 
This plant is remarkable for its coriaceous smooth leaves 
and entire unlobed calyx. Fruit 3 cm. long, 2 cm. 
through. 
Melodorum longipetalum , n. sp. 
Branches slender, rufous-tomentose when young. Leaves 
lanceolate acuminate acute, base rounded, above glabrous, 
smooth, grey when dry, beneath glaucescent, quite glabrous 
when adult except the midrib, which is red-tomentose ; 
nerves inconspicuous, but visible beneath with fine shining 
hairs in young leaves, 6-7 cm. long, 3 cm. wide; petiole 
1 cm. long, scurfy only in adult leaves, red-tomentose when 
young. Flowers solitary axillary, pedicels 2 cm. long or 
less, with a small linear bract. Sepals lanceolate acumi¬ 
nate, 3 mm. long. Outer petals linear lanceolate acuminate, 
thinly red-tomentose outside, glabrous inside, 2 # 5 cm. long, 
4 cm. wide. Inner petals shorter, linear, half as long, 
glabrous acuminate. Carpels on a distinct cylindrical 
torus, covered with appressed yellow silky hairs. 
Sarawak : Kuching (Haviland, 2102). 
This resembles M. fulgens , Hook. fil. & Thoms, in the 
form of its leaves, which, however, are smoother and more 
coriaceous. The long narrow petals, however, make it 
very distinct from any species of this affinity. The flowers 
are sweet-scented. 
Melodorum ovalifolium y n. sp. 
Climber, branches tomentose. Leaves small ovate to 
elliptic acuminate shortly, blunt; base broad, peltate, with 
two glands at the base, coriaceous, glabrous above except 
the midrib, glaucous beneath except the nerves, covered 
with red hairs, 5 cm. long, 2*5 cm. wide; petiole pubescent, 
4 mm. long. Flowers solitary, extra-axillary opposite the 
leaves, on slender pedicels, hairy, 2’5 cm. long, with minute 
bracts. Sepals ovate obtuse, red, hairy, 2 mm. long. 
