156 A>'ÎÎALS o r BOYAL BOTA>"IC GARDEN, CALCÜTTA,
sepals, lmcar-obli)njr, obtuse, Gxpanclecl at the base, glabrous, except one-half of the
outer surface which is adpressed-pubesccut. Slaiii'ms la, in 3 rows, the filaments of
all dilated, uaequal; the authers sliortly ovate, each with a short apical appcinlago
f r om tliG connective. Oi>ar// narrowly conical, tomentoso, tapering' into the short
glabrous style, stigma minute. liipo fnut narrowly ovoid, apiculatc, niiuutely
palc-tomentose, substriatc, r 2 in. long, and" '6 in. in duim., the pericarp thick and
woody. Persistent sepals with much thickened concave woody bases, forming a cup
embracing the lower half of the fruit, the apices of the outer three prolonged into
membranous liusar-obloug sub-obfcus3 wings, one of them exceeding the fruit and
sometimes l"5 in. long; one of the inuer sepals shortly winged, the other often
broad obtuse and not winged.
P e r a k ; common King's Collector.
I n this plant tte fruit is mucli larger tliiin is usual in the genus, and its pericnrp is bard onj thick.
The ba<es "f the sepals nre greatly tliickened and oonoave, aui they form a cup which embraces closely,
but does not. adhere to, the lower half of th3 fruit, the apioes of some of them being winged as above
describod. In thess respects the speciss resembles certain other Malaynu speoies of Shorca, o g., S. MaHiniuM
SclieC., S. scahervima, and S. steuoplera, Biurek. Judging from tlie leaf-specimens on which Miquel
founded his Hopea Singkawaiig, that plant must he r close ally of ihis. A specimea (flower only) collected
by II. 0. Forbes in Sumatra (Eerb. No. 2953) must nUo he closely allied to this. It differs however
by its conspicuously bracteolate inflorescence. Beccari's Nos, 2GS1 and 3-507, whick form the tj-pes of
iloira's species S. braelii/pUra, are also allied to this.
PLiiF. 133. SWa Wwiioiii, Kins, 1, aowerbg braach; 2, braneli wilh young fruit; 3, ripe froits i 4, ripe fruit
removed from the accrescent oa'ys ; of nu'ai-al size; 5, flower-bad; 6, cilyj, Ofary, end etyie; 7, pital; 8, young fruit;
'.I [0 13, accrescent scpaU of yonu^ fruit; 11, group o£ staueos, sboss-ing one of eacU of tke tbrJO roirs: cnUraed ; 15
le, stamens : mach enlarged.
IIoPEA iNtEKMEDiA, King iu Joum. As. Soc. for 1893, pl., 2; . 126.
A tree 60 to 80 feet high; young branches rather dark-coloured, puberulous. Zeaves
coriaccous, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, caudate-acumiiiato, the base cuneate, both surfaces
glabrous; main nerves numerous, faint; length 2-5 to 3 in., breadth 1 to 1'5 in.;
petiole •3-5 to -6 in., slender, puberulous but finally glabrous. Panicles as iu I f .
Mmqarawan, the flowers pedicellate. Se.pah sub-equal; the two outer ovate, acuminate;
t h e three inner broader and more obtuss, all resinous outside, glabrous and smooth
inside. Petals twice as long as the sepals, narrowly oblong, obtuse, falcate, densely
sericeous externally, glabrous within. Stamens 12; the filaments dilated, shorter than
t h e anthers; the anthers short, crowned by a straight awn from the conncctive longer
t h a n the stamen. Ocar^j hour-glass shaped; stylo ¡short, stigma small. Ripe fruit ovoid,
apiculate, -3 to -5 iu. long, pale, striate; the two outer sepals accrescent, narrowly
oblong-obtuse, narrowed to the base, reticulate, obsciirely 5-to 7-nerved, l'2o to 1*75 in.
long and -25 in. broad; the inner throe sepals not accrescent, not longer than tlio
f r u i t , and closely embracing it.
P e n a n g : Curtis, No. 4:'2o and 1398. ferak: King's Collector, No. 3709.
PLJ.TE 189A. mpea UUrmelia, Eiog. I,
., flower-bad; 5, flower; 6, calyt cat opja t j sb
I, tlirce stamens: much enlarged.
eriag brandi ; 2, young fruii
vary; 7, petal iritli three sta
;ure fruit: of natural lize;
8 base; 8, owy : en.lar,jed¡
DESCEIPTIONS OP A^•D KAEE INDIAN PLANTS.
P L A T E 189B.
liETixoDENDliON KuxsTLEia, King in Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, for J893, pi. 2 p. 129.
Nai. Ord. Dipierocarpecc.
A f e e 30 to 50 fat Mgl, .„motimo. a ,l„.„b; y„„„g do c i J . , „™l y
t d b t c - p u b c m l o ™ . thml y c0.iac30„s, elliptio-obtag to oWo.g-la„cooklo, so.nc
t . , „ e , sl.gl,t y obovate, „b-.cato or .hortly „„d bUmt.y ac™;„.tc; " t l » ba» cu.La" ,
. a v e l y mmclocl; upper surfaeo gIab,o«s, the midrib and nervo. pabesoent; tl,e lewcr nuite
glabrou.,; n,«m ner-ve» 10 to 13 pairs, .proading, .lightly pr„„i„„,„ beneath: lengL,
f f . *>, >7 « » , »• « I-^ to -i ¡». J W » axillary, i C
I-o ,n. leng, epar.ely sealy. -1 in. leng. ev a t e - l . n e . o l a t e , pnbcrnlea,
oblong-elbphe, ebl.que, ebtase, paberalo,» outside. AntA.rs sub-se,ssile oaeh ,rit
a s,eut apou us as long a, itself. pa b e r u l o a s , stign,a eapitate. lUpe fruU glob
lar, ^,th a long ourTed apieal beak, glabrous, about -20 io. in dia.n. a 1
a o c « , c e n t , sub-equal, obleng, tapering slightly to the sub-obtuse ape., the base M.t y
auncled tb.ct y nrenrbranor«, glabrous, 3-nerved, the longest a b L l-S in „„!:° 2
•So in. broad, loosely smTonnding, and longer than, the fmit
P e r a k : Soorteohini, Wray, King's Colieotor; very eommon at low elerations.
l a Ihi, .psilcs I.U til. a™ coljs-loto are aanre.oent .«,1 „f acrl y equal si» TIk, »r. o„'t t
, . » t l . 1,1. fruit, round wbieli tli.j f.rui . lo.ss ¡„ ¿ , 1 ^ a.„2 2
iauiana, SoljeiEer ( = Rviinodendron hancamm). ^ '
PtiTE 183B. Retinodendro,
cent caljs-lobes removed ; 4, ac<
stylo; 8, anthers: mlarsei.
KuHStleri, Eing. ], flower
•cscent oaijs-lobe : of natu,; ng branch; 2. ripe fruits; 3, a ripe fruit ^ilh the nccres.
- 6. caly., ovaries and stjlo; S. petal; 7, o.nry and
P L A T E 190.
lÌE^oDEXDRoN ScoTOiNi i , King in Joum. As. Soc. Bengal, for 1893, pi. 3, 128.
A tall tree; young branches rather stout, densely furfuraceous-pubescenfc
conacoous, oblong, tapering to the sub-acute ape. ; th/base slightly n ™ "
both surfaces glabrous- main tiì'i'va«! i j . • i- ""^-'uwlu, lounaecl:
X'äak ò, thiet, obleng, blunt, puberulous externally, glabrous w thin ¿ t - , ,r"t
apioulate, tbo filaineni, very short. b, , a d l ^ ° , „ i d ru n f bL ' 'I T'
tomeutese, stigma clavato. /, » ( sub-glob„lar, snb-rn^ose Tort eä v l Ì " ''
rafons-senrfy, aboat -75 in. iu diaui., laxl/embraced in T ^ I
ovate, inoinbrauous, inuny-nerved, retieulatc, sub-equal calyx-lobos
I ' o r a k : Soorteohini, Nos. 1910 and 1012. „.ri^riii r
Aks. Eoy. Bot. Gard. Caio., Vol. T.