OF MT. KINABALU AND BRITISH NORTH BORNEO, 89 
Allied to A. boragineum, Blume, but readily distinguishable by the leaves 
and the calyx. 
* ARGOSTEMMA HAMELLEFOLIUM, Wernham, sp. nov. 
Herba nisi inflorescentia glabra ; caule siccitate complanato ; foliis majus- 
culis plus minus anguste ellipticis utrinque angustatis acuminatis petiolatis 
æqualibus subtus discoloribus venis primariis conspicuis; stipulis oblongis 
majusculis ; eyma multiflora densiuscula, pedunculo glabrato, ramis et pedi- 
celis minute ferrugineo-puberulis ; /foribus pedicellis brevioribus; calyce 
campanulato extus ferrugineo-pubescente dentibus ovatis obtusis brevibus ; 
corolla alba extus glabrata fere ad basin in 5 lacinias lanceolatas divisa. 
Hab. Kinabalu, before Lobang rock, 5000’, in high forest. Fl. Feb. 4101. 
A herb 0:75 to 1 m. high, with leaves about 16 em. x 5 em. ; petiole 1 em., 
or less; secondary nerves about 13 pairs ; stipules 14 mm. x 4 mm. 
Peduncle 3:5 em.; inflorescence 3-4 cm. in diameter; pedicels 6-8 mm. 
Flower-buds lanceolate, about 7 mm. long ; calyx 3 mm., teeth less than 
L mm. long ; corolla-lobes 4 mm. long. 
The nearest affinity seems to be A. subcrassum, King, the main distinction 
being the inequality of the leaves and larger flowers in that species. 
Hepyoris VESTITA, Je. Dr. in Wall. Cat. n. 847 (1830). 
Tenom, 800’, clearing by the old Residency, Fl. Jan. 2865. 
Distrib. Borneo. Widely distributed in Malaya, India, and the Himalayan 
region. 
* A prostrate spreading herb, with mauve flowers." 
HEDYOTIS PROTRUSA, Stapf in Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2. Bot. iv. (1894) 169. 
Kinabalu, Maraiparai spur, 5500’, in bog. Fl. Feb. 4066. 
Distrib. Borneo (B. N. B. Kinabalu, Maraiparai spur, 5500’, Haviland). 
** Woody, 0°25 to 0°75 m. high, with white flowers." 
HEDYOTIS PULCHELLA, Stapf in. Trans. Linn. Soc, ser. 2. Bot. iv. (1894) 169. 
Kinabalu, from below Lobang to above Pakapaka, undergrowth in high 
forest and open scrub, 4000-12,000'. Fl. & Fr. Feb. 4127. 
Distrib. Borneo (B. N. B. Kinabalu, 7000-9000, Haviland). 
* A shrub, 1-175 m. high, with white flowers.” 
*HEDYOTIS PULCHELLA, Stapf, loc. cit, var. MAGNISTIPULA, Wernham, 
var. nov. Stipulis magnis 16 mm. x 9 mm. attingentibus. 
Kinabalu, Maraiparai and Gurulau spurs, 5500’, undergrowth in high and 
mossy forest. Fl. Feb. 4047. 
“Tn herbaceous undergrowth, 0°75 to 1 m., with white flowers.” 
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