OF MT. KINABALU AND BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. 97 
CowrEA BORNEENSIS, Wernham, sp. nov. 
Frutex scandens glaber, ramulis gracilibus quadrangulatis ; foliis brevissime 
petiolatis glaberrimis coriaceis ellipticis utrinque angustatis acutis; stipulis 
lanceolatis acuminatis vix connatis; cymis sessilibus 2—4-floris in spicis rhachi 
longissima brevissime griseo-tomentosa pro rata distantibus et irregulariter 
dispositis ; calycis tubo hispidiusculo limbi dentibus obscuris ; corolla extus 
sparse hirto-pubescente intus in fauce dense barbata ceeterum glabrata, tubo 
brevi basi ventricoso, lobis 5 concavis ; antheris inclusis. Bacca anguste 
turbinata apice umbilicata. 
Tenom, 700', by the railway track in marshy sec. forest. Fl.Jan. 2794. 
Fr. 2795. 
Folia cirea 16 em. x cm. ; petiolus 5-8 mm. ; stipule 1:3 cm. longe, basi 
fere ad 5 mm. late, Spice juniores ad 20 cm., seniores ad 50 em. longs; 
pedicelli 5-6 cm. longi. Corolla tota vix 3 mm. longa; calyx 1 mm. 
longus ; anther 1:5 mm. longe; stylus cum stigmate 1°5 mm. longus. 
Bacea circa 8 mm. longa, 4 mm. diametro. 
COMPOSITZE. (S. Moore.) 
VERNONIA ARBOREA, Buch.-Ham. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xiv. (1824) 218. 
Near Apin Apin, 1000-2000", edge of sec. forest, general. Fl. Feb. 2973. 
Distrib, Borneo (B. N. B. Labuan, Motley; Sarawak; D. Borneo). Malay 
Peninsula, Java, Sumatra and Philippines ; Indo-China to India and 
Ceylon. 
ELEPHANTOPUS SCABER, Linn, Sp. Pl. 814. 
Tenom, 700', old * campong " sites and “kebuns.” Fl. Jan. 2641. 
Distrib, Borneo (Sarawak ; D. Borneo). Throughout the tropics. 
* ADENOSTEMMA VISCOSUM, Forst. Char. Gen. 90. 
Kinabalu, steep slopes above Lobang rock, 6000’, in high forest. Fl. Feb. 
4118. 
Distrib. General in the tropics. 
MIKANIA SCANDENS, Willd. Sp. Pl. iii. 1743. 
Tenom, near Melalap, 800’, banks of Pengallan river. Fl. Jan. 2739. 
Distrib. Borneo (B. N. B. Kiau, 3000’, Burbidge ; Sarawak ; D. Borneo). 
Tropies generally. 
BLuMEA CHINENSIS, DC. Prod. v. 444. 
Tenom, 700', old ** eampong " sites and ** kebuns.” Fl. Jan. 2628. 
Distrib. Malay Peninsula, Java, and Philippines ; Indo-China to India. 
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