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MR. H. N. REDLEY ON CYRTANDRACER MALAYENSES. 527 
The plant is called “ Poko Assam Batu” by the natives (lit. 
Acid rock plant), and the leaves, which are slightly acid, are 
used by them in curries. 
Cyrranpra (§ AURER) CUPULATA, sp. nov. 
Suffruticosa, 2-3 pedalis. Canlis teres superne subquad- 
rangulatus, ferrugineo-villosus. Folia opposita, wqualia, valde 
variabilia, maxima 12 poll. longa, 4 poll. lata, oblanceolata, 
petiolata, basi acuminata vel petiolo basi late alato, acuta 
seepe acuminata, serrato dentata, superne parce hispida, subtus 
hispidiora, carina et petiolo villosis, dentibus fasciculis pilorum 
munitis, petiolo ad 1 pollicem longo. Pedunculi usque ad 
4 poll. longi axillares bini oppositi crassiusculi  villosi. 
Bractese coalite, cupulam pollicarem albam hispidam formantes, 
apicibus acutis. Bracteole breviuscule lanceolate, acute, 
albe. Flores plures in cyma, singulatim expansi cupulam viz 
superantes. Corolla 1 poll. longa, curva, infundibuliformis, 
bilabiata, pubescens, alba, tubo intus flavo et bruneo, lobis 5, 
subequalibus ovatis obtusis, Stamina inclusa 2, filamentis 
tortis sigmoideis, antheris oblongis. Pistillum multo brevius ; 
ovarium oblongum apice a fasciculo pilorum ornatum ; stylus 
brevis, crassus curvus flavescenti-viridis. Stigma clayatum 
latiusculum, bilobum. Bacca 4 poll. longa fusiformis virescens. 
Pahang, Tahan Woods, local (2150). In wet ravines. 
The bracts form a yellowish-white cup with a long point 
at each end. The flowers hardly project beyond, and are 
saturated with the water contained within the cup. The 
bracts fall off before fruiting. The leaves vary much in form, 
sometimes having a distinct hairy petiole, others have a broad 
wing to the very base. 
C. LANCEOLATA, Sp. nov. 
Caulis pedalis, quadrangularis, basi longe nudus glaber 
superne pubescens. Folia 12 poll. longa, 4 poll. lata, ob/an- 
ceolata acuta basi acuminata petiolata crenulata, ferme oninino 
glabra. Cymein basi caulis brevissime pedunculate laxe, 
plurifloree ; pedicelli { pollicaris, graciles hispidi; bractee 
parve,, lanceolate, hispide. Calyx 4$-pollicaris tubulosus, 
hispidus; lobi 3, lineares acwminati. Corolla 14 pollicaris, 
basi tubulosa superne dilatata, pubescens, alba fauce flavo. 
Stamina 2, filamentis longis linearibus tortis, antheris longis 
basi incrassatis apice attenuatis angustis. Stylus pollicaris, 
