EASTERN COAST OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 313 
PsYCHOTRIA TORTILIS, Blume, var. ? 
In the Pulau Tawar woods. 
P. Jacki, Hook. f.? 
Pulau Manis, Renchong. 
А big bush, with white flowers and orange berries. i 
CHASALIA CURVIFLORA, Thw. 
Common. Pulau Tawar, Tahan River, Pekan, &c. 
The common form of this in Singapore is an insignificant-looking plant with small 
flowers; but in the interior of Pahang the flowers are much larger and more showy. 
GEOPHILA MELANOCARPA, n. sp. (Pl LXIL) Herba parva, succulenta, glabra, 6—8- 
pollicaris, caule haud ramoso, basi nuda. Folia 2-4, opposita, erecta, petiolis longis, 
3-pollicaribus, superne pubescentibus, lamina ovata cordata subacuta, 2-8 pollices 
longa, 1-14 lata, nervis reticulatis. Stipulz breves, lanceolate acutze. Capitulum 
pedunculatum, pedunculo bipollicari, foliis breviore. Flores virescentes, 1-pollicares. 
Sepala 5, oblonga, obtusa, persistentia. Corolla calycem paullo superans tubulosa, 
lobis 5 brevibus obtusis. Stamina inclusa 5. Anthere oblongs, subacute, basi 
bilobze dorsifixze, longitudinaliter dehiscentes; filamenta late linearia plana, ad 
basin coroll adnata, superne breviter libera. Stylus complanatus, staminibus 
subzqualis. Stigma breviter bilobum. Discus columnaris magnus. Васса, globosa, 
suecosa, atra, nitida, circiter +} pollicem crassa, calyce persistente coronata. 
Semina 2, ossea, 2-pollicaria, ovalia, uno latere convexo, costa mediana, altero plano, 
costa vix elevata. Albumen album, corneum. 
Woods and limestone rocks, Kota Glanggi, Tahan woods; also at the limestone caves 
of Kwala Lumpur, in Selangor. 
Though very different in appearance from G. reniformis, І am disposed to place this 
curious little plant here. It is a very succulent little herb, growing deep in the ground, 
sporadically in woods, especially in limestone districts. 1% is remarkable for the great 
length of its internodes, the pairs of leaves (one or two) being often 3 inches apart ; but 
usually the lower pair has fallen off before the upper ones appear, so that there is only 
one pair at а time. The berries are very juicy and deep black, like black currants, but 
shiny. 
С. RENIFORMIS, D. Don. 
Damp woods near the caves at Kota Glanggi. | 
This plant is commonly called “ Pegaga Ular" by the Malays, 2. e. Snake's Hydro- 
cotyle, from its resemblance to Hydrocotyle asiatica, Linn. 
CEPHAËLIS GRIFFITHII, Hook. ; 
Common in jungles at Palau Tawar, Kota Glanggi, and on the Tahan River. 
A sweet-scented plant, with honey-yellow flowers and bright blue berries. 
LASIANTHUS CYANOCARPUS, Jack. y | | 
Sandy woods at Rumpin ; and several other species also occur in the Pahang woods. 
