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obtusa atro-viridia. Bractefe plures utrinque productfe et acutfe. 

 Flores sfBpius pauci, 4-5, in apicem caulis congest!, ferme sessiles. 

 Calyx breviuscula lobis rotvindatis orbiculatis obtusis, in fructu 

 punctatis. Corolla J pollicis longa, labium supcrius erectum breve 

 obtnsum, inferius majus oblongum obtusum roseuni, striis in fauce 

 obscLirioribus, calcar quam labium inferius pauUo lougius porrectum 

 apice curvo. Capsula globosa nutans in calycc inclusa jij pollicis 

 longa, Semina minima brmmea oblonga irregulaiiter angulata 

 pustulosa. 



In streams on the rocks, Mt. Opbir, Malacca, at 40U0 ft. 

 elevation. 



Dried specimens of this might be mistaken for stout forms of 

 U. racemosa Wall. The flowers, however, are much larger, with a 

 larger lip, and differently coloured; and the seeds are quite distinct. 



U. orbiculata Wall. Cat. 1500. Flowers white, tinted with pink. 

 In moss on wet rocks. — Malacca, on Mount Ophir, beneath the big 

 rock on the summit ! Kedali : Telaga Tujon, in tufts of moss on 

 the edge of the stream (C Curtis). 



U. minntissima Vahl, Enum. i. 204. Herba minuta capillaris, 

 vix ramosa, 2-4 poUicaris. Bracteae minutre ovat^e lanceolate, 

 breviter inferne extensje. Flores minuti brevissime pedicellati 

 Itete purpureo-rosei remoti, ^ pollicis lougi, circiter 10. Calycis 

 lobi ovati rotundati. Corollte lobus superior rotundatus, inferior 

 angustus obtusus, calcare acuto porrecto duplo longiore. Capsula 

 minima globosa. Semina obscure scrobiculata oblonga, atro- 

 brunnea.- — Damp sandy spots. Paliang : Kwala Pahang ! Eumpin 

 Kiver ! Malacca : Mount Ophir (4000 ft. elevation) ! Ayer Panas ! 



This Diost minute plant is distinguished from all by its capillary 

 stem and little bright mauve flowers, with a spur much longer than 

 the lower lip of tlie corolla. I suppose it to be Vahl's species 

 which was collected by Koenig in Malacca, though Vahl describes it 

 as having "Corollte coerulea>, nectarium longitudine corollas. " The 

 only blue-flowered species I have been able to find in Malacca is 

 U. ajinis Wight, which is not capillary, and does not otherwise 

 agree. Koenig's specimens appear not to be extant. 



U. Wallkldnna Wight, Icunes, 1572, i. A very slender twining 

 plant, growing among grasses. Flowers very small, lemon-yellow. 

 On Mount Ophir, alt. 4000 ft. 



U. involvens, n. sp. Ctespitosa. Folia teuuia spathulata 

 linearia obtusa ultra poUicaria, ^L- pollicis lata. Caules circiter 

 pedales, quam ii U. Walliddaim crassiores. Bractee lanceolata^ 

 acutge jL pollicis long£e, basibus baud productis. Flores magni 

 flavi in pedicellis ^-f pollicis longis, Calycis lobi oblongi ovati, 

 ferme ^ pollicis longi. CoroUse labium superiusobovatum, inferius 

 rotundatum bilobum f pollicis latum. Calcar rectum pendulum 

 acuminatum acutum \ pollicis lougum. Capsula non visa. 



Kedah, on Kedali Peak (Gunoug Jerai), in streams and wet 

 spots at 8000 ft. altitude. 



A very pretty twining species, with the largest flowers of any in 

 this region. It forms mats of leaves on the rocks in the streams, 

 about 6 in. across. The flowers are bright lemon-yellow. 



