232 Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



shorter than tlio leaves 4-5 inches long dense peduncle short. Flow- 

 ers white. Sepals lanceolate pubescent mucronatc ^\ inch long. 

 Petals broader thinner keeled. Lip lanceolate with a raised median 

 bar. Stamens 3 wliitc filaments connate at base. Anther cells at 

 base devaricate. Style longer stigma clavate obscurely 3 lobed. 

 Capsule I inch long 3 angled pubescent. Kolfe. Journ. Linn. Soc. 

 Hook. fil. Fi. Brit. Ind. \\. p. Bot. Mag. t. 7425. 



Singapore: Sungei Moral (Kidley 23:5); Bukit Timah (Ridley 

 3896); Malacca: Bukit Sadanen (Goodenough 1510), (Griffith, 

 Maingay) ; Perak: Ulu Bubong (King's Coll. 10128). 



3. N. CuRTisii, Rolfe. Journ. Linn. Soc. XXV. 233. t. 48. f. 13. 

 Stem not creeping a foot or more tall acuminate 18 inches long 2-2^ 

 inch wide. Kaceme pubescent 4-5 inches long shortly acuminate. 

 Pedicel -J inch long. Sepals yellow linear lanceolate. Petals broader. 

 Ovary ] inch long, ])ubescent. Fruit a red succulent berry. Tnph- 

 tm suKjapureana, Wall. List 5195. l>ak. Journ, Linn. Soc, XLV. 

 581. Hook, fil, l,c, 325. 



Singapore (Wallich), Changi (Pidlcy) ; Johor: Gunong Panti 

 (Pidley 4145) ; Negri Sembilan, Gunong Angsi (Pidley 9998) ; 

 Perak: Goping (King's Collector 0015); Penang Hill (Cuitis 1185 

 282()). Distrib. Sumatra, 



2, Apostasia, B1. 



Stems slender woody ascending. Leaves linear acuminate 

 sheathing. Inflorescence terminal panicled, or racemose, nodding. 

 Flowers small sessile or shoi'tly pedicelled. Ovary long narrow. 

 Petals and sepals similar connivent or sometimes recurved. Sta- 

 mens perfect 2, the tliird reduced to a staminode or absent. Stylo 

 slender. Stigma obscurely 3 lobed. Capsule linear. 



Species 5 or 6. India, Ceylon, Malay Islands to Australia. 



Filament of third stamen persistent . . . . 1. A. }yal]i(Jni. 

 No trace of third stamen. 



Leaves linear .. .. .. .. ..2. A. nuda. 



Leaves lanceolate . . , . . . . . 3. /I, lot i folia. 



1, A. Wallicitii, Br. Wall. PI. As, Par, T, IG. t. 85. Stem 

 0-8 inches fall. Leaves linear acuminate 0-8 inches long \ inch wide. 

 Pacemes slender 2-3 inches long recurved si)reading with few or no 

 bracts at the base. Flowers secured yellow. Floral bracts lanceolate 

 acuminate. Ovary and pedicel slender -J inch long. Sei)als and 

 petals narrow linear acuminate recurved. Anthers oblong acute. 



Johor: Gunong Panti (Pidlcy) : Pahang: Talian Pivcr (Pidley) ; 

 Selangor: P.ukit Hilam (Ifidlcy ^1H2); Perak: I'lu Bubong (King's 

 CoW. 10029) ; Penang (Curtis). 



