Alsodeia.] xi. violace^. 133 



(17) A. capillata Kw^, I.e. 407; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. v. (2), 

 127, pi. 146A. 



A shrub 4 to 8 ft. tall. Branchlets tomentose. Leaves mem- 

 branous, lanceolate acuminate at both ends, serrulate, above glabrous 

 except nerves, beneath pubescent; nerves 11 pairs bold, 6 to 7 in. 

 long, 1-5 to 175 in. wide ; petioles -25 in. long. Stipules lanceolate, 

 outside pubescent. Flowers in 3- to 5-flowered small axillary- 

 cymes. Sepals narrow oblong obtuse, tomentose outside. Petals 



Fig. 12. — Alsodeia echinocarpa. 



linear-oblong sub-acute, tip refiexed, hairy outside. Stamens 

 glabrous ; anthers small ovate, with an ovate acute terminal appen- 

 dage. Ovary villous. Capsule "5 in. long, pubescent densely 

 with soft pubescent spines '5 in. long. Seeds ovoid. Hah. Forests. 

 Perak, Larut (Kunstler) ; Bujong Malacca and Gunong Keledang. 

 Selangor, Ulu Gombak. Bindings, Lumut and Telok Sera. 



(18) A. coniosa King, I.e. 407; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. v. (2), 

 127, pi. 146B. 



Shrub or small tree. Branchlets tomentose. Leaves mem- 

 branous oblong-lanceolate caudate-acuminate, serrulate, base 



