Oxyspora.] iix. melastomace.e. 769 



obconic, -25 in. long, 4-angled. Hab. Forests. Pahang, Tahan 

 Woods (Ridley). 



(8) O. Curtisii King, I.e. 9. 



Puberulous shrub. Leaves ovate acuminate, base round, above 

 strigose, below glabrous, edges serrulate ; nerves 7, 5 to 7 in. long, 



3 to 4 in. wide; petioles 1-5 to 2-5 in. long, broadly winged. 

 Panicles longer; branches 4-angled. Flowers pedicelled. Calyx 

 cylindric, 8-ribbed, tapering both ends, teeth 4 minute. Petals 4 

 as long as filaments. Capsule fusiform -2 in. long, mouth expanded. 

 Hab. Perak, Hermitage Hill (Curtis). 



(9) O. hirticalyx R^dl. AUomorphia hirticalyx Ridl. Journ. 

 F.M.S. Mus. vi. 46. 



Woody shrub, scurfy. Leaves sub-coriaceous, oblong or ovate 

 oblong, glabrous, base rounded or very short cuneate ; nerves 5 ; 

 nervules prominent, all scurfy beneath, 3 to 5 in. long, 1-5 to 

 2-5 in. wide; petioles i to 1-5 in. long. Panicles slender, hairy; 

 peduncles 3 in. long. Inflorescence 2 in. long. Flowers -5 in. long. 

 Calyx funnel-shaped, ribbed; lobes ovate, blunt, all hairy. Petals 

 oblong-ovate, blunt, white. Stamens yellow, much longer. Capsule 

 •2 in. long, urceolate more or less hairy, ribbed. Hab. Perak, 

 Gunong Kerbau (Haniff, Robinson) at 4000 to 7000 ft. altitude. 



(10) O. acutangula King, I.e. 9. 



Bush. Young branches 4-angled, glabrous ; nerves beneath 

 and inflorescence scurfy. Leaves sub-coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, 

 base narrowed, rounded, tip acute ; nerves 5, prominent beneath, 



4 to 6 in. long, 175 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles -6 to -75 in. long. 

 Panicle 4 in. long and nearly 4 in. across in fruit. Flowers numerous 

 •5 in. long. Calyx funnel-shaped, scurfy ; teeth 4, triangular. 

 Petals ovate, blunt, white. Stamens 7 to 8 lanceolate a narrow 

 process on the back behind. Capsule ovoid, narrowed at base, 

 glabrous, ribbed, -25 in. long. Hab. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih 

 at 6700 ft. altitude (Wray). 



4. ALLOMORPHIA, Bl. 



Half shrubby herbs with thin membranous leaves, equal or 

 nearly so. Panicles terminal of small green or white flowers. 

 Calyx 3- to 4-toothed. Petals 3 to 4. Stamens 6 to 8, equal or 

 alternately long and short; base sagittate with a spur behind or 

 muticous. Capsule small urn-shaped, ribbed, opening at top by 

 3 to 4 valves. Species 3 or 4. 



Stem not winged. 



Shrubby 5 to 10 ft. tall; flewers numerous, 



green (i) A. malaccensis 



Dwarf, 6 to 24 in. tall; flowers few white; 

 stamens pink or purple. 

 Panicle glabrous . . . . . (2) A. exigua 



Panicle red-scurfy (3) A. porphyranthcra 



Stem and branches winged . . . . (4) A. alata 



Fl.M.P.,i. 3D 



