Sonerila] lix. melastomace^. 781 



thick membranous, pale green, midrib purple, i- to 3-nerved, 

 •3 to '5 in. long; -i to -2 in. wide; petioles -08 to -12 in. long or 

 less. Cymes 2- to 5-flowered; peduncle filiform -4 to -8 in. long. 

 Calyx slender, obconic, oblong -15 to -2 in. long; teeth triangular, 

 acute. Petals elliptic cuspidate, -33 in. long, pink. Capsule 

 oblong, sub-trigonous, smooth, -25 to -3 in. wide. Hab. Perak, 

 Gunong Batu Putih at 4300 ft. altitude (Wray). 



(4) S. tenera Royle, III. 215, t. 45, var rohustior Guilt. S. 

 epilobioides Stapf, I.e. 22. 



A glabrous herb 6 in. tall. Leaves similar sub-equal ovate 

 acute, base narrowed, denticulate, thin membranous, glabrous or 

 sparsely hairy, 5-nerved from base, i to 1-75 in. long, -7 to -g in. 

 wide ; petioles -4 to -5 in. long. Cymes 5- or 6-flowered ; peduncles 

 •6 to -8 in. long; pedicels -2 in. long, very slender. Calyx very 

 slender, obconic, -25 to -3 in. long ; teeth triangular, broad. Petals 

 elliptic acuminate, -2 in. long, pink. Anthers -12 in. long, lanceo- 

 late, much shorter than the long filament. Hab. Lankawi islands ; 

 Terutau (Curtis). Distrib. Cochin-China, the typical form from 

 India and Siam. 



(5) S. tenuifolia Bl. Flora 1831, p. 491 ; Benn. PL Jav. Rar. 

 211, t. 44; Clarke, I.e. ii. 536. 



Erect or decumbent wiry herb 6 to 12 in. tall, base bare, 

 branched above, more or less hairy above and on the leaves. 

 Leaves membranous very unequal, ovate to lanceolate, base round, 

 tip acute, edge dentate 3-(rarely 5-)nerved from base, i to 2 in, 

 long, '4 to I in. wide; petioles slender, i to 1-5 in. long. Cymes 

 I- to 6-flowered, sub-umbelled ; peduncles -5 to i in. long, purple; 

 pedicels -25 to -3 in. long. Calyx campanulate, oblong, -15 in. 

 long; teeth triangular. Petals elliptic apiculate, rose pink, -3 in. 

 long. Anthers lanceolate. Capsule obconic, 3-angled, -23 to 

 •27 in. long, -23 in. wide. Hab. Damp rocks in mountain forest. 

 Pahang, Telom. Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Maingay), Perak, Gunong 

 Kerbau (Robinson). Distrib. Java and Borneo. 



(6) S. hirsuta Ridt. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 16. S. tenuifolia, 

 var hirsuta Stapf, I.e. 25. 



Herb decumbent erect 6 in. tall, densely hairy, hairs often 

 with swollen bases. Leaves crowded, i to 1-5 in. long, -5 in. wide, 

 strongly toothed ovate lanceolate, densely hairy with long hairs. 

 Flowers solitary rarely 3, terminal and axillary; pedicels short. 

 Calyx cylindric. Petals often -5 in. long, rose pink. Fruit small 

 •15 to 2 in. long; pedicel -2 in. long. Hab. Mossy spots on moun- 

 tains from 3000 to 3600 ft. altitude. Selangor, Gunong Meng- 

 kuang Lebah (Robinson). Pahang, Gunong Tahan. Malacca, 

 Mt. Ophir (Lobb). Perak, Gunong Bubu (Wray) ; Gunong 

 Berumbun (Ridley). 



This differs from 5. tenuifolia in its smaller size, densely hairy leaves and 

 stem, solitary larger flowers, often axillary and smaller capsule on a shorter 

 pedicel, but it might be considered a mountain variety. 



