Sonerila.] Lix. melastomace^. 783 



(11) S. suffruticosa Siapf, I.e. 29. 



A shrublet over 12 in. tall, hairy all over with dense crimson 

 hairs. Leaves crowded at branch-tips unequal oblong or oblong- 

 ovate acute, asymmetric toothed, 3- to 5-nerved from near the 

 base, larger leaves i to 1-4 in. long, -4 to -6 in. wide ; petioles -25 in. 

 long or less. Flowers white axillary in pairs, small. Capsule 

 obconic, -2 in. long, strigose muricate. Hah. Perak, Gunong 

 Bubu at 5000 ft. altitude (Wray). 



var. lasianiha Ridl. S. lasiantha Staff, l.c.c. 



Leaves larger lanceolate, 1-5 to 3 in. long, -6 to -8 in. wide; 

 petioles -3 to -6 in. long. Capsule hairy, -15 to -18 in. long. Petals 

 oblong, cuspidate. This came from the same gathering as 5. 

 suffrutjcosa, and is probably a fully evolved state of this little 

 known plant. 



(12) S. rudis Stapf, I.e. 27. S. velutina Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. 

 Mus. iv. 18. 



A decumbent rarely branched herb 12 in. tall, densely hairy 

 with red hairs (when dry). Leaves similar or very unequal, ovate 

 to elliptic acute, base round entire, pale beneath, glabrous or hairy 

 above; nerves hairy on both sides, 7-nerved, i to 3-5 in. long, 

 •4 to 2-5 in. wide ; petioles 75 in. long. Cj^mes 2- to 6-flowered, 

 sub-terminal ; peduncles -5 to i in. long. Calyx slender, narrow, 

 funnel-shaped, -12 to -15 in. long. Petals elliptic to obovoid, pink, 

 a line of hairs on the back, -4 in. long. Capsule obconic, muricate. 

 Hab. Mountain forests, Selangor, Semangkok. Pahang, Telom 

 and Gunong Berumbun. Perak, Tumbung Parhat (Scortechini) ; 

 Gunong Kerbau (Robinson) ; Bujong Malacca (Curtis). 



My S. velutina seems to be a more densely hairy form than the typical 

 plant. 5. mollis Stapf, is also very closely allied, but is taller, with red 

 velvety leaves and smooth fruit. 



(13) S. mollis Siapf, I.e. 28. 



Decumbent with erect red velvety stems, little or not branched, 

 12 to 18 in. tall. Leaves unequal elliptic sub-acute, base round 

 or blunt ; nerves 2 to 3 pairs from lower part of midrib red velvety, 

 otherwise leaf is glabrous, rarely hairy on upper surface and mid- 

 rib, often asymmetric, 2 to 3 in. long, i to 2 in. wide (small leaf 

 I in. long) ; petioles red-hairy, -4 to i in. long. Cymes i- to 

 2-flowered, terminal, glabrous. Calyx narrow, cylindric. Petals 

 •4 in. long, elliptic oblong. Capsule obconic, -2 in. long, glabrous, 

 smooth. Hab. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih 6700 ft. altitude (Wray). 



(14) S. pallida Stapf, I.e. 27. 



Ascending hairy herb, base woody branched. Leaves oblong 

 or ovate acute, base narrowed, densely hairy especially on edge ; 

 nerves 3 pairs, i or 2 from the base, very hairy, 1-5 to 4 in. long, 

 •8 to 1-8 in. wide, often asymmetrical; petioles '6 to 75 in. long. 

 Cymes axillary terminal on i to 2 in. peduncles, 3- to 8-flowered. 

 Calyx hairy, slender, obconic, campanulate, '15 to 2 in. long. 



