784 Lix. MEi.ASTOMACE^. [SoneHla. 



Petals elliptic oblong apiculate, -45 to -5 in. long, a line of hairs 

 on back, pale pink. Capsule obconic muricate, -25 in. long. Hab. 

 Mountain forests, Selangor, Bukit Hitam (Kelsall). Perak, Gunong 

 Inas (Wray) ; Bujong Malacca (Curtis). 



(15) S. populifolia Stapf, I.e. 26. 



Erect or ascending herb, 6 to g in. tall, shortly tomentose with 

 longer curved hairs, mixed in. Leaves unequal, ovate sub- 

 acuminate, base minutely cordate, sub-entire or toothed, mem- 

 branous; nerves 2 pairs from base, i pair from midrib, 1-5 to 3 in. 

 long, 1-2 to 1-75 in. wide ; petioles slender, i to 2 in. long, tomentose. 

 Cymes terminal to 12-flowered umbelliform ; peduncles -5 to 

 1-2 in. long. Calyx cylindric, -2 in. long pubescent. Petals 

 elliptic, pink, -3 to -4 in. long. Fruit oblong, obconic, -2 to -25 in. 

 long pubescent ; pedicels -2 in. long. Hab. Forests, Perak, 

 Chanderiang (Kunstler) ; Tapah (Curtis) ; Briah (Wra}^). Disirib. 

 Sumatra. 



(16) S. elliptica Stapf, I.e. 30. 



A fleshy herb 6 to 9 in. tall, scurfy puberulous above. Leaves 

 unequal elliptic to nearly orbicular, tip and base round; nerves 

 5 from base, glabrous deep green paler beneath, i to 2-5 in. long, 

 •72 to 2 in. wide; petioles i to 2 in. long. Cymes many-flowered, 

 dense, -75 in. long; peduncles i to 2-5 in. long; pedicels -2 in. 

 long. Calyx obconic, -12 in. long; teeth triangular. Petals 

 oblong, apiculate, -2 to -23 in. long, pinkish white ; anthers oblong. 

 Capsule obconic, -15 in. long, smooth. Hab. Limestone rocks, 

 local. Perak, Kinta district, Gunong Malacca (Kunstler) ; Sungei 

 Siput (Curtis). 



(17) S. succulenta Stapf, I.e. 30. 



A succulent herb with thick stems, glabrous. Leaves equal, 

 symmetric elliptic to ovate, sub-acute, base round; nerves 7 from 

 base, transverse nervules conspicuous when dry, 6 to 7 in. long, 

 3 to 4 in. wide ; petioles thick 2 to 4 in. long. Cymes 2, 3 or 4 on 

 a common peduncle, 3 in. long, secondary peduncles as long. 

 Flowers white. Calyx oblong campanulate, -25 in. long; teeth 

 short. Petals oblong, cuspidate, -18 in. long. Anthers long- 

 acuminate. Fruit obconic trigonous smooth -25 in. long. Hab. 

 Mountain forests on banks, Perak, Thaiping Hills at 3000 ft. 

 altitude (Scortechini and other collectors). 



(18) S. repens Stapf, I.e. 30. 



Fleshy herb with creeping rhizome. Stem erect 2 to 3 in. 

 long, sparsely hairy. Leaves usually unequal, ovate long acuminate 

 acute, base round, sparsely hairy both sides, 7-nerved from base, 

 3 to 7 in. long, 2 to 4-5 in. wide ; petioles i to 2-5 in. long. Cymes 

 glabrous, 2 to 3 terminal on peduncles 4 to 6 in. long. Calyx 

 narrow, obconic, -23 in. long ; teeth triangular. Petals elliptic 

 acute, white, -2 to -25 in. long. Anthers slender acuminate. Fruit 

 obconic smooth, trigonous, -3 in. long. Hab. Banks in forests, 



