Begonia.] lxvi. begoniace^. 86i 



often hairy on back, midrib always hairy (with appressed hairs), 

 5 to 6 in. long, i to 2 in. wide ; petioles 1-5 to 4 in. long, glabrous 

 or hairy. Peduncle i to 2 in. long in flower, 12 in. in fruit, stouter, 

 glabrous. Flowers few, short pedicelled, white tinted pink on back 

 or all rose pink. Male, sepals oblong-ovate -3 in. long, -3 in. wide. 

 Petals narrower, oblong. Stamens numerous ; anthers oblong 

 apiculate as long as filaments. Females, 5-petalled. Fruit i-i in. 

 across, -5 in. long, lateral wings blunt triangular, posterior 75 in. 

 long, -3 in. wide, oblong rounded thick ribbed. Hab. Rocks in 

 streams, forests. Selangor, Ulu Gombak (Ridley). 



(22) B. perakensis King, I.e. 64. 



Rhizome moderately stout. Leaves ovate-lanceolate acuminate 

 caudate, base rounded, sparse and distant toothed, except apex 

 closely denticulate, glabrous; nerves pinnate 4 to 5 pairs, 3-5 to 

 5-5 in. long; petioles 2-5 to 5 in. wide. Peduncles slender, 3 in. 

 long, 4-angled. Flowers few, rich pink. Male, sepals round ovate 

 •4 in. long. Petals 2, oblong, much smaller. Stamens linear, 

 apiculate; filaments short. Female segments 5. Capsule i-2 in. 

 broad, -5 in. long, 2-celled, lateral wings narrow, posterior oblong, 

 blunt, thick, -35 in. broad. Hab. Rocks in streams 500 to 3000 ft. 

 altitude. Selangor, Bukit Hitam ; Ginting Bidai ; Semangkok 

 Pass. Perak, Kal (Kunstler). 



(23) B. Klossii Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xli. 290. 



Rhizome long creeping. Leaves ovate base rounded acuminate 

 entire, glabrous, but scurfy on the back; nerves 5, 4-5 in. long, 

 2-5 in. wide ; petioles 7-5 in. long. Peduncles red, 6 in. long. 

 Male flowers 3 to 4 on slender pedicels, 75 in. long. Bracts 2, 

 lanceolate, persistent, -4 in. long. Sepals oblong sub-spathulate 

 rounded, -5 in. long. Petals narrower and shorter. Stamen-head 

 sessile; anthers linear not apiculate. Capsule 3-winged, laterals 

 obtusely triangular, posterior oblong obliquely rounded, 75 in. 

 long, '5 in. wide. Hab. Mountains 3000 to 4000 ft. altitude. 

 Selangor, Menuang Casing (Kloss). 



(24) B. Herveyana King, I.e. 63. 



Big glabrous plant, rhizome rather stout, creeping. Leaves 

 broad elHptic-ovate, short acuminate, base round or slightly 

 narrowed, obscurely serrate; nerves 6 pairs, 5 to 9 in. long, 3 to 

 4-5 in. wide ; petioles 6 to 8 in. long. Stipules lanceolate. Peduncles 

 5 to 10 in. long fleshy with 2 or 3 branches at tip with few pink flowers. 

 Males, sepals ovate round. Petals 2, much smaller oblong, blunt. 

 Stamens in a cone linear apiculate. Female, petals 5, rourid. 

 Capsule I in. broad, -5 in. long, lateral wings narrow oblong, posterior- 

 ovate, blunt, -65 in. long. Hab. Forests. Johor, Pulau Tinggi 

 (Feilding). Malacca, Ulu Bumban (Derry) ; Jeram Nyalas 

 (Derry). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Sulu (Cantley). 



var. robusia. Rhizome very stout. Leaves ovate acuminate, 

 denticulate on tip, base narrowed cuneate; nerves 4 pairs, 

 9-5 in. long, 5-5 in. wide; petioles 9 in. long. Peduncles stout 



