Begonia.] lxvi. begoniace^. 863 



•6 in. long, i in. wide, lateral wings sub-elliptic, oblique, -3 in. broad, 

 posterior oblong, blunt, thick, 6 to 7 in. long, -35 in. wide. Hab. 

 Forests on rocks. Perak, Goping (Kunstler). 



(29) B. Robinsonii RidL Jotirn. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 22. 

 Rhizome stout fleshy, -5 in. through; sheaths ovate. Leaves 



ovate sub-acute unequal-lobed, fleshy, glabrous green polished 

 entire, 3 in. long, 2 in. wide ; nerves 5 to 7 ; petioles 2 in. long. 

 Peduncle 1-5 in. long, axillary. Bracts 2 below flowers ovate 

 acute green, -5 in. wide. Males, white ; pedicel -25 in. long. Sepals 

 2, ovate blunt, -4 in. long, -25 in. wide. Petals 2, oblong blunt, a 

 little smaller. Stamens capitate on a short column ; anthers 

 short, oblong. Hab. Dense forests at 4000 ft. altitude, occasionally 

 creeping up trees a short way. Pahang, Telom woods (Ridley). 



(30) B. pavonina RidL Joiirn. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 22. 

 Rhizome short, red. Leaves ovate-cordate acuminate or acute, 



base unequally lobed, entire, glabrous (except when young) ; nerves 

 9, satiny green when young, deep green shot peacock-blue above 

 (when adult), red beneath, 5 in. long, 4 in. wide; petioles 7 in. long, 

 red. Peduncles 6 in. long. Flowers few. Bracts linear-oblong. 

 Males, sepals 2, ovate obtuse, -5 in. long, '75 in. wide. Petals 

 narrower, linear-oblong, -2 in. wide. Stamens in a sessile or short- 

 stalked head ; filaments separate ; anthers oblong. Females, sepals 

 2, ovate. Petals 2 (or 3). Styles 2, connate half-way ; arms 2, spiral. 

 Capsule wings 2 small, one large elliptic. Hab. Dense forests in 

 mountains at 4000 ft. altitude. Pahang, Telom woods (Ridley). 



(31) B. Max-welliana King, I.e. 66. 



. Rhizome stout. Leaves ovate to round acuminate, base very 

 unequally lobed, edges ciliate denticulate more or less hairy green ; 

 nerves 7 to 9, radiating 5 to 6 in. long, 4 to 7 in. wide ; petioles 

 4 to 10 in. long, hairy. Peduncles 8 to 12 in. tall, hairy, above 

 dichotomously branched. Bracts short broad. Males clustered, 

 sepals 2, oblong ovate, blunt, '4 in. long. Petals 2, smaller. 

 Stamens numerous in a sessile head. Females of 5 petals. Styles 2, 

 much lobulate. Capsule 1-4 in. broad, i-6 in. long, lateral wings 

 sub-quadrate, blunt, posterior oblong, narrowed at tip, blunt, 

 •8 in. long, -5 in. wide, ribbed thick. Hab. Banks in mountain 

 forests. Perak, Thaiping Hills, 2500 to 3000 ft. or more altitude 

 (all collectors) ; Bujong Malacca. Penang, Government Hill 

 (Foxworthy) . 



(32) B. decora Stapf, Kew Bulletin 1893, p. 29. B. praeclara 

 King, I.e. 66. 



Rhizome creeping, scaly. Leaves oblique ovate acuminate, 

 base unequally rounded, minutely dentate, dark green or red above 

 with lighter colour along the nerves, with conical papillae, each 

 bearing a coarse hair, deep red or more or less hairy beneath ; 

 nerves 7, prominent beneath, 3-5 to 5-5 in. long, 2-5 to 3-5 in. wide : 

 petioles 3 to 6 in. long, hairy. Peduncles taller, glabrous i- to 



