7^ Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



Malacca: Griffith (K.D.) 2996; Goodenough,\2:i\. Perak: Scor-^ 

 techini, 2030 ; Wray, 626 ; King's Collector, 733, 871, 920, 932, 2540, 3167, ' 

 4200, 5972. Selangor: Ridley, S67 4, 7 SOO ; Curtis, 2346. Johore: 

 Curtis. — DiSTRiB. Andaman Islands. 



The corolla, according to KunBtler, is yellowish-red. The Andamanese speci- 

 mens look slightly different, and may belong to a new species. Fruit of the Anda- 

 man plant is wanting. 



4. IxoRA MULTIBRACTEATA, H. H. W. Pearson in Kew Bull. ed. 

 A bush or small tree, all parts glabrous except the inflorescence ; young 

 branches thinner than a goose-quill, somewhat compressed, pale when 

 dry. Leaves membranous, pale yellowish-green when dry, oblong- 

 oblanceolate to oblong-elliptic, shortly and bluntly acuminate, much 

 narrowed to the base; both surfaces finely reticulate, main-nerves 10 to 

 16 pairs, slightly curved, spreading, faint on both surfaces ; length 5 to 

 9 in.; breadth 15 to 3 in.; petiole '3 to *6 in.; stipules cupular, only 

 about "l to "15 in. long, shortly apiculate. Cymes axillary and terminal, 

 from 2"5 to 5 in. in diam. with many spreading ridged glabrous bran- 

 ches, and a peduncle less than 1 in, long ; bracts at the bases of the 

 branchlets broad, blunt, from. "2 to "3 in. long ; ultimate branchlets with 

 numerous imbricate ovate-triangular sub-cordate obtuse puberulous 1- 

 nerved bracts 2 in. long at their bases, and 3 to 5 flowers nearly 1*5 in. 

 in length ; flower bracteoles ovate-obtuse, nerved, about "15 in. long 

 Calyx sessile, about "25 in. long, puberulous, its lobes 4, ovate, obtuse. 

 Corolla-tuhe puberulous outside, glabrous within, narrowly cylindric, 1 

 in. to 1"25 in. long: its limb nearly '5 iu. across: the 4 lobes oblong, 

 blunt, glabrous. Anthers longer than the very short filaments, narrow- 

 ly oblong, short, apiculate, the base sagittate. Fruit unknown. 



Malacca: Maingay {K.'D.') 856. Pungah : Cwrh's 2954. Lankawi; 

 Curtis 8408. Andamans: Heifer (K. D.) 2997. Perae : Scortechini; Wray 

 3317. Quedah : Ridley 5540. 



A species allied to I. Eingstoni, Hook, fil., but with less membranous leaves- 

 It is readily distinguished by the numerous bracteoles at the bases of the flowers and 

 by the large imbricate bracts at the bases of the ultimate branchlets. 



5. IxoRA ARGUTA, Br. in Wall Cat, 6157. A ti-ee ; all parts except 

 the inflorescence glabrous ; young branches much thinner than a goose- 

 quill, obtusely 4-angled, glabrous, dark-coloured. Leaves thinly coria- 

 ceous, broadly oblanceolate, rarely obovate or elliptic, rather abruptly 

 and shortly acuminate, the base much narrowed, both surfaces drying 

 very dark-brown, almost concolorous, shining ; main-nerves 6 or 7 pairs,' 

 curved, spreading, faint on both surfaces ; length 3*5 to 6 in. ; breadth 

 1.5 to2*25 in. ; petiole '2 to "4 in. ; stipules lanceolate, linear-acuminate,' 



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