JOUENAL 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL, 



Vol. LXXIV., Paet II.— Extra Number, 1905. 



Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. — By Sir George 

 King, K.C.I.E., LL.D., P.E.S., late Superintendent of the Royal 

 Botanic Garden, Galcntta, and J. S. Gamble, C.I.B., F.E.S., late 

 of the Indian Forest Department. 



No. 16. 



The present contribution commences with an account of the genus 

 Psychotria, which concludes the Natural Order liuhiacea. In addition, 

 it contains accounts of the Natural Orders Valerianece and Composite 

 (prepared by Sir G. King) ; Stylidiece, Goodenoviece, and Cavipanidacece 

 (prepared by Mr. Gamble) ; Vacciniacecz and Ericacece (Sir G. King) ; 

 EpacridecB and Plicmbaginece (Mr. Gamble). For the new genera and 

 species proposed in these Orders the authors are jointly responsible. 

 The account of the Order Monotropece has been supplied by Lieut. - 

 Col. Prain, P.E.S., Superintendent of the Eoyal Botanic Garden, 

 Calcutta; and that of the Order Gentianece has been added, having 

 been drawn up by Mr. C. B. Clarke, F.E.S., late President of the 

 Linnean Society of London. It is somewhat out of its proper 

 sequence, but has been included, as the descriptions were ready for 

 publication. 



In addition, therefore, to the account of the Eubiaceous genus 

 Psychotria, with 29 Malayan Peninsular species, of which 11 are new 

 to science, this fasciculus contains accounts of the Malayan members 

 of 11 Natural Orders, including 48 genera and 81 species, of which 2 

 genera and 17 species are new to science. 



Nat. Ord. LIX. EUBIACE^. 



53. Psychotria, Linn. 



Shrubs or small trees, erect or occasionally climbing or twining; 



rarely herbs. Leaves opposite, rarely in whorls of 3 or 4. Stipides 



free in pairs, or connate, often with glands or hairs, deciduous or 



persistent. Floioers rather small, in terminal, rarely axillary, cymes 



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