542 PLANTS 



Khododendron mjobergii sp. nov. 



Fviitex vel arbor parva, perspicue castaiieo-lepidotis ; ramulis 

 teretibus, 3 mm diametro, lepidotis ; foliis oppositis, sessilibus 

 vel brevissime pedicellatis, coriaceis, oblongo-ovatis ad oblongo- 

 eJlipticis, lireviter acuminatis, basi late rotundatis, cordatis. 

 supra parce subtiis densissiiiie castaneo-lepidotis, 5 ad 8 cm 

 longis, 8 ad 4 cm latis, costa supra impressa, subtiis valde 

 prominulis, nervis lateralibus utrinque circiter'6, patulis, 

 tenuibus, ai'cuato-anastomosantibiis, indistinctis ; floribiis 

 terminalibus, umbellatis, circiter 10, nt videtur aurantiacis, 

 circiter '2.4 cm loiigis, pedicellis densissime castaneo-lepidotis ; 

 coroUae tubo cyliiidrico, 1.6 cm lougo, 4 mm diametro, 

 glabro, lobis obovatis, rotundatis, 8 mm longis ; staminibus 10, 

 filamen'tis inaequalibiis, deorsum leviter pubescentibus, sursum 

 glabris ; antlieris oblongis, -2 mm longis; ovario cylindrico, 

 densissime lepidoto, 6 mm longo ; stylo 5 mm longo, deorsum 

 lepidoto, sursum glabri. 



Mount Murud, No. 105, E. Mjoberg, October, 1922, from 

 between the altitudes of 1900 and 2400 m. 



A species belonging in the general group with Rhododen- 

 droii malayanuni Jack, Init with totally different vegetative 

 characters, easily recognisable by its sessile cordate leaves. 

 Rhododendron murudense sp. nov. 



Frutex glabei'rinuis, ramulis teretibus, in siccitate atris. 

 4 nun diametro; foliis alternis, crassissime coriaceis, oblongis 

 ad oblongo-elhpticis, 13 ad 16 cm longis, 4.5 ad 7 cm latis, 

 obtusis, basi acutis, nervis primariis utrinque circiter 15, 

 subtus distinctis, arcuato-anastomosantibus ; petiolo crasso, 

 i-ircitei- 1 cm longo; floribus numerosis (circiter 20), 4 cm 

 longis, subcampannlato-infundibuliformibus, tubo 1.6 ctn 

 lo)igo, lobis late ovatis, rotundatis, 2.5 cm longis, pedicellis 

 glabris, 2.5 cm longis; staminibus 10, filamentis inaequalibus, 

 deorsum dense albido-lanatis, sursnm glabris, antheris ellip- 

 soideis, 3 ad 3.5 nuxi longis; ovario cylindrico, glabro. 

 4 mm lougo. stylo 3 mm longo. 



Mount Murud, No. 106, E. Mjoberg, from above an 

 altitude of 1900 m. October, 1922. 



. Tjiis does not appear to be referable to any of the described 

 Bornean forms, and comes closest to RJiododendron javanicuui 

 Blume, from which it differs notably in its short styles. 

 The flowers appear to be red in colour. 



