Lowiane. N. O. Ericee. 
TAB. DCCCLXXXVII. 
RHopODENDRON ERICOIDES, Low. 
Fruticulus glaberrimus erectus virgatus, ramis fastigiatis superne 
foliosis inferne cicatricatis verrucosis, foliis parvis ericoideis 
suberectis imbricatis anguste lineari-lanceolatis obtusis obscure 
crenatis crassis et coriaceis glanduloso-punctatis in petiolum 
brevem crassum cum caule articulatum angustatis, floribus nu- 
tantibus terminalibus solitariis v. binis, pedunculis folio squi- 
longis calycibus corollaque glandulosis, calyce 5-partito lobis 
erectis linearibus obtusis corolle tubo cylindraceo multoties 
brevioribus, corolle lobis 5 brevibus rotundatis eroso-ciliatis, 
staminibus 10, ovario lepidoto 5-loculari. J. D. H. 
Has. Borneo; Kini Balu, at an elevation of 8000 feet and 
upwards, H. Low, Hsq. 
The most remarkable species of the genus I have ever seen, 
and quite unlike any hitherto described. Mr. Low’s manuscript 
name of ericoides conveys a very good idea of its general cha- 
racter; he describes it as a shrub which varies from two to eight 
feet high, according to exposure. The flowers appear from dried 
specimens to be scarlet. J. D. H. : 
Fig. 1. Flowers. f. 2. Stamen. fi 3. Calyx and ovarium. 
J. 4, 5. Leaves :—all magnified. 
