Plate 2417. 



MEDINILLA LORATA, Stai]f. 



MELASTOMACEiE. Tribe DlSSOCH^TE.E, 



M. (§ HeteroWemma) lorata, Slap/ (spec, nov,) ; ramisvetustis vcrru- 

 culosis foliatis flexuosis dense radicibus substrate adhserentibus vestitis, 

 foliis loratis vel linear! oblongis basi longiuscule acuminatis atque in 

 petiolum decurrentibus obtusis vel subacutis integris subcoriaceis gla- 

 berrlinis 3-pli nerviis, venis transversis subtus distinctis, floribus in 

 fasciculis ad 15-floris e ligno vetusto, pedicellis gracilibus ut calyx 

 obconicus vel demum campanulatus truncatus edentatus minutissime 

 rufo-furfuraceis. 



IIab. Borneo : Sarawak, Kuching, Ilavilaud Q^o. 1785). 



Folia ad 1 ped. longa, ad 2 poll, lata; petiolus 2-2 1 poll, longus. 

 Pedicelli 10 lin. longi. Calyx 2 lin. longus. Petala 4 lin. longa. 

 Antherce 3 lin. longfe. 



See the note under M, serpens (pb 2111). — 0. Staff. 



Fig,^ 1. Calyx-tubo and ovary, vertical section* 2. Petal. 3. Anther, lower 

 figure in side view. All enlarged. 



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