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BKCtONIACE/K. 



Begonia sinuata, Wall., List, No. 3680 (j). 3W). 



Kuala Teku, 500-1,000 ft. Flowers pale pink ; stamens chrome- 

 yellow ; stalks purplish pink, leaves beneath reddish purple. 

 (5539.) 



Distrih. — Burma, Malay Peninsula. 



B. Hekveyana, King, in Jowrn. As. Soc. Benij. Ixxi. ii. (1902) 63. 

 Kuala Teku, 500-1,000 ft. (5546.; 



Distrih. — Malacca. 



GAMOPETAL^. 



RUBIACE^. 

 Argostemma muscicola, n. sp. (p. 310). 



Herba parva erecta yel suberecta, hispidula, 2 poll. alta. Folia 

 sequalia anguste lanceolata acuta basi cuneata herbacea, glabra, 

 nervis tribus et margiuali pilis albescentibus munitis exceptis, 

 1-1| poll, longa, ^ poll, lata ; petiolo brevi. Flores 1-2 terminales 

 pedunculati, albi, inter majores generis, I poll. lati. Bractese 

 lanceolatse, et cum pedicellis hirsutse. Sepala lanceolata acuta. 

 Petala lanceolata acuta. 



Grunong Tahan, 5,000-6,000 ft. Small herb on mossy rocks l>y 

 streams. (5461.) 



The number of Argostemmas in the Peninsula is large and increases 

 with every mountain explored, as in the case of SoneriJa. This 

 little erect species belongs to the set Avith equal leaves, but has 

 somewhat the habit of A. involucratum, Hemsl. 



Argostemma albociliatum, n. sp. (p. 311 ). 



Herba reptans, gracilis, hispida, 3-7 poll, longa. Folia sequalia 

 ovata apicibus subacutis vel rotuudatis, breviter petiolata, dense 

 hispida, | ad poll, longa, {-^ poll. lata. Stipulse breves ovatse. 

 Flores 1-4 in pedunculo gracili hispido, 2 poll, longo. Bracteae 

 minutse lanceolatse lineares. Calyx hispidus, lobis brevibus his- 

 pidis. Petala lanceolata acuminata, hispidula, j poll, longa. 



Guuong Tahan, 3,300 ft. Flowers white ; leaves pale green, covered 

 with white hairs. (5229.) 



A curious creeping species with ovate hairy leaves. 



A.. Yappii, King, in Jonrn. As. Soc. Beiuj. Ixxii. ii. (1903) 145. 



G-unong Tahan, 5,000-6,000 ft. Flowers white ; anthei:^ yellow. 

 . (5491.) 



Distrih. — Perak. 



A. HooKERi, .K'w^, /. c. 45. 



, Gunong Tahan, 3,300 ft. Leaves dark green, with broad irregular 

 stripe of light silvery green in centre. (5376.) 



Distrih. — Malay Peninsula. Frequent on the hills, 



Sept., I'JOS, 



