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]y[ELA.STOMACE-E. 



56. Melastoma malabathricum, Linn., var. polyanthcm, sub-var. 



MONTANUM. 



Teloni, near the oamp and high up on the lower slopes of 

 Guuong Berumban. 



This form is the one commonly met with at such altitudes. A 

 tall plant about 10 feet high, with large, dark-coloured flowers. 



57. M. PEBAKENSE, liidl. 



M. itwlnhatlirioni) vnr. pf-ral'pyiiiP, Kliuj, Mat. Floy. Pft). MnJ., ii., 

 p. 415. 

 Telom, by the i-ivor bank. 



This is a very distinct plant from M. itiaJahathrlcnm in its 

 greater size in all parts, and its very large flowers an<l 

 pecidiar hairs on the calyx tube ; no one seeing it alive couhl 

 take it for a form of M. waJahathrlcinn. 



58. Allomorphia alata, Scort. 



Telom. 



Common on the river bank at Tapah also. Endemic. 



59. Allomorphia rosea, d. ^t^^. 



A shrub about 8 or 9 feet tall, much l^ranched; the liranches 

 velvety, Avith soft hairs (brown when dry). Leaves opposite 

 nearly equal, ovate with a rounded base, subcordate, 4-() 

 inches long, 3-4 inches wide, above glabrous, 1)eneath 

 hairy on the nerves and nei'vules ; nerves three pairs, two 

 rising from the liase of the mi<lrib, one pair from higher uj) ; 

 petiole 2 inches long, velvety hairy. Panicle terminal, 8 

 inches to 1 foot long, 4 or 5 inches across, hairy. Floweis 

 numerous, small, rose-pink. Bracts minute hairy caducous. 



Calyx obovoid strigose, with four small acute points, rose-pink, 

 -i\f inch long. Petals four, very small lanceolate acuminate, 

 pink. Stamens eight, luiequal, four narrow linear oblong, 

 apex truncate, base shortly cordate, four oblong ol)tu.se half as 

 long. Style cylindric long, rather stout, stigma capitate. 

 Capsule urn shaped, strigose y\,- inch long, apex convex four 

 celled. Seeds numerous, narrowed to the base, elongate 

 straight. 



Telom, very common, the prevailing shrul) on the ridges at 

 4,000 feet and lower. Almost out of flower. A very pretty 

 plant in bloom, with its large panicles of rosy-pink flowers. 



I refer this species to AUomorphia, as it seems to be nearest 

 to A. exigua, Bl., although cj[uite a different style of plant. 

 The three genera, Oxiiaponi, Alhimorplila and Aiierincleif^fva, 

 as laid down for o\ir species in the *' Materials," require 



