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nALANOrilOEAt'E.E. 



These curious plants were uiore abuutlaut here than I have ever 

 previously seen in the Peninsula, not only in numbers of 

 specimens but in species. 



276. Balanophoka gigantea, Wall. 



Not common. A plant in the Telom Valley and one in the 

 Batang Padang valleys. The tuberous rhizome, about 6 inches 

 through, was dark orange colour. Bracts ovate subcoi'iaceous, 

 dark red. The spike of male flowers 3 inches long. Flowers 

 scattered on short white stalks. The ])etals four, reflexed 

 oblong obtuse, whitish with dark red tips. Anthers niune- 

 rous on a white column. 



277. B. FoBBEsii, Fawe. 



The commonest species, abundant all through the Telom Forests 

 and into Ulu Batang Padang. Bright red. 



278. B. multibrachiata, Faivc. 



Less common. Telum Forests and brought by Messrs. Kobiusou 

 and Kloss from the further woods towards Guuoug Irau. 



The brillictnt scarlet branches of the rhizome of this handsome 

 species resemble a scarlet coral. 



279. B. POLYANDRA, Grl£. 



Tuber rather large, about as big as the fist, deeply buried, and 

 branching stems, only males seen, 4-8 inches tall, eylindric, 

 slender, dirty yellowish with white anthers. 



This appears to be parasitic on a large woody liane. 



It is not rare in the Telom Woods. 



I'KUTEACJ-IJ':. 



280. Helioia, xp. 



At Telom, in fruit. This is a common species in the Malay 

 Peninsula, but is not to be found in the " Flora of British 

 India." It resend)les H. petiolata, but has entire and much 

 thinner leaves with longer petioles. 



THYMELEACEJ;. 



281. Daphne involucrata, Wull. 



A shrub, with long-stalked white flowers, very pretty. 

 Ulu Batang Padang. 

 Dislrih. — Himalayas. 



282. W1KSTR.EMIA Candolleana, Meissn., "Chandan." 



On Gunong Berumban. A form with narrow lanceolate acute 

 leaves on Bukit S'tempat, one of the lower ridges of the 

 same mountain. 



