158 DR. J- D. HOOKER ON THE FLORAS OF MALAYA 
Frutex 10-pedalis, glaberrimus. Hamuli tenues. Folia versus apices ramulorum subconferta, utrinque 
lucida, 5 
Fasciculi florum basi 
bracteolis subulatis cincti. Pedicelli graciles, |" longi. Flores flavi ? y 1 expansi. Sepala parva, 
oblonga, obtusa. Petala subaequalia, sepalis quadruplo longiora, oblonga, obtusa, concava, Staminodia 
numerosa, subulata, cum staminum filamentis brevibus in tubum connata. Ovarium anguste ovoi- 
deum in stylum attenuatum, placentis 3-4. Capsula coriacea, f" longa. 
This differs from Blume's character of the genus in the sepals and petals not heing 
unequal, and in the dehiscence of the anthers heing lateral and a little anticous ; otherwise 
it appears to he congeneric with the Amboyna plant of that author. 
1. Neckia lancifolia (H. f.) ; caule simplici stipulis setaceis incurvis, foliis lanceolatis 
duplicato- serratis, sepalis capsulam superantibus. 
Hab. Borneo septentrionali, T. Lobb. 
N. humili affinis, differt foliis duplo latioribus et sepalis capsulam superantibus. 
2. Neckia humilis (H. f.) ; caule simplici, stipulis setaceis, foliis anguste lanceolatis ob- 
tusiusculis duplicato- serratis, sepalis capsulam sequantibus. 
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Hab. In insula Labuan, Borneo septentrionali, T. Lobb, Motley. 
Caulis simplex, basi lignosus, gracilis, teres, 3-8" longus. Stipules strictae, f " longae. Folia patentia, 
longa, J-| w lata, petiolo brevi. Pedunculi capillares, striati, gracillimi, 1-2" longi. Flores nutantes, 
£" expansi. Sepala lanceolata, serrata. Petala inaequalia, oblonga, obtusa, petalis vix longiora. 
Staminodia ad basin tubi staminei pauca parva subulata, exteriora apice clavata. Antherae fertiles 
5, oblongae, simplices, tubo insertae. Capsula oblonga, stylo terminata. Semina minima, oblonga, 
fusca, impresso-punctata. 
In the venation of the foliage all the above Sauvagesiece present a remarkable simi- 
larity to Euthemis. 
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Nat, Ord. POLYGALEiE. 
fructus 
1. Epirhizanthtjs tenella (H. f.) ; caule filiformi, calyce 5-partito. 
Hab. In sylvis umbrosis Borneo australis, Motley. 
Plantula 2-3" alt., simplex v. ramosa. Spicce £-1^" longae, apice florentes et basi 
gerentes. Filament a in tubum connata, antheris 5. 
I have an excellent drawing,with dissections, of this curious little plant, by Mr. Motley, 
who remarks that it further differs from its described congeners in its calyx cleft to the 
base. 
Nat. Ord. BTJETTNEBIACE.E. 
1. Btjettnerla lancifolia (H. f.) ; scandens, ramis teretibus glabris, foliis brevi-petio- 
latis lanceolatis longe acuminatis integerrimis subtus puberulis, pedunculo gracili, 
fructu globoso, spinis patenti-recurvis. 
Hab. In insulae Borneo ora septentrionali, Lobb. 
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Kami crassit. pennae corvinae, cortice atro. Folia 4-6" longa, coriacea, l-l£" lata, utrinque venosa, petiolo 
breviusculo robusto puberulo. Fructus 1" diametro, pilosulus, spinis viridibus laxiusculis \" longis, 
pedunculo pollicari. 
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