SPECIES BORNEENSES, 325 
foliorum praeteritorum crebre annulati supra -- bene evoluti 
nunc internodiis valde approximatis nunc subremotis foliosi. 
Folia 3-6.5 cm. longa, 5-7 mm. lata, plerumque approximata 
lineari-oblanceolata apice acuta vel longiuscule acuminata basi 
in petiolum fere usque ad 1 cm. longum lamina vix discretum 
sensim angustata, coriacea margine integra + revoluta nonnun- 
quam ad costam, supra viridia subscabride minute pilosula 
nonnunquam subglabrescentia subtus pallidiora minute pilosula 
vel subglabra; costa subtus paulo elevata venis primariis 
evanidis ; stipulae breves cartilagineae persistentes. Inflore- 
scentiae plures axillares graciles dichotome paniculato-cymosae 
laxae 5-15-florae minute pilosulae vel glabrescentes bracteis 
lineari-subulatis minutis pedicellis gracillimis + 1 cm. longis. 
Calycis tubus subglobosus, dentes 4 vix 2 mm. longi ovati 
acuminati. Corollae infundibuliformis albae glabrae tubus 
circ. 4 mm. longus, lobi obtusi 2-3 mm. longi. Ovarium simile 
ei O. corymbosae, subglobosum in duos loculos dehiscens ; 
semina vix 0.5 mm. longa angulata nigra minute granulata. 
Borneo :—Lobb, in Herb. Kew. (anno 1853). 
Sarawak, 3000 ft. Aug. 1884. Hullett. No. 356 in Herb. 
w. 
Santubong, Sarawak, 1000 ft. Haviland, in Herb. Kew. 
Santubong. July 1893. Ridley. No. 11,759 in Herb. Kew. 
Santubong. 1906. Hewitt. No. 12,387 in Herb. Kew. 
Matang Mt., Sarawak. Dec. 1913. Native Collector. 
No. E285 in Herb. Edin. 
Mt. Santubong. March 1914. Native Collector. 
in Herb. Edin. . 
The general character of the rhizome suggests a rupestral 
. plant growing probably on the limestone of Mt. Santubong. 
No. D182 
Pleomele sarawakensis, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis P. congestae, N. E. Br. (Dracaenae congestae, 
Ridley). : eect ; 
Caulis pars suprema tantumadest lignosa cicatricibus foliorum 
delapsorum crebre annulata. Folia 12-30 cm. longa, 2.5—6 cm. 
lata lanceolata acuminata basi sensim in petiolum angustata 
coriacea ; petioli 5-10 cm. longi robusti alte canaliculati basi 
lata amplexicauli praediti. Inflorescentia breviter pedunculata 
pedunculo vix 1-2 cm. superante, 5-15 cm. longa, simplex vel 
basi ramosa, floribus plurimis arcte congestis 2-4-natis, albidis. 
Bracteae 3-5 mm. longae ovatae vel lanceolatae scariosae. 
Pedicelli 2-4 mm. longi. Perianthium infundibuliforme 1.9-2.2 
cm. longum, ++ ad medium in lobos lineares subaequales divisum ; 
tubus angustus basi paulo dilatatus. Stamina tubo ad basin 
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