Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula, No. 24.—By J. 
Syxes Gamstze, C.I.E., M.A., F.R.S., late of the 
Indian Forest Department. 
This Part contains the Families Nos. 96 Nepenthacex, 98 
Piperaceze, 104 Proteacee and 107 Loranthacez. The account of 
the Family of the Nepenthacez has most kindly been contributed by 
Prof. J. M. Macfarlane, Director of the Botanic Garden at the Univer- 
sity of Philadelphia, U.S. America, author of the Monograph of the 
Family in Engler’s Pflanzenreich. The account of the large Family 
of the Piperaceze is due to the kindness of Monsieur C. de Candolle 
of Geneva. The other two Families are my own work. 
The new species in the Piperacez, 54 in number, were published 
as Part No lin Vol. VI of the Records of the Botanical Survey of 
India. Three new species in Proteacex, by Lieut.-Col. Sir D. Prain, 
C.M.G., C.I.E., F.B.S., Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, and two 
by myself have been published 'in the Kew Bulletin, as well as 6 new 
species in Loranthacez. The total number of new species is thus 
65. 
Family XCVI. NEPENTHACEAL. 
By J. M. Macrartane. 
Suffrutescent or frutescent, climbing, rarely erect or prostrate 
plants. Stem cylindric to tmgonous. Leaves alternate, sessile or 
petiolate, often decurrent, divisible into basal lamina, excurrent 
tendriliform midrib, terminal inflated ascidiform midrib usually 
bearing ciliate laminar wings, also with orifice bounded by a corru- 
gated peristome and lid at first closing but later arching over pitcher 
orifice; lamina and specially pitcher glandular, adapted for the attrac- 
tion and catching of insects. Inflorescence a raceme of cymes con- 
densing usually to a simple raceme, with small green, yellow or claret- 
coloured often ebracteate flowers. Flowers dicecious, regular, mono- 
chlamydeous. Sepals 4, rarely 3, in decussate pairs, glandular and 
-nectariferous within, persistent. Stamens monadelphous, anthers 
rarely indefinite or 6—4, usually 12—8, aggregate into a globose 
mass. Pistil of 4, rarely 3, syn arpous carpels; ovary oval to ovate, 
usually hairy, 4—3-celled with numerous minute ovules; style short 
or absent; stigma 4—s-lobed. Fruit a leathery. or subwoody loculi- 
cidal capsule. Seeds small, albuminous, with membranous filiform 
