1900.] G. King— Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 43 



above, whitish green below, 2"2-2 , 8 in, by 1-12 in., 6-7-nerved from 

 near the base (with 3-4 lateral nerves in the broad and 2 in the 

 narrow half) with oblique transverse veins, nerves and veins not very- 

 distinct ; petiole *18-4 in. long ; small leaves reniform- cordate, sub- 

 sessile, *15 in. in diam. Cymes terminal and axillary, long peduncled, 

 few-flowered, not very dense, ebracteate ; peduncle slender, '6-1 in. long ; 

 pedicels slender, '02 in. long. Calyx oblong-campanulate, *08 in. long, 

 teeth short. Petals oblong, acute, "18 in. long, with a line of hairs on 

 the back. Anthers short, oblong, obtuse, "09 in. long. Style '2 in. 

 long ; stigma punctiform. Fruit semiglobose, mnricate, '12 in. long 

 and wide. 



Perak ; Gunong Bubu, Wray 3825 ! 



37* Sonerila bicolor, Stapf and King. An ascending or suberecfc, 

 nearly always unb ranched herb, 3-9 in. high, softly hairy all over, 

 hairs pale, straight, fine, spreading except on the upper side of the 

 leaves, very dense in the upper part of the stem, on the petioles and 

 in the inflorescence inclusive of the calyx. Stem rather slender, 

 subflexuous, slightly swollen at the nodes. Leaves very dissimilar, 

 the larger of each pair more or less asymmetrical, shortly petioled, 

 obliquely oblong to lanceolate-oblong, distinctly acuminate, unequally 

 cordate at the base with a rounded lobe (to *4 in. long) on the outer, 

 and a minute or obscure lobe on the inner side, ciliate along the 

 margin, membranous, soft, dark green or magenta-red above with a 

 light green band along the midrib, purple beneath, 3-6 in. by 1-1*5 

 in., finely 5-nerved from near the base (uppermost nerve from '4.-6 

 in. above the base, with faint oblique transverse veins ; petiole 2-6 in. 

 long; small leaves ovate to rotundate, cordate, shortly petioled, very 

 small to '4 in. long. Cymes terminal and axillary, peduncled, loosely 

 few- to 10-flowered, ebracteate; peduncle slender, 4-r2 in. long; 

 pedicels *l-"2 in. long, slender, also when mature. Calyx oblong-sub- 

 campanulate, '12 in. long; teeth triangular, short. Petals elliptic- 

 oblong, acute, '35 in. long, pink. Anthers linear-oblong, subobtuse, 

 •12 in. long. Style '35 in. long; stigma punctiform. Fruit semiglobose, 

 •12-*15 in. long and wide, muricate, opening with 6 thinly membranous 

 teeth in the depressed centre or with 3, 2-toothed valves. 



Perak ; Ulu Salama, 500 ft., Wray 4159! Larut, in dense jungle, 

 500-800 ft., King's Coll 5794 ! Tapa, Baldwin ! 



38. Sonerila Calycula, Stapf and King. An ascending or creeping 

 herb, about 6 in. long, rusty tomentose on the stem, petioles and pedun- 

 cles, and pubescent on the nerves on the underside of the leaves, other- 

 wise glabrous ; hairs short, curled or flexuous, loosely adpressed. Stem 

 rather stout, straight, rooting in the lower part, leafy part about 4 in. 



