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fascicles, are about \ of an inch long, with a slender tube and 

 4-lobed hairy limb. In its foliage it very nearly approaches 

 L. venulosa, but is far removed by its inflorescence and flow- 

 ers : in these again it approaches L. strigosus, but is abundant- 

 ly distinct in its foliage. It also approaches, in general 

 appearance L. parvifolius, but differs in having numerous 

 flowers, while that species has only one or two. 



22. Lasianthus venosus, (Blume.) Shrubby : branches 

 terete, coarsely strigose : leaves short petioled, ovate oblong, 

 acuminated, slightly unequal at the base, very venous ; the 

 veins prominent, and more or less strigose on both sides : 

 stipules triangular, hairy within : flowers axillary, subsessile, 

 solitary or few : calyx limb 5-toothed or cleft, divisions 

 spreading, hairy : corolla — . ? 



Hab. — Malacca, Griffith. 



Obs. — My specimen is imperfect as regards flowers, but I 

 think there can scarcely be a doubt of its being identical with 

 Blume's plant, the specific character of which is taken entirely 

 from the leaves : " leaves short petioled, oblong acuminate, 

 obliquely attenuated at the base, very venous (venosissimus,)" 

 a most characteristic word as applied to my specimen. The 

 leaves vary from ovate with a rounded or subcordate base, to 

 elliptic with an attenuated one, are from 3J to 4J inches long, 

 and from 1 J to nearly two broad ; the veins on both sides 

 clothed with short, rigid, adpressed hairs. 



23. Lasianthus longifolius, (R.W.) Fruticose glabrous, 

 branches terete : leaves large, short petioled, lanceolate acu- 

 minated glabrous : stipules as long as the petiols, pointed, 

 hairy within at the base : flowers few, axillary, sessile : calyx 

 truncated, minutely toothed : ovary about 7-celled ; nuts thin, 

 compressed, convex on the back. 



Hab.— -Malacca, Griffith. 



