SCITAMINEAE OF BORNEO. 231 



Gl. (§ ceratantliera) tricolor, n. sp. 



Stem about 2 feet tall spotted red. Leaves lanceo- 

 late cuspidate acuminate at both ends nearly glabrous 

 6 inches long 2 inches wide base slightly pubescent, 

 sheath ribbed glabrous except the edge pubescent, ligule 

 rather large retuse lobes rounded. Panicle large, branch- 

 es distant projecting little over an inch long with a few 

 flowers at the ends. Bracts at base of branches lanceo- 

 late cuspidate i inch long. Floral bracts ovate. Calyx 

 rather short campanulate with two ovate cuspidate lobes 

 longer than the third white. Corolla tube rather short 

 little over i inch long violet. Petals elliptic upper one 

 boat shaped violet, staminodes linear yellow. Lip 

 narrow linear rather long apex bifid with linear obtuse 

 yellow lobes, the rest white tinged violet. Filament 

 long slender, anther oblong with a linear acuminate 

 curvel horn at the base on each side. 



Sarawak, Kucliing (Ridley 12360), Matang 11806. 



Gl. polyphylla, Schum. 



Gunong Praraeng (Korthals). 



Gl. pumila, n. sp. 



A small prostrate plant, the stems lying on the ground 

 6 to 9 inches long. Leaves lanceolate acuminate or 

 lower ones ovate 1-2 inches long I inch wide above 

 glabrous except on the nerves, the mid rib hairy, the 

 others less so, back with the nerves elevated and hairy, 

 petiole i inch long, sheath hairy especially the ligule. 

 Panicle short li-2 inches long, lower bracts lanceolate, 

 upper ones obovate glabrous. Branches i inch or less 

 glabrous. Calyx tubular funnel-shaped with 3 long equal 

 teeth i inch long. Corolla tube long and slender \ inch 

 long, petals ovate obtuse boat-shaped. Lip short bilobed 

 with oblong" truncate lobes, all white. Anther with 2 

 processes, from the base of anther triangular at base 

 linear candate longer than the anther capsule elliptic \ 

 inch long, minutely red pustular. 



R. A. Soc, No. 46, 1906. 



