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§ Platy 'centrum. Capsule with one 



large oblong wing and two 

 smaller ones erect stemmed 

 epiphyte ... ... ... 21. B. adenostegia. 



B. axillaris, h. sp. 



Stems slender 2 feet and more tall very succulent. 

 Leaves remote lanceolate acuminate base rounded 

 slightly toothed quite glabrous 3 inches long by one 

 wide, petiole i inch. Stipules lanceolate cuspedate 

 caducous. Panicles axillary under an inch long, one 

 to each leaf axil. Peduncle very short branches flexu- 

 ous, dichotomous. Bracts very small ovate, male flowers 

 & inch across. Sepals oblong rounded petals none. 

 Anthers almost sessile oblong obtuse, about 12 crowded 

 on a torns dehiscing the whole length. Female flowers 

 not seen. Capsule an inch long f an inch across the 

 wings oblong, top truncate broad wings nearly i inch 

 at the tip narrowed to the base. Pedicel i inch long. 



Lingga Island 200 to 300 feet attitude 17-7-93 (Hul- 

 lett 5707). 



Allied to B. oblongifolia but very distinct in its small 

 axillary panicles with very short peduncles and a few 

 small dichotomous branches. 



B. proxnnqua, n. sp. 



Stem succulent 2 or 3 feet tall. Leaves ovate acu- 

 minate base cordate unequal 8-9 inches long 4 inches 

 wide glabrous margins slightly sinuate, nerves promin- 

 ent beneath, petiole 3. inches long, stipules lanceolate 

 oblong i inch long. Cymes lax branches slender spread- 

 ing. Flowers small white or green. Bracts small 

 rounded male flower i inch across, sepals 2 oblong 

 obtuse. Petals narrower liner 2 stamens oblong nar- 

 rowed to the base. Female flowers not seen. 



Fruit oblong J an inch long and as wide apex trun- 

 cate, wings equal narrow oblong dehiscing by two slits 

 on each face. 



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



