250 BEGONIAS OF BORNEO. 



Sarawak common in woods. Matang, (Hullett, Havi- 

 land, Eidley 11771) Kuching (Haviland). 



B. propinqua, var. 



Leaves ovate long acuminate dotted all over beneath 

 with minute hairs when young. Panicle long slender 

 as much as 9 inches or less diffuse. Flowers male as 

 in isoptera. Capsule oblong longer than broad 1 inch 

 long. 



Sarawak, Sapudang (Haviland 534). 

 This may be a distinct species but I should like to 

 see more than the only specimen I have. 



B. saratvakensis, n. sp. . 



Stem a foot or more tall slender branched glabrous. 

 Leaves distant ovate acuminate base very unequal mar- 

 gins undulate quite glabrous pale beneath nerves dis- 

 tinct (young leaves at first dotted with small hairs) 3 

 inches long 1|- inch wide, petiole slender 1 inch long. 

 Stipules lanceolate acute caducous small i inch long. 

 Panicles lax few flowered, scurfy 1-2 inches long male 

 flowers minute i inch across, on slender pedicels \ inch 

 long bracts very small ovate. Sepals 2 oblong ovate 

 petals 3 narrower, pale. Stamens about 12 filaments 

 very short, anthers dehiscing the wdiole length, oblong 

 longer than the filaments. Female flower 2 or 3 to- 

 gether larger ovary scurfy sepals suborbicular 4. Petals 

 narrow linear oblong 2, styles. Fruit oblong quadrate 

 wings 3 equal straight narrow i inch wide whole fruit 

 \ inch long f inch wide across the two wings. 



Sarawak ; Path to Tabuan (Haviland 784, 76). 

 Certainly near B. isoptera but with much smaller 

 flowers and leaves. 



B. bomeensis. A. be C. Prod. XV, p. 320, Stapf., Trans- 

 Linn. Soc. IV. 166. 



A tall herb glabrous. Leaves obliquely ovate base 

 unequally cordate, or subcordate toothed with a distinct 



Jour. Straits Branch 



