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Capsule f inch long wings broad i inch broad at the 

 top and narrowed and rounded at the base nearly 

 equal, dehiscence on two lines on each face. 



Sandakan Byte Estate (Eidley). 



The foliage is narrower than that of B. Bomeensis, 

 the bracts are very different, and the fruit differs in its 

 broad upper edge of the wings form any an angle with 

 the vertical edge which narrows to a rounded base. 

 Named after Mr. Pryer of Byte Estate, with whom I 

 found it. 



B. mostegia, Stapf. Ic. PL 2309. Trans. Linn. Soc. IV p. 



166. 



This plant only known from Kinabalu resembles 

 B. concjesta, Eidl. but has more ovate leaves, and a some 

 what longer panicle. It is peculiar in the way its 

 stipules are broken up into long fibres at the tip. 



It was collected in Kinabalu at 6000 feet elevation 

 by Haviland(1708). 



B. congesta, n. sp. 



Stems tall hairy. Leaves distant oblong ovate inaequi- 

 lateral acute edge undulate with a few minute distant 

 teeth, nerves prominent much forked about 6-9 

 inches long 4 inches wide, petiole 3 inches long, 

 glabrous except the petiole and nerves scabrid 

 hairy. Stipules i inch long oblong. Flowers crowded 

 into a head, 2 females and many males. Capitulum very 

 shortly pedicelled, pedicel stout about i inch long. 

 Bracts broad thick outer ones suborbicular, inner ones 

 narrower rough. Male flowers pedicelled, pedicel i 

 inch long. Sepals 2 thick oblong shorter than the sta- 

 mens. Petals O. Stamens 12, filament short thick 

 anther oblong blunt slightly narrowed to the base, 

 dehiscing by two linear short pores : Female flower 

 not seen. ~ Capsule oblong quadrate almost sessile, 

 wings narrow linear, one smaller than the others. One 

 inch long \ inch across the two wings. 



r. A. Soc, No, 46, 1906. 



