258 BEGONIAS OF BORNEO. 



B. spekinca, n. sp. 



Sterns very short. Leaves tufted orbicular cordate, 

 li inches across glabrous strongly reticulate petioles 

 slender 2-3 inches long. Cymes on slender peduncles 

 2 inches long flowers small white those on terminal 

 branches male the lower are female. Bracts very small 

 lanceolate acuminate. Male flower ^ inch across sepals 

 2 obovate petals 2 linear narrow. Stamens free near by 

 to the base about 20, anthers oblong, pale dehiscing the 

 whole length, filaments as long. Female flower sepals 

 and petals as in male, stigmas 3, styles separate for 

 part of their length. Capsule fusiform with 3 large 

 broad rounded wings \ inch across the wings and i inch 

 long dehiscing by two slits on each face. 



Sarawak, Limestone caves, Bidi ; Jambusan (Ridley 

 11773). Mt. Braang (Haviland 873J. Tabea on con- 

 glomerate at 1000 feet (Haviland.) 



This pretty little white flowered begonia reminding 

 one of a violet grows abundantly in the mouths of the 

 caves in the limestone districts. 



B. Havilandii, n. sp. 



A small herb with a short creeping rhizome and 

 erect branches 2 inches tall leaves ovate broad acute, 

 base very unequal, broad lobe rounded 4 inches long 21- 

 inch wide, margins toothed each tooth bearing a 

 hair, nerves reticulate, bearing on nerves and nervules 

 rather stiff pale hairs, petiole ± to 1^ inch long hairy 

 when young. The leaves apparently purple marbled 

 when young. Stipules persistent ovate cuspidate keeled 

 i inch long. Panicle terminal 3 inches little branched. 

 Bracts persistent ovate white, toothed, each tooth 

 bearing a glandular hair. Male flowers i inch across 

 pedicel about as long. Sepals oblong 2 petals smaller 

 2. Stamens about 12 oblong nearly sessile. 



Female flowers not seen " segments 6." Capsule 

 orbicular with broad rounded wings, i inch across the 



Jour. Straits Branch 



