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5. M. Perakensis, Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXII. 499. 



Shrubby epiphyte, stems about 2 feet long-. Leaves 

 coriaceous lanceolate acuminate, 3-7 inches long, 1-2 

 inches wide, nerves inconspicuous. Flowers in a termi- 

 nal fascicle, on pedicels nearly half an inch long. Bracts 

 subulate £ inch long". Sepals linear £ inch long glabrous, 

 free to the base. Corolla 2-2^ inches long, tube narrow 

 at the base dilate upwards curved nearly glabrous deep 

 red lobes rounded. Stamens f inch longer filaments 

 glabrous or sparingly pubescent. Fruit over a foot 

 long. Seed narrowly oblong pustular with a single hair 

 at each end. 



Perak, Larut Hills 5500 feet (Ridley, Curtis 11447); 

 Thaiping (King's Coll. 8314), (Kunstler 2337). 



Endemic. 



6. M. Hildeb ra ndtii ~H.ems\ey , Rot. Mag.t.7365. Shrubby epiphyte, 



with the branches about 6 inches long often rooting. 

 Leaves in distant pairs ovate acute -with a rounded base, 

 ^ inch long and as wide ; fleshy sessile glabrous. 

 Flowers few terminal on the ends of the branches, 

 pedicels ^ inch long. Calyx lobes free to base linear acu- 

 minate pubescent £ inch long. Corolla tube thick curv- 

 ed, little dilated f inch long glabrous orange, lobes 

 rounded short red pubescent, stamens shortly exsert 

 hairy. Capsule 6 inches long, base narrowed sterile. 



Pahang, K'luang Terbang, Gunong Benom, (Barnes). 

 Perak, Larut Hills alt. 4500 (Ridley). 



Distrib. Burma. 



7. M Rhododendron, Ridley, Journ. Linn. Soc. vol. XXXII. p. 



500. An erect epiphytic shrub l-'i feet tall stems woody 

 stout. Leaves opposite in distant pairs fleshy-coriaceous 

 ovate acuminate 2 inches long 1^ inch wide, nerves in- 

 conspicuous, keel prominent. Flowers axillary and termi- 

 nal several together, pedicels about ^ an inch long, calyx 

 tubular an inch long deep purple with short acute lobes 

 glabrous. Corolla 3 inches long, tube thick dilated 

 above glabrous lobes rounded oblong J inch long pubes- 



R. A. Soc, No. 43, 1905. 



