1 8 THE GESNERACE^: OF THE MALAY PENINSULA- 



(Cantley) ; Perak, Bujong Malacca (Ridley), Sungei 

 Rayah (Scortechini 37), Tringganu, Bundi ( Rostado). 



Var. lanuginosa, calyx "green," densely white woolly 

 as is the outside of the corolla tube ; Perak (Scortechini 

 3306). 



Distrib. Borneo, Sumatra. 



On rocks and trees. Native name " Akar Barunas." 

 The leaves used for poulticing for headaches. 



11. M. Wallichii, R. Br. Benn. PI. Jav. Rar., p. 116, Ann. Sc. 



Nat. 2, XIII, p. 160. 



Stems rather slender woody glabrous. Leaves lanceo- 

 late or elliptic, acuminate narrowed at the base into the 

 petiole 3 inches long. 1-1^ inch wide, glabrous, petiole 

 \ inch. Flowers few together subterminal pedicel £ inch 

 long slender. Calyx small cup shaped green £ inch long, 

 hairy almost entire. Corolla f inch long-, tube stout 

 lobes rather large rounded red, hairy. Stamens includ- 

 ed, filaments glabrous. Capsule 8 inches long narrow 

 terete. Clarke I.e. 48. 



Singapore (Wallich 798 A) Bukit Mandai, Chan Chu 

 Kang, K ran ji (Ridley); Johor, Tanjong Kopang (Ridley), 

 Ulu Batu Pahat (Kelsall); Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Lobb) ; 

 Perak, Bujong Malacca (Curtis). 



Distrib. Sumatra, Borneo. 



12. JE. obconica, Clarke I.e. 50. 



Stems about a foot or more long woody glabrous. 

 Leaves in pairs coriaceous glabrous elliptic, oblong" or 

 ovate acuminate narrowed at the base into the petiole 

 H-3 inches f^l^ inch wide, petiole £ inch long. Flowers 

 subterminal a few in a cluster, pedicels £ inch long, hairy. 

 Calyx obconic wide \ inch long hairy, mouth entire deep 

 red. Corolla ^ inch long tube thick and short, lobes 

 rounded, hairy deep red, with yellowish white central 

 bars. Stamens very shortly exsert, filaments nearly glab- 

 rous. Capsule 8 inches long cylindric. Hook. fil. Bot. 

 Mag-, t. 7336. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



