22 THE GESNEKACE^E OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



Hist. 4 (1844), p. 58 ; Br. Benn. PI. Jav. Rar., p. 119 ; 

 Ann. Sc. Nat. 2, vol. 13, p. 165 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 2, p. 726. 



Henckelia frutescens, Spreng., Syst. Curae Post. p. 13. 



Penang Hill, (Wallich 780) (Curtis 828) (Maingay 

 1222); Perak. Larut Hills (Wray 1723) Ridley 2912; 

 Tapa (Wray 826), Kinta River (King's Coll. 837); 

 Dindings, Lumut (Ridley 7171); Malacca (Griffith 



3856). 



Distrib. Sumatra (Jack, in Herb. Deless. fide Clarke 

 but Jack only records it from Penang). 



On banks in forests from 300 feet to 2000 alt. local but 

 abundant. 



2. D. Johorica, n.sp. 



Shrubby 2-3 feet tall pustular below hairy above. 

 Leaves alternate below opposite above lanceolate acumi- 

 nate long cuneate at the base, margins entire 6 inches 

 long 1^ wide sprmkled with short conic hairs above 

 shortly scabrid hairy beneath, nerves 6-7 pairs ascend- 

 ing. Cymes axillary peduncles slender hairy 1 inch long. 

 Bracts short linear lanceolate. Flowers 3-4 in peduncle. 

 Sepals small linear lanceolate acute hairy, corolla pink. 

 Capsule slender cylindric hispid lj inch long. 



Johor, Gunong Panti (Ridley 4175). 



The flowers of this were unfortunately lost in drying 

 so I am unable to describe it fully. Endemic rare. 



3. D.flammea, Ridl., Journ. Linn. Soc, XXXII, 503. 



Stem about 2 inches long hardly woody pubescent. 

 Leaves oblong-obtuse ashy green shining above glabrous, 

 edges and nerves beneath hairy 4 inches long 1^ wide, 

 petiole short pubescent. Peduncle erect stout 3 inches 

 long purple pubescent. Flowers few pendulous. Sepals 

 narrowly lanceolate acuminate green with purple pairs 

 half an inch long. Corolla base narrow abrupt dilate 

 cylindric orange hairy outside, lobes short rounded, lower 

 ones a little longer, red. Stamens in 2 pairs, filaments 



Jour. Straits Brarch 



