THE GESNERACE^E OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 23 



slender terete hispid above white anthers globose. 

 Pistil white pubescent straight. Stigma clubbed. Disc 

 ring shaped, capsule short cylindric purple 1^ inch long. 



Legeh (Alachado). 

 Endemic rare. 



Jf.. D. violacea, n.sp. 



Stem woody about 6 inches tall. Leaves tufted at the 

 top, thin oblanceolate subfalcate, narrowed at the base 

 into the petiole, tip acuminate, margins sinuate, entire, 

 glabrous above, petiole and midrib covered with red 

 multicellular hairs. Peduncles numerous erect 2-3 inches 

 long sparingly red hairy. Bracts linear lanceolate narrow 

 ^ inch long closely appressed to the calyx. Sepals 

 linear lanceolate glabrous £ inch long corolla 1^ inch 

 long violet tube rather narrow gradually dilated for- 

 wards, sparingly pubescent lobes unequal, lower lip much 

 longer. Stamens 4, the longer pair hardly ^ longer than 

 the shorter ones : Pistil glabrous rather short. Stigma 

 broad, capsule lj inch long moderately thick splitting 

 along the upper edge. 



Perak, summit of Gunong Batu Putih alt. 6700 (Wray 

 383; (Scortechini 3896). 



Endemic. 



Near D. Wrayi t but flowers smaller. 



5. D. atropurpurea, Ridl.. I.e. 504. Stem 2 inches long woody, 

 leaves lanceolate or obovate narrowed at the base 

 obscurely crenate bases unequal 4 inches long 1^- inch 

 broad glabrous above, beneath hairy on the raised nerves, 

 petiole 1-1-J- inches long. Peduncles* erect glabrous pur- 

 ple 2 flowered 2 inches long. Flowers nearly sessile. 

 Bracts 2 ovate \ inch long ^ inch wide purple, sepals 

 nearly free to the base lanceolate acute ^ inch long- 

 glabrous, corolla 2 inches long -J inch through narrowed 

 at the base widely dilate above deep purple lobes short 

 rounded, lower ones longer. Stamens in 2 pairs filaments 

 straight anthers oblong appressed, style subequal thick 



li A. Soc, No. 43, 1905. 



