40 THE GESNEIiACE^E OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



hairs, above sparingly pubescent. Peduncles 8 inches 

 long stiff hispid branched shortly dichotomously above. 

 Branches short crowded. Flowers numerous, small. 

 Bracts lanceolate acuminate J inch long hispid. Pedicels 

 short. Sepals linear narrow pubescent. Corolla 1 inch long 

 tube cylindric gradually dilated towards the lips lobes un- 

 equal rounded short, tube brownish outside limb yellow 

 with an orange spot in the mouth and some red streaks. 

 Stamens 2, with filiform filaments, ovary elliptic. Capsule 

 1 inch long, narrowed gradually from the base splitting 

 above nearly to the apex, glabrous. 



Pahang, Tahan River woods (Ridley 2163). 



Endemic, the fruit crowded at the top of the peduncle 

 radiating in all directions gives this the appearance of 

 one of the Paraboeas. 



18. D. longipes, Clarke. Mon. Phan. p. 87. 



Stem woody 2 inches long hairy at the top. Leaves 

 oblanceolate narrowed to the base obscurely serrate 

 glabrous deep green above, hairy on the midrib purple 

 beneath 8 inches long 2 J wide. Peduncles 9-18 inches 

 tall rather stout purple pubescent. Flowers few racemose 

 (occasionally panicled) pendent very shortly pedicelled. 

 Calyx lobes linear acuminate pubescent purple ^ inch. 

 Corolla lj inch long pale yellow pubescent tube straight 

 little dilated upwards, lobes upper two short rounded, 

 lower lobes longer oblong. Stamens 2, filaments adnate 

 to tube near the mouth short thick, anthers reniform 

 connate, just included, with 2 short appressed horn like 

 processes of the connective. Ovary elongate conic pas- 

 sing into the terete style. Stigma discoid. Disc cylin- 

 dric. Capsule 1 \ inch long rather thick splitting along 

 the upper sege. 



Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Grifiith 3854) (Cuming 2385) 

 (Maingay 2723) (Ridley 3179). 



On rocks in woody places. Endemic. 



This is a very distinct plant from the malayana set in its 

 short subterranean stem, and large rosette of glabrous 



Jour. Straits Branch 



