50 THE GESNERACE^E OF THE MALAY PENINSULA, 



on the back, at the base and on the buds. Scapes 3 

 inches long hairy slender. Sepals oblong hairy blunt. 

 Corolla 2 inches long blue, tube hairy swollen upwards, 

 lobes unequal one inch across the limb. Stigma broad 

 heart shaped. 



Selangor near the Gap (Curtis). 



This fine form approaches D. fasoiata in the form of its 

 leaves and large flowers. 

 Var. elongata. 



Stem tall and somewhat branched, leaves scattered 

 narrow and small 3 inches long ■£ inch wide hairy. 

 Flowers small an inch long on slender pedicels 3 inches 

 long or less from the lower as well as the upper axils 

 Pale blue. 



Perak, Tapah (Curtis 3781). 



D. crinita as described here is somewhat variable and 

 possibly some of the forms may be separable specifically. 



Woods to 4000 feet elevation. Distribution, Sumatra 

 and Borneo. Malay Name, " Poko Sumbong Merah." 



$4, D. fasciatas, n.sp. 



Stem woody 6-8 inches tall, with soft hair in the upper 

 parts. Leaves alternate narrowly lanceolate acuminate 

 4-& inches long l£ inch wide narrowed to base, margins 

 serrulate crenulate above deep velvety malachite green, 

 with a broad central white bar covered with short scat- 

 tered hairs, back edges and petiole with longer pale silky 

 hairs. Peduncles slender short 1| inch long hairy, 

 Bract very small linear. Sepals narrow lanceolate very 

 small. Corolla 1^ inch long cylindric trumpet shaped 

 white limb edged violet. Capsule very slender 2 inches 

 long or less glabrous. 



Pahang, Tahan River in rocky woods (Ridley 2169) 

 rare ; Kedah, Gunong Jerai (Ridley). 



Distrib, Lingga, Batu Gajah (Hullett). 



Jour. Straits Branch 



