5& THE GESNERACEvE OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



hispid, petioles slender l inch long, cymes lateral axillary 

 3 inches long" hispid. Sepals lanceolate acuminate hairy 

 J inch long". Corolla funnel shaped hairy 1 inch long 

 claret color, lobes short rounded subequal -| inch across. 

 Stamens 2, filaments slender, anthers oblong. Staminodes 

 short with abortive anthers. Ovary short pubescent. 

 Stigma peltate sub-bilobed. Capsule straight cylindric. 



Perak, Larut Hills (Wray 2985) (Curtis 2038) (Ridley 

 2911). 



Endemic. In banks in wood, a species very unlike the 

 rest of the genus, but it is difficult to place it anywhere 

 else. 



£: CL caliginosa, Clarke, Mon. Phan., 122. 



A soft herb a foot or more tall often branched. Leave4 

 opposite ovate acuminate, base broad or cuneate vers 

 inaequilateral, margins entire or slightly toothed 2^-y 

 inches long 1-2 inches wide closely pubescent, petiole ^ 

 inch long. Flowers several axillary, pedicels ^-1 inch 

 long pubescent. Sepals lanceolate acuminate hairy ^ inch 

 long. Corolla 1^ inch long azure blue, tube narrow at 

 the base broadly infuudibuliform at the apex pubescent, 

 lobes large rounded f inch across the lips. Stamens 2, 

 anthers globose covered with long hairs at base. Style 

 slender pubescent. Stigma bilobed lobes linear. Capsule 

 long 3 inches slender cylindric curved. 



Selangor, Kuala Lumpur Caves (Beccari) (Ridley) 

 (Curtis 2359); Perak, Kuala Dipang (Curtis 3109), Batu 

 Kurau (Scortechini 1582). 



On ^limestone rocks local but abundant. A beautiful 

 plant. 



Endemic. Beccari's locality is given (I.e.) as Klang like 

 several other limestone rock plants from his collection 

 doubtless obtained at the Kuala Lumpur Caves. 



8. 6k. viola, Ridl., Journ. Linn. Soc, XXXII, p. 516. 



A herb 2 to 10 inches tall pubescent. Leaves ovate 

 acute crenate or serrate or entire very unequal 2-6 inches 



Jour. Straits Branch 



