THE GESNERACEiE OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 67 



The habit of this plant is quite that of Stilpnothrix 

 orvata (Didissandra ornata, Clarke) a native of Borneo, 

 but it has only 2 not 4 stamens. It differs very much 

 in habit from all others of the genus. 



5. P. pyroliflora, Ridl. 



Stem woody 3 inches tall or more, pubescent. Leaves 

 alternate, ovate or ovatelanceolate acuminate at both 

 ends 3-4 inches long 1-^ inch wide entire bright green, 

 silky pubescent above, beneath paler, petiole over an 

 inch long pubescent. Peduncles several from the upper 

 axils erect 3-4 inches long shortly hairy. Sepals lanceo- 

 late short pubescent. Corolla campanulate funnell 

 shaped white § inch long lobes short rounded. Sta- 

 mens 2, filaments short and thick, anthers large elliptic. 

 Style thick curved upwards longer than the corolla. 

 Stigma very small capitate. Capsule spreading an inch 

 long terete, terminated by rather a long style, glabrous. 



Didymocarpus pyroliflora, Ridl., Trans. Linn. Soc, 

 p. 330. 



Pahang, Tahan river woods (Ridley 2164). 

 Endemic. 



6. P. capitata, n.sp. 



Stemless, or with a stout rootstock. Leaves in a 

 rosette orbicular base rounded subpeltate 6 inches long 

 5 inches wide bright green glabrous above ocre yellow 

 beneath tomentose, nerves raised reticulate, petiole stout 

 2 inches long. Peduncle slender 8 inches tall. Flowers 

 numerous in an umbell at the top, with two broad blunt 

 oblong bracts \ inch long, below. Pedicels \ inch long. 

 Calyx campanulate lobes linear oblong obtuse ^ inch long 

 green hairy Corolla *- inch across lobes subequal round- 

 ed, white. Filaments very short straight, anthers 

 reniform. Style curved up longer white. Capsules 

 spreading linear straight beaked 1J inch long. 



Perak, Bujong Malacca (Curtis 3215), Kamuning 

 (Machado) on limestone rocks. 



R. A. Soc, No. 43, 1905. 



