68 THE GESNERACI^E OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



Var. oblongifolia. Leaves oblong narrowed at the 

 base. 



Perak, Kuala Dipang and Sungei Siput (Curtis 3107), 

 Tambun (Ridley 9832), Batu Kurau (Scortechini 1581 

 and 4325), Goping (King's Collection 456). 



Endemic. The leaves are very variable. In one plant 

 from Sungei Siput the leaves are narrowly lanceolate 

 tapering acutely into the petiole, 9 inches long by 2 

 inches wide. In some plants the bracts at the base of 

 the cyme are developed into very small leaves of the 

 shape and coloring of the basal leaves. 



7. P. ferruginea, n.sp. 



Stemless or nearly so. Leaves in a rosette ovate cor- 

 date obtuse crenulate above covered with scattered hairs, 

 below tomentose with longer hairs paler nerves elevated, 

 3 inches long 2^ inches wide, petiole 1^-2 inches long. 

 Peduncles 3 inches long ferruginous-tomentose. Cyme 

 compact scorpioid ferruginous-hispid. Calyx lobes as 

 long as the corolla green ferruginous-hispid lanceolate. 

 Corolla tube very short limb explanate not bilabiate lobes 

 broad obovate obtuse subequal and similar, white or 

 tinted with rose. Stamens 2 short, filaments broad 

 spathulate thick, apex three toothed, anthers conic con-, 

 nate by the lips. Style no longer. Ovary conic. Stigma 

 rounded entire discoid. 



Lankawi on damp rocks (Curtis 2566). 

 Endemic. 



8. P. regularise Ridl. 



Stem woody \\ inch long. Leaves crowded at the top 

 very unequal oblong lanceolate obtuse base cuneate 

 inaequilateral crenulate dark green glabrous above pur- 

 ple minutely tomentose beneath with elevated nerves 3 

 inches long 1^ inches wide, petiole 1^ inch long tomen- 

 tose. Peduncles slender pubescent an inch long, branches 

 very short and slender \ inch long umbelled brown 

 tomentose. Bracts lanceolate obtuse. Flowers few very 



Jour. Straits Branch 



