70 THE GKSNERACE.E OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



inches long, trichotomous. Bracts very small linear 

 obtuse glabrous. Sepals narrow linear glabrous. Corolla 

 white \ inch across lobes rounded subequal. Stamens 2 

 anthers very large reniform. Style short thick. Capsule 

 cylindric narrow glabrous. 



Perak, Bujong Malacca (Curtis 3214), Hot Springs 

 Ipoh (Curtis 3132). 



Endemic. On limestone rocks. 



11. P. laxa, n.sp. 



Stem very short woody and thickly brown tomentose. 

 Leaves obovate coarsely crenate serrate, narrowed at 

 the base into the winged petiole 3-7 inches long 2-3 

 inches wide dull green densely hairy tomentose on both 

 surfaces. Peduncle slender 5-6 inches long terminated 

 by a much branched umbel of slender branches 3 inches 

 long. Pedicels slender | inch long. Flowers numerous, 

 bracts very small. Calyx shortly 5 cleft, lobes lanceo- 

 late short green. Corolla £ inch across white or tinted 

 rosy, upper lobes broad oblong recurved lower lips 

 shortly trifid central lobe broadest. Filaments short 

 swollen in the middle, anthers yellow reniform. Style 

 longer. Capsule linear cylindric straight -J inch long 

 tipped with the elongate style. 



Lanka wi at Kwah (Curtis 2571). 



Endemic. 



1«. P. Curtisii, n.sp. 



Stemless. Leaves oblong elliptic crenate obtuse 6 

 inches long 2^ inches wide, above sprinkled with hairs, 

 petiole rufous hairy 1^ inch long. Scapes 10 inches long 

 rufous tomentose bearing an umbel of 4 or 5 branches 

 at the top about 2 inches long. Bracts at base of umbel 

 oblong obtuse £ inch long. Pedicels short rufous tomen- 

 tose. Calyx lobes linear oblong obtuse hairy £ inch long. 

 Corolla ^ inch across white buds tinted pink, tube very 

 short limb bilobed upper lobes short rounded, lower 

 lobes larger. Stamens filaments very short thick curved, 



Jour. Straits Branch 



