92 THE GESNERACE.E OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 



G. Don. Syst. Prodr. p. 660, De C. Prodr. 9, p. 281, 

 Miq. PI. Ind. Bat. 2, p. 739, Hook. Ic. PI. t. 736, Clarke, 

 Dec. Prodr. 242. 



Singapore, Bukit Timah (Ridley 2703), King; Johor, 

 Gunoug Panti, Pulau Tioman ; Pahang, Kuala Tembeling 

 (Ridley); Malacca (Maingay); Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, 

 Bukit Hitam (Ridley) ; Perak, Larut Hills (Curtis 2036) 

 Scortechini 1426 and 2546) (Wray 2845), UluBera (King's 

 Coll. 10810) ; Sungei Ujong, Bukit Sulu (Cantiey). 



Distrib. Java and Sumatra. 



In rocky woods abundant. Native name " Poko Asam 

 Batu." The leaves are eaten in curries. 



7. C. cupulata, Ridl., Journ. Linn. Soc, XXXII, p. 527. 



A shrubby plant 2 or 3 feet tall, stem terete or more 

 or less four-angled above covered with red hair. Leaves 

 opposite equal, very variable, oblanceolate with an acumi- 

 nate base serrately toothed scantily hairy above, more 

 hairy beneath, petiole sometimes winged to the base vil- 

 lous an inch long, blade 12 inches long 4 inches wide. 

 Peduncles half an inch long axillary in pairs villous. 

 Bracts connate into a white hairy cup an inch long. 

 Bracteoles short lanceolate acute white. Flowers numer- 

 ous opening singly little longer than the bract. Corolla 

 1 inch long curved infundibuliform, 2 lipped pubescent 

 white yellow and brown in the mouth, lobes 5 subequal 

 ovate obtuse. Stamens included 2, pistil short, ovary 

 oblong with a terminal tuft of hair. Style short curved. 

 Stigma clavate bilobed. Fruit £ inch long fusiform. 



Malacca, lower slopes of Mt. Ophir (Ridley 7575) 

 Sungei Buluh (*10550); Pahang, Tahan Woods (Ridley 

 2150); Perak, Tapa (Wray 1389 and 191), Ulu Bubong 

 (King's Coll. 10250), Larut Hills (Scortechini 366), 

 Chanderiang (King's Coll. 5733). 



Endemic in wet woods. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



