198 NEW MALAYAN PLANTS. 



Perak in dense forest just above the tea gardens 

 Larut Hills, February, 1904. 



Aeoide^:. 



Raphiedophora falcata, n. sp. 



Stem woody 3- inch through. Leaves coriaceous lanceo- 

 late falcate acute base cuneate or hardly narrowed 

 inaequilateral 8-9 inches long 1 inch wide, midrib pro- 

 minent, nerves fine very numerous but not very promi - 

 nent indistinguishable into primary and secondary nerves, 

 transverse nervules not visible. Spathe green, not seen. 

 Spadix sessile over 1 inch long thick nearly J inch. Pistils 

 oblonof, top rounded not hexagonal. Stigma circular in 

 an elevated ring, " yellow." " Ovary 1 celled with 2 

 imperfect partitions, ovules numerous." 



Siam Bangtaphan (Dr. Keith), climbing up trunks of 

 trees. 



I have also leaves of what appears to be this from the 

 Malay peninsula (Cantley's) collection, labelled " Jarnom 

 Antan " and said to be used as an anthelmintic in children, 

 the root being rubbed up in water and applied to the 

 head, but 1 have never met with it in the Malay Peninsula 

 myself. 



Curculigo racemosa, n. sp. 



Leaves lanceolate acuminate with a long point plicate, 

 bright green,, glabrous, a'bove 18 inches long 3 

 inches wide, with small scattered hairs at the back, 

 petiole 4 ^inches long hairy. Raceme erect 4-5 

 inches long, base 1-|- inch wide, hairy with brown 

 wool. Flowers distant spreading, reflexed after flow- 

 ering about 16. Bract base oblong above long acumi- 

 nate -J inch long pale green edged with brown, hairs. 

 Pedicel and ovary a little shorter brown hairy. Petals 

 and sepals similar, oblong, linear, blunt, J inch long, 

 sepals slightly broader, bright yellow above, brown, 

 hair, on the keel and tip beneath. Stamens shorter, 



Jour. Straits Branch 



