New or Rare Malayan Plants. 



Series IV. 



By H. N. Ridley. 



It will be seen by this series of novelties that the knowl- 

 edge of our flora even of the best known spots is not yet 

 complete. Even in Singapore with its nearly exterminated 

 native flora, still some novelties lurk in the few remaining 

 bits of forest, thus the Stagmount wood produced the beauti- 

 ful new ginger which was found growing in a spot which I 

 have frequently visited and only a few yards from my usual 

 track. The Randia, the Heritiera and Diospyros described 

 herein I have known for many years, but they have not been 

 described in the Materials and so are now published for the 

 first time. 



The well known furniture wood Katinga from the Siam- 

 ese borders has long been prized and I obtained leaves and a 

 fruit some years ago from Mr. F. G. Penney, who had a fine 

 collection of furniture made from its wood. A number of 

 young plants were raised in the Botanic Gardens, and I lately 

 obtained specimens shewing parts of the flower from Mr. H. 

 C. Robinson. It proves to be a Murraya allied to the well 

 known Kamuning wood, so much valued for the handles and 

 sheaths of Krises. 



The low-lying forest region of Southern Johore, has 

 produced several interesting novelties, including a remarkable 

 new genus of gingers, but many more curious and interesting 

 plants will be found in this unexplored district when time 

 serves to investigate it. From Sarawak Mr. Hewitt still con- 

 tinues to send many more novelties, and among Sarawak 

 plants I am glad to be able to associate the name of the 



R. A. Soc=, No. 50) 1908' 



