(16 NEW OR RARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 



Mybsineae. 



Labisia acuta, n. sp. 



Undershrub 18 inches tall, stem flexuous. Leaves 

 about 12 lanceolate subacute equally narrowed at both 

 ends, herbaceous dark above paler beneath quite entire, 

 4 to 6 inches long 1J inch wide, petiole J inch long 

 winged to the base. Panicles in the uppermost axils 

 dense-flowered, rufous scaly, 2 inches long lower part 

 nude. Bracts lanceolate. Calyx campanulate 5 lobed 

 lobes short. Corolla lobes lanceolate acute eglandular. 

 Anthers eglandular. 



Johore: Sungei Tehran, March 1907 (Ridley 13010). 



This really seems distinct specifically from the com- 

 mon and variable L. pothoifia. Lindl. (L. pumila, Benth) 

 in its elongate stem and acute petalled eglandular flowers. 



Ardisla § suffntticosa, n. sp. 



A low ascending undershrub little over a foot tall with 

 a flexuous stem with brown longitudinally rugose bark. 

 ' Leaves oblanceolate entire narrowed gradually to the 

 petiole, apex obtusely acuminate, margins faintly undu- 

 late eglandular, glabrous, (bud leaves red pubescent) 

 nerves inconspicuous above, beneath about 20 pairs 

 slender, slightly elevated, 4-5 inches long 1 inch across, 

 petiole slender \ inch long or less. Inflorescence from 

 the axil of an upper leaf : peduncle patent slender, 1 inch 

 long, red scaly pubescent. Pedicels umbellate \ to \ 

 inch long, few, about 7 occasionally umbellate. Flowers 

 small pink. Calyx lobes 5 very small not overlapping 

 lanceolate acute edges glandular ciliate. Petals T \y inch 

 long, lanceolate acuminate, obtuse. Stamens little 

 shorter, filaments very short, anthers apiculate. Style 

 little longer than petals in the open flowers. Fruit glo- 

 bose i inch long, terminated by the remains of the style. 



Johore: Sungei Tebrau in sandy woods, covering the 

 ground (Ridley 13009) March 1907. 



Jour. Straits Branch. 



