96 THE PELIOSANTHES OF 
1532 under the name P. humilis. It was said to have been found 
in Penang. But the description which is rather obscure does 
not fit the plant very well and no details of the flower are given 
at least in the Botanical Magazine figure, to which alone I have 
access, The specimens collected by Maingay in Penang and 
referred to P. humilts are said (Flor. Brit. Ind. I.c. p. 266.) to be 
flowerless, and are probably those of P. stellaris which is com- 
mon on Penang Hill. 
P. lurida n. sp. 
Rhizome stout with very strong thick roots. Leaves large ° 
with stout petioles eight inches to one foot long ribbed, at the 
base when dry, blade lanceolate with a long point, nerves 15 to 
19 with distinct and numerous transverse nervules when dry, 
one foot to 13 inches long three to three and half inches wide. 
Raceme stout four or five inches tall, rachis pale violet, base for 
about a half bare of flowers. Outer bracts lanceate acuminate 
papery $ an inch long to + inch, } inch broad at base, inner 
bracts $ inch long less acuminate. Flowers half an inch across 
on violet pedicels, hardly }$ inch long, solitary in the bracts. 
Petals and sepals + inch long spreading ovate lurid green with 
a dull violet central line. Staminal ring circular rather large and 
wide deep violet, anthers small close together whitish. Pistil 
entirely superior shorter than the staminal ring, conical with a 
short-cone shaped style stigmas very small, ovules two in each 
cell. Seed oblong bright light blue. 
Habitat. Rocks at Penara Bukit, Penang. Flowering in 
December. Rather variable in the form of the leaves, which how- 
ever have always a large number of raised veins and conspicu- 
ous transverse nervules, The flowers are larger than any others 
from the peninsula, of a dull green with a violet bar, and con- 
spicuous violet staminal ring. The ovary is quite free from the 
ring except just at the base, and altogether superior. _ 
P. albida Baker. Bot. Mag. T. 7110. Hook. fil. Flor. Brit. Ind. 
VI. 267. 
Rhizome rather short and thick, roots stout and corky. 
Leaves with long stout petioles over a foot long rounded on the 
back, blade lanceolate with a long point about ten inches long and 
two inches wide dark green, with eight ribs, transverse nervules 
conspicuous when dry, numerous, waved. Raceme tall base 
rather stout white, nine inches tall flowering almost to the 
