NEW OR RARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 13 



inner petals being considerably longer than the outer 

 ones. 

 Mitrephora crassipetala, n. sp. 



A tree, branchlets pale. Leaves oblong or oblong 

 lanceolate, acuminate acute glabrous drying grey, nerves 

 elevated beneath 9 pairs looping within the margin, 

 base rounded, 6 to 8 inches long 2J to 2f inches wide, 

 petiole \ inch long or a little more. Flowers on short 

 half inch racemes, in clusters on the stem. Bracts gr> 

 inch long ovate persistent. Flowers white hardly open- 

 ing, sessile on articulations on the raceme. Sepals 3 

 ovate obtuse, margins ciliate to inch. long. Outer petals 

 ovate, with a broad base, white r 3 o inch long apex very 

 thick coriaceous. Inner ones spathulate, limb triangular 

 thick fleshy connivent into a cone. Stamens numerous 

 oblong with a triangular ovate connective crest. Pistils 

 abortive. Female plant and fruit not seen. 



Pahang: Tahan River (coll. plant collector Mat in 

 Becher's expedition). 



A very distinct plant in its curious little racemes 

 borne on the stem, and its peculiarly thick fleshy flowers. 

 Milhisa amplexicaulis, n. sp. 



Branches brown tomentose. Leaves nearly sessile 

 elliptic ovate acuminate base broad unequally bilobed 

 subamplexicaul 7 inches long 3^ inches wide, 12 pairs 

 of nerves elevated beneath above glabrous, beneath sprin- 

 kled with hairs, midribs and nerves hairy, young leaves 

 golden hairy beneath, and on upper midrib. Petiole ^ 

 inch. Flowers axillary in pairs on threes on short hairy 

 peduncles, J inch long pedicels about as long. Bracts 

 smaller ovate with hairy margins. Sepals 3 ovate sub- 

 acute with hairy edges. Outer petals similar, slightly 

 longer. Inner jjetals ovate triangular fleshy broader than 

 long, glabrous, with hairy edges T V inch long. Stamens 

 about 3 whorls, bases hairy cells approximate, connective 

 broad ovate, glabrous. Pistils several, style very short. 



Lankawi: Kwah (Curtis 3205). 



R. A. Soc, No. 54. 1909. 



