36 NEW OR RARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 



ovate rounded glabrous reflexed cream color with minute 

 red spots as long as the pedicels. Petals oblong obtuse 

 larger margins ciliate creamy straw color. 4. Stamens 

 8, filaments short white ciliate cylindric. Anthers longer 

 elliptic flattened yellow, pollen yellow. Disc annular 

 cushioned, rose pink surrounding the stamens and pistil. 

 Pistil small, ovary free, conic stigmas 2 pink. Cells 2, 

 ovales 2. Fruit drupaceous 1-2 seeded, al first red thin 

 black. 



Borneo : Kudat ( Ridley ). 



This pretty shrub. 1 found some years ago near the 

 sea in Kudat. and have had in cultivation in the Botanic 

 Gardens since. It is quite attractive with its sprays of 

 yellow flowers and red fruit, and its curious stipules. 

 The petals are rather peculiar in shape. They are 

 minutely clawed at the base with a short cylindrical claw. 

 The lamina projects inwards just above forming a small 

 sac at the base. 

 C. Tlulfcttii, n. sp. 



Branches slender dark when dry. Leaves simple, 

 lanceolate acuminate with a long point rounded at the 

 tip, slightly narrowed at the base quite glabrous, nerves 

 6 pairs conspicuous beneath. 5 inches long 2 inches wide, 

 petiole 1 inch long swollen and geniculate for about half 

 its length. Stipules ovate rotundate to orbicular cordate 

 at the base and shortly petioled. coriaceous half an 

 inch long. Panicles very lax 8-4 inches long with few 

 branches 2 inches long or less. Flowers on pubescent 

 peduncles J inch long. Sepals 4 small ^ inch long ovate 

 acute pubescent. Petals 4 ^ inch long linear oblong 

 stellate pubescent. Stamens 8, filaments very short glab- 

 rous. Anthers oblong apiculate. Disc small annular 

 glabrous. Ovary conic pubescent, style cylindric glab- 

 rous with a conic stigma with several minute lobes, much 

 longer than the stamens. 



Malacca: Mt. Ophir (Hullett 7=81). 



The genus Capura was based upon a Philippines 

 plant, C. pinmta, Blanco (C. nigrescens, Villar) to 



Jour. Straits Branch 





