NEW OB EARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 37 



which both these species seem allied. The genus 

 Otophora, Bl. has been added to Capiira but there seem to 

 be sufficient characters to keep them separate. 



AMPELIDEAE. 



Tit is (Ampelocissus) floccosa., n. sp. 



A slender-stemmed vine of the habit of F. gracilis, 



stems covered with loose red felted tomentum. Leaves 

 entire ovate cordate acute. 2 to 4 inches long and as wide. 

 margins entire except for glands at the ends of the nerves, 

 above glabrous (black when dry) beneath covered with 

 dense red tomentum thickly felted, beneath punctate 

 nerves about o pairs, reticulations beneath conspicuous, 

 petiole 1 inch long densely covered with red tomentum. 

 Stipules small caducous. Tendrils slender unbranched 

 glabrescent. Inflorescence very slender about 8 inches 

 long, peduncle '24 inch long, branches distant 4-1 inch 

 long, slender usually simple, with few L2-14 very small 

 distant flowers. Eachis tomentose. flowers sessile ~ mc h 

 long. Calyx saucer-shaped short obscurely toothed gla- 

 brous. Corolla oblong obtuse glabrous much longer, tetra- 

 merous. Stamens rather large 4. Ovary hemispheric. 

 Berry oblong rounded glabrous ^ inch long when dry. 

 seeds 3 boat-shaped y% inch long, back convex, with a 

 faint channel down the centre, front acutely angled, all 

 minutely pustular. 



Johore: Gunong Piilai (Ridley 3714). 



Thi> plant is allied to V. gracilis differing in its 

 dense felted tomentum. 



4XACAEDIACEAE, 



Swmtonia Bobinsoiiii, n. sp. 



Tree, branches dark colored. Leaves stiffly coria- 

 ceous lanceolate subobtuse narrowed slightly at tip and 

 base, nerves about 1-3 pairs ifot very conspicuous 6 inches 

 '. long 2-2^ i ucn w i ( le. petiole 14 inch long, dark colored. 

 Panicles short in flower about 3 inches dilating later to 



R A 6oc. No. 54. 1909. 



