42 NEW OR RARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 



short thorn-like processes, nerves 5 from the base, trans- 

 verse bars conspicuous beneath above glabrous except on 

 the midrib at the base, beneath pale, the nerves and reti- 

 culations covered with curly red wool, 1^-2^ inches long 

 1J inch wide, petiole red woolly \ inch long or less. 

 Panicle short terminal, with few sho-t brandies and few 

 flowers, red woolly at the nodes. Bracts oblong ^ inch 

 long, glandular hairy. Calyx \ inch long, campanulate 

 with short lanceolate triangular lobes, edged with gland 

 tipped hairs. Corolla. Petals 5 lanceolate acuminate 

 ending in a short hair-like mucro. Stamens 8 all similar 

 filaments moderately stout, anthers as long linear oblong 

 obtuse, with a solitary glandular boss at the base on the 

 back. Ovary glabrous, style stout nearly as long as the 

 petals, stigma capitate. Fruit capsular, subglobose, 

 sepals ciliate, top hardly elevate nearly flat, dehiscence 

 apparently irregular, | inch long. Seeds numerous fawn 

 colour cuneate truncate at the top, raphe thickened con- 

 spicuous. 



Johore: in dense swampy woods at Sedenah Aue. 

 1908 (Eidley). 



The normal number of stamens in this genus are 10 

 but I could only find 8 in the flower I examined. The 

 plant was almost out of flower, at the time, and the flower 

 might not be normal. The small usually ovate leaves 

 closely toothed, small panicle, and rufous hairs on the 

 young parts distinguish it from other species. 



BEGONIACEAE. 



Begonia paupercula, King. 



I have not seen the type of this species nor is there 

 any record further than Perak as to where the original 

 plant was obtained, but there is a small species of Begonia 

 abundant at the Kwala Lumpur caves, which I think may 

 be.intended by this description. The plant however des- 

 cribed from dried specimens only differs somewhat from 

 King's description and thus I describe the Kwala Lumpur 



Jour. Straits Branch 



