46 NEW OR RARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 



ly at 3000 feet and upwards, and is stated to be a sea shore 

 plant in Tringanu and near Sandakan. Rhodoleia chain- 

 pioni was in fruit. This is also a mountain plant, which 

 I have never seen at a lower altitude than 3000 feet. 

 Cibotium Barometz and Oleandra nerufonnis grew under 

 the shade of this and other trees ; the latter being also a 

 characteristic fern of our higher hills at 3000 feet alti- 

 tude. There were a number of other trees of stunted 

 growth on the ridge, none of which were in flower or 

 fruit, but they had all the facies of the trees and shrubs 

 of such hills as Mt. Ophir, and Kedah Peak at 4000 feet 

 elevation. The most conspicuous and abundant plant 

 however was Pogonanthera pulverulenta, a common plant 

 occurring as an epiphyte in the low country, in mangrove 

 swamps, and on lofty trees in the forests and often 

 establishing itself when fallen from a tree, on the ground 

 in dry exposed spots and also met with on rocks and trees 

 in the higher hills. 



The flora of this ridge may therefore be considered 

 truly xerophytic, and totally different from the flora of 

 the Batu Caves limestone district at no great distance and 

 from the forests of the Kwala Lumpur environs. 

 Chasalia pubescpnb, n. sps. 



A bush about 5 feet tall much branched, stems soft 

 glabrous when adult, lower internodes about 4 inches 

 long. Leaves herbaceous lanceolate acuminate caudate 

 narrowed to the base, primary nerves about 8 pairs 

 looping within the margins, above glabrous beneath paler, 

 sprinkled all over with pubescence, the keel, nerves, and 

 petiole densely pubescent, (>-7 inches long, 2-2| inch wide, 

 petiole \-\ inch long. Stipules T \j inch long ovate ob- 

 tuse pubescent. Cyme compound dense, short 1 inch 

 long, pubescent, pale rosy white. Flowers small sessile 

 in small heads. Calyx short cup-shaped T y inch long 

 with 5 short teeth ; pubescent. Corolla T 3 o inch long, 

 pubescent except at the base tubular curved, lobes fleshy 

 short, linear hooded obtuse, hairy outside glabrous within. 

 Stamens 5 glabrous, anthers linear not cordate rather 



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