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4. porphryanthera Ridl. Malay peninsula. 
A. Curtis, Oxyspora Curtiset, King. 
Cogniaux gives the following species which I have 
not seen: A. longzspicata, Borneo, A. wmbellulata, Hook. 
Tenasserim, 4 pauciflora, China, which may belong to 
the genus, A. sertulifera, (Pomatostoma sertulifera,) A. 
quintuplinervia (perhaps Pomatostoma), A.longifolia and 
A. Beccariana probably not Allomorphia, and A. Griffithiz, 
Hook, and A. hisptda, Kurz. The former certainly and 
the iatter probably also Phyllagathis. A. maultineura of 
Borneo possibly the same and the section Hollrungro- 
phyta of New Guinea with pentamerous flowers may 
safely be excluded, and A. ovalifolia, Tri, of Vitu. 
Allomorphia. The type of this is Allomorphia exigua, BI. 
A tall half shrubby plant with small greenish or white 
flowers, common in the low country, in shady woods. 
The leaves are large ovate 10 inches long, 6 inches wide 
glabrous, the stem is hollow and terete. The panicle 
6 inches or more long, much branched terminal with 
very many small yellowish green or almost white 
flowers. The ovary at first goblet-shaped with short 
triangular sepals. Petals small oblong ovate. Stamens 
equal, little curved cylindric obtuse, base distinctly 
prolonged. In fruiting the ovary becomes urn-shaped 
narrowed at the top below the sepaline ring, and has 
eight raised ribs. 
The plant is common in the peninsula, Malacca, at the 
base of Mt. Ophir, Sungei Hudang (Derry 175), Panchur 
(Goodenough 1266). Tampin Hill(Goodenough). Se- 
langor, Klang Gates; Sempang, along the Pahang track 
(Ridley 8619), Sungei Buloh (Goodenough 10603); 
Rawang (Ridley 7330); Perak, Tapah ; Salama, (King’s 
coll. 3106; Kamuning, etc., and Penang (Curtis 399) 
Wallich 4048). 
R.A Soc., No. 57; 1910. 
