38 A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO TEMENGOG. 
A. alata, King. (Materials l.c.p. 12) is most nearly allied to 
A. exigua Bl., resembling it in the form and colouring 
of the flowers and the form of the fruit but the stem 
and braches are winged with a low thin ridge, and are 
angled. The rachis of the inflorescence is also winged 
and angled. It varies in size apparently according to 
locality. On the banks of the Tapah river, and such 
localities it is dwarf with smaller leaves. In the 
forests it is taller with leaves often as big as those of 
A. exigua, but it is not altogether so big a plant. 
It occurs in Selangor, Bukit Hitam (Kelsall) ; Perak, 
Larut Hills (Ridley 11435, Curtis 2008, 3719, King’s 
coll. 2041); Bujong Malacca ‘Ridley 9607), Tapah 
(14101); Telom. Pahang, Kuala Tenok, Tahan river; Ke- 
lantan, Kuala Lebir, (Dr. Gimlette); Tomoh (Machado). 
A. capillaris, Cogn. mss. A. exiguavar minor, King, Materials. 
A low glabrous shrub, with slender branches. Leaves 
in distant equal pairs lanceolate acuminate with a long 
point, base slightly cuneate, nerves 5 from the base, 
glabrous on both surfaces, but midrib above minutely 
pustular, 5 or 6 inches long, 3 inches wide; petiole 1-2 
inches long. Inflorescence panicled on a filiform 
pendulous peduncle with distant slender branches 
usually simple, bearing 38 or 4 umbelled flowers, 
occasionally more widely branched with lateral branches 
1-2 inches long and branched again, whole panicle 4 to 
6 inches long. Pedicels very short. Ovary 75 inch 
long. Calyx lobes very short subacute. Petals very 
small oblong lanceolate acute about half as long as the 
filaments. Stamens 8 pink, filaments zo inch long. 
Anthers larger cylindric gradually and slightly narrow- 
ed upwards blunt base shortly prolonged blunt rounded, 
a small boss on the back at the base. Capsule urn- 
shaped cylindric, g inch long, usually with 8 low ribs. 
Jour. Straits Branch 
