A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO TEMENGOH. 41 
C: Wray1, Ridl. This plant is peculiar in having the 
inflorescences axillary as well as terminal. The habit 
of the plant is somewhat that of A. exigua, Bl. The 
stem more woody and hollow. The leaves ovate to 
nearly orbicular, with the petioles curiously margined 
with cylindric: acuminate hairs. The panicles are 
many flowered, sometimes with rather long 2 inch 
branches, angled as is the upper part of the stem. 
The small flowers are secund, and the cymes scorpioid, 
and the flowers on short pedicels on distinct rounded 
articulations. The petals are nearly as long as the 
short stamens, ovate. The stamens are 8, all similar, 
the anthers short oblong blunt at both ends shortly 
produced below and with a large spathulate linear 
process from the back from the keeled connective. The 
capsule I have not seen actually ripe, but nearly ripe 
ones are cup-shaped short and broad not ribbed nor 
narrowed at the top as in Allomorphia. 
A specimen sent to Cogniaux was labelled by him 
Octhocharis scorpioidea, but I can hardly in the face of 
its possessing 8 stamens with appendages refer it to that 
genus. It is undoubtedly much nearer to Drezssena in 
its axillary inflorescence and appendaged stamens, 
Dreissena however has two appendages. 
PHAULANTHUS N. GEN, 
Shrubs, with solid woody stems. Leaves opposite 
usually equal ovate or lanceolate. Inflorescence not 
terminal, all axillary shortly peduncled or almost 
sessile cymes of few flowers. Flowers small. Calyx 
lobes short 4. Petals 4. Stamens 8 equal and similar 
bases shortly prolonged with one appendage at the back. 
Capsule urceolate, dehiscing at the apex with four 
valves. Seeds obcuneate. 
R. A. Sce., No. 57, I910, 
