52 A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO TEMENGOH. 
RUBIACEAE. 
Nauclea purpurascens, Korth. Banks of the Temengoh in 
rocky places. 
Greenia Jacki, W. and A.. Ulu Temengoh in dry hill woods. 
Argostemma acuminatum, King. Lenggong. 
var. pubescens, differing from the typical form in 
having the midrib of the leaf and the inflorescence 
covered with pubescence. Temengoh woods. 
A. diversifolium, n. sp. 
Succulent about 6 inches tall; stem glabrous about 4 
inches long. Leaves in a subwhorl from 2 to 5, very 
unequal in size, succulent, and drying thin, above 
dark green, beneath pale, glabrous ovate acute, to 
lanceolate, base rounded or narrowing to the petiole, 
the largest 5 inches long and 3 inches across, the 
others smaller ; nerves 6 pairs conspicuous, underside of 
the leaf thickly sprinkled with bundles of raphides. 
Stipules lanceolate acuminate. Cymes terminal 3 inches 
or less long many flowered lax; pedicles half an inch 
long pubescent. Bracts green ¢ inch long lanceolate to 
ovate oblong obtuse. Sepals lanceolate acute glabrous 
with numerous raphides bundles, less than half as long 
as the petals. Corolla lobes lanceolate subacute glabrous 
white. Stamens considerably longer than the petals # 
inch long, filaments 4 of the length of the anther ; 
anther very long curved, base emarginate with 
rounded lobes, gradually tapering upwards to a point. 
Style slender filiform with a very small capitate 
stigma. 
Lenggong, (14479). 
This is allied to A. acwmninatum, King, but differs 
conspicuously in its very much larger flowers, and 
very long anthers. The leaves are remarkably variable 
Jour. Straits Branch 
