Lasianthus barbellatus, a new species from 

 Pulau Tiuman, Pahang. 



By H. X. Ridley. 



Leaf and group of flowers of Lasianthus barbellatus, reduced to 1/5. 



Lasianthus barbellatus. Fruticulus 3-peclalis. Rami glabri. 

 Folia subcoriacea, breviter acuminata, basi euneata, supra glabra 

 nitentia, infra in nervis majoribus pilosa, 3.5 — 4.5 poll, longa, 1.5 

 poll, lata : nervi utrinque septem, infra elevati : nervuli transversi 

 indistincti : stipulae laneeolatae, acuminatae, pilosae. Cymi sessiles, 

 .25 poll, longi. Calyx longe-pilosus : lobi laneeolati, acuminati. 

 Corolla alba, tubo glabro, lobis tubo paullulo brevioribus oblongis. 



Pahaxg. In sylvis ad oras portus " Joara Bay " in insula. 

 Pulau Tiuman, legit I. H. Burkill cum floribus mense Junio, sub 

 numero 976. 



A shrub, 3 feet tall. Branches horizontal, glabrous. Leaves 

 sub-coriaceous, shortly acuminate, base cuneate, above glabrous and 

 shining, beneath with scattered stiff hairs on the midrib and nerves, 

 which are 7 pairs and are elevate beneath, nervules faint transverse, 

 3.5 — 4.5 inches long by 1.5 inches wide : petiole .2 inches long, 

 hairy. Cymes sessile, .25 inches long. Calyx long-hairy with 

 lanceolate acuminate lobes. Corolla white, its tube glabrous, hori- 

 zontal, its lobes oblong, and nearly as long as the tube. 



Jour. Straits Branch E. A. Soc, No. 77, 1917. 



