SO AN ACCOUNT OF A BOTANICAL EXPEDITION 



Columbia Curtisii, n. sp. 



Tree, leaves lanceolate base shortly cuneate slightly 

 unequal, margins entire above spaiingly pubescent, stel- 

 lately beneath more densely so and grey, nerves ascending 

 four pairs. 3 inches long 1 inch across, petiole \ inch 

 long. Inflorescence terminal pubescent. Flowers not 

 seen. Fruits three-winged, wings oblong rounded ? inch 

 across the two striate pubescent, apex of fruit retuse base 

 narrowed cuneate. 



Lankawi, small islands (Curtis 3692). No flowers 

 have been obtained of this unfortunately, but it does not 

 appear to be any form of C. serrati folia, as it is not hairy 

 nor are the leaves white beneath. The only species at 

 present described from the peninsula is C. integrifolia, EidJ. 

 of Lenggong, Perak. The genus is Cochin Chinese, a 

 Bornean and Philippines and Burmese. 



Malpighiaceje. 



Hiptaqe madablota, Gaertn. Perlis, Bukit Lagi near Kanga. 



Distrib. India, China, Malay Archipelago. 

 H. sericea, Hook. nl. Tongka, Gunong Toxai (Curtis). 



Distrib. Burmah, Malay peninsula. 



Geraniace.e. 



Impatient mirabilis Hook. fil. Terutau (Curtis). Perlis Te- 

 bing, Tinggi and other places near Kanga. 



This extraordinary plant occurs commonly on the 

 limestone rocks all over the Kanga District. It was just 

 commencing to flower at the time of our visit though 

 many of the plants were still leafless. The fleshy stems 

 which are as soft as a boiled carrot, took all manner of 

 forms simple, branched, straight, curved, cylindric, tuber- 

 ous ; indeed no two seemed quite alike. 



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