160 AN ACCOUNT. OF A BOTANICAL EXPEDITION 



APETAL^E. 



NYCTAGINEyE. 



Boerhaavia repens, L. Lankawi, Kwah Beach (14932), 

 Bangtaphanoi (Keith). Distrib. Tropics generally. 



B. repanda, Wild. Perlis in the mouth of the cave and 

 along the face of the rocks, Chupeng (15153). 



A very pretty bright rose pink flower with long 

 stamens and stout woody rhizomes. Distrib. India to 

 Burmah. 



Pisonia aculeata, L. Scandent on limestone rocks, Perlis, 

 Bukit Lagi (15216 . Distrib. Tropics generally, not 

 known from the peninsula. 



Amaranthace^e. 



Deeringia celosioides, Br. Perlis, Chupeng (14943), Bang- 

 taphan (Keith). 



The short spiked form with white fruit according 

 to Keith. It is usually scarlet. Distrib. India, Malaya, 

 China, Australia. 



Cyathula pro strata, Bl. Bangtaphan (Keith \ 



Distrib. Tropics generally. 



A Item anther a sessilis, Br. Bangtaphan and Bangtaphanoi 

 (Keith). Distiib. Tropics. 



Amaranthus viridis, L. Lankawi, Kwah beach (14931). 



Distrib. whole Tropics. 



A, spinosus, L. Bangtaphan (Keith). Distrib. all Tropics. 



A. gangeticiis, L. Bangtaphan (Keith). Eed leaved variety. 

 All Tropics. 



Acliyranthes aspera, L. Bangtaphan (Keith \ 



Distrib. whole world. 



Gomphrcna qlobosa, L. Bangtaphan (Keith). 



Jour. Straits Branch 



