78 NEW AND BARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 



long. Stamens nearly as long, acuminate. Fruit campanu- 

 late, hairy. 



Selangor, Ulu Langat (Kloss). 



The leaves appear to have a white longitudinal fascia as 

 in A. elatostemma and other species. 



Nearest to elatostemma, but the leaves acuminate, lanceo- 

 late, the flowers more numerous and smaller and the whole 

 inflorescence more hairy. 



Mussaenda spectabilis, n. sp. 



Shrub. Branches hairy with many linear lenticels. 

 Leaves chartaceous ovate — oblong base round abruptly short, 

 acute cuspidate, above glabrous except the midrib, beneath 

 thickly sprinkled with short hairs, midrib and nerves about 

 10, slender rather faint pairs, appressed-hairy, 5-6 in. long, 

 2.25-2.75 in. wide; petiole 1.25. Stipules triangular, setaceous 

 densely hairy ; Cymes terminal several, densely hairy, peduncles 

 about 1 in. long, generally two branched. Bracts lanceolate 

 acuminate, hairy. Calyx-lobes lanceolate acuminate, subfal- 

 cate 1 in. long unequal, hairy .1 in. across or less. Corolla 

 tube densely hairy 1 in. long, limb 2.25 across, lobes 1.1 long 

 .5 inches across pubescent on the back, puberulous velvety 

 above, the mouth with short dense yellow. hairs running from 

 the centre up to the midrib of each petal. 



Pahaxg; Pulau Tioman (C. B. Kloss, June, 1916). 



A very fine species allied to M. mutabilis var. hirsuta 

 but the flowers are considerably larger and much more hairy 

 and the calyx lobes are very much longer and as long as the 

 corolla tube. The leaves though usually round at the base are 

 occasionally narrowed. 



Urophyllum coriaceum, n. sp. 



Small branched tree with white corky bark. Leaves coria- 

 ceous elliptic or oblong acuminate, cuspidate, base very shortly 

 narrowed quite glabrous; nerves about 12 pairs, elevate as are 

 the reticulations on both sides; midrib depressed above 3.5-6 

 inches long 1.5-2 in. wide; petiole .5 in. long. Stipules short 

 lanceolate acuminate blunt. Cymes few-flowered about A in. 

 long including .2 in. long peduncles. Calyx widely cupular 

 .05 in. long, .1 in. wide truncate, entire. Corolla. .15 in. long 

 coriaceous, tube very short, lobes 5, splitting nearly to the 

 base, acute, hairy within at the mouth ; Anthers narrow,, linear, 

 acute. Style very short, stigma fusiform. 



Pahang; Gunong Tahan at Wray's Camp, (Ridley 16247 r 

 16070). 



This shrub or small tree had much the habit of an elder- 

 bush with stout branches from the base covered with white 



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