26 NEW AND RARE MALAYAN PLANTS. 
Perak: on Gunong Kerbau at 7000 feet altitude, collected by 
Mohammed Aniff, May SKU): 
This species is allied to Rh. elegans, Ridl. of Gunong Tahan 
-and even more closely perhaps resembles Rh. cuneifolium, Stapf. 
of Kxina Balu, differing in its broader and not retuse leaves and 
_longer and narrower tube of the corolla. 
Agapetes parviflora, n. sp. 
Epiphyte, stems woody slender, bark dark colored, young parts 
pubescent. Leaves deltoid acnminate with a long point base broad 
truncate coriaceous glabrous, shining nerves slender not very con- 
spicuous but visible on beth surfaces , 6 pairs, reticulations visible 
on both surfaces, 3 inches long 14 inch wide, petiole thick 4 inch 
long. Flowers in axillary racemes of 3 flowers, peduncle 4 inch, 
pedicel $ inch long, pubescent. Bracts numerous linear subulate at 
the base of the peduncle. Bracteoles at pedicels small ovate all 
pubescent. Calyx campanulate hairy, lobes 5 shorter ovate hairy. 
Corolla 5 inch long shortly tubular cylindric as long as broad, 
lobes very short ovate obtuse recurved fleshy, pink. Stamens 10 
very short, filaments from the base of the tube linear oblong papil- 
lose w hite, anthers orange as long as the filaments, dorsifixed ob- 
long opening by terminal pores with 2 short upcury ed spurs behind. 
Style stout cylindric. Disc pulvinate lobed. Berry globose red 
hairy 4 4 inch through. Seeds numerous ellipsoid flat reticulate. 
Selangor: on trees at the Sempang Mines, April 1911. 
MYRSINEAE. 
-Ardisia monticola, n. sp. 
Branching shrub. Leaves narrow lanceolate gradually acu- 
minate to both ends blunt coriaceous 2$ inches long $ inch wide, 
main nerves and secondary nerves similar fine, reticulations fine 
conspicuous, leaves dark brown glossy and glabrous, no visible 
glandular dots. Peduncle slender Tateral, 1 inch long bearing 2 Or 
3 pedicellate flowers, pedicel half an inch long. Calyx lobes 5 ovate 
margins ciliate short. Corolla half an inch across lobes 5, lanceolate 
acute very shortly connate pink not gland-dotted. Stamens shorter 
‘than the corolla lobes, about # of their length, filaments broad at 
the base narrowly acuminate. Anthers lanceolate not broad, base 
emarginate apex acute minutely apiculate. Drupe globose g inch 
through not gland dotted. 
"Selangor: Hulu Semangkok (Ridley 12065). 
Ardisia Barnesu, n. sp. 
Shrub, glabrous. Leaves coriaceous elliptic narrowed at the 
base tip acuminate, subacute nerves main and secondary similar 
reticulations €onspicuous, 3 inches long 1 inch wide, glandular dots 
visible’ beneath numerous. Petiole $ inch long. Inflorescence 
terminal and ere in the upper axils, peduncle $-1 inch long, 
fairly stout bearing 2 flowers on pedicels half an inch long. Calyx 
. Jour. Straits Branch 
