Plains near Lem Dan (n. 414). 



Area: Common in India, Malaya; also in Siam, China. 

 Rungia Nees. 



11. R. parviflora Nees in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. v. 3 [1832], p. 110, 

 in DG. Prodr. v. 11, p. 469 syn. excl.; G. B. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. 

 Brit. Ind. v. 4, p. 550 cum syn. 



The Koh Chang examples are very small, shrubby, as though growing 

 on rocky ground; the leaves are very small, 10 — 14 mm. long at most, 

 elliptic or ovate: the spikes and bracts are small, the calyx very villous. 



Klong Prao, on rocks in the jungle (n. 706 b). 

 Area: Common throughout India, Malaya. 



Hypoestes R.Br. 



12. H. ? Schmidtii G. B. Clarke n. sp. 



Parva, ramulosa, parce pilosa, foliis ovato-ellipticis 20 mm. 

 longis, 12 mm. latis (foliis lanceolatis 40 mm. longis 9 mm. latis 

 in eodem ramulo interdum additis), petiolo 2 — 4 mm. longo piloso; 

 spicis parvulis in cymulis depauperatis paucis (saepe 1 — 3—5) spar- 

 sis; bracteis 2 linearibus, admodum inaequalibus (altera 8—10 mm. 

 longa, altera vix 5 mm. longa) 2 — 3-flores includentibus ; sepalis 

 5 mm. longis, linearibus, pilosis; bracteolis quam sepala vix majo- 

 ribus; capsula 1 cm. longa, patentim pilosa, in parte superiore 

 4-sperma (omnino generis); seminibus nigris, a punctis elevatis 

 minutis ornatis. 



Flores desunt; genus parum incertum. 



Jungle near Klong Majum in chinks of rocks. Flowers light rose (nn. 615 a, 

 900 a). 



Botanisk Tidsskrift. 24de Bind. 



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