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Descriptions of Malayan Plants. 



ciliate. Flowers white. MALE, Corolla four-petalled, the 

 inner pair smaller. Stamina numerous. FEMALE, Corolla 

 five petalled ; the two outer petals larger. Capsule three- 

 winged ; wings nearly equal, parallel and rounded. 



BEGONIA BRACTEATA. fW, J,) 



Foliis duplicato-serratis acuminatis pilosis, pedunculo 

 1 — 3-floro bracteis numerosis appressis vestito, capsulis basi 

 bibracteatis, alis equalibus rotundatis. 



Near the foot of Gunong Bunko in the interior of Bencoolen. 



Suberect, strong and branching, very villous, shaggy. 

 Leaves alternate, short petioled, ovate, semicordate at the 

 base, acuminate, duplicato-serrate, pilose, 3 — 4 inches long. 

 Stipules large, pilose. Peduncles oppositifolious, generally 

 supported by a smaller leaf, invested particularly towards 

 the base with many pair of opposite ovate acute pilose ciliate 

 bracts, which are pressed flat against each other ; the upper- 

 most pair is distant from the rest and supports from one to 

 three pedicles. Flowers white. MALE. Corolla four-petal- 

 led ; the outer two large subrotund. Stamina numerous. 

 FEMALE. Corolla five -petalled ; petals nearly equal. 

 Style three. Stigmata lunate, villous with yellow short 

 glandular hairs. Capsule embraced by two bracts at the 

 base, three-celled, three winged ; wings equal, rounded. 



BEGONIA RACEMOSA. r?^ ./.; 



Foliis obovato-oblongis irregulariter dentatis acuminatis 

 glabris, racemis erectis masculis, flore femineo axillari, peri- 

 anthiis masculis diphyllis, capsulae alis equalibus parallelo 

 rotundatis. 



Interior of Bencoolen. 



Layang-layang Simpai. Malay. 



Suberect ; stem smooth, jointed. Leavers alternate, short 

 petioled, obovate-oblong, attenuated towards the base which 

 is unequally cordate, acuminate, irregularly and unequall 



