1000.] G. King — ^fatenahfor a Flora of the Malayan FeuimuJa. 25 
ftdproEtaetir fiuelj attenaated, pate hairs on the apperside of the bladee, 
rarely almosb qmte glabrous. Stem slender, terete below, more or ]es^ 
quadmiignlar opwarda, Leaves of a pair similar in shape, btit anequal in 
pize, ovale to oyato-lanceoiftte, long aciimiuate, Bjmmetncal or slightly 
asjmmetrical and rounded at the baae, acutely ami coai-sely tootlied, 
thinly rnenibranouSj dark- or pale-green, the larger 1-2 in. by '4-1 in., 
distinctly 3-, rarely 4-5-r»erved from the very base, very faintly pin- 
nate-nerved higlier up ; petioles very slender, reaching 1'5 in. in length, 
purple, Oymes 1-6-flowered, almost pseudo-umbellate ; peduncle '5-1 
in. long, like tlie slender pedicels purple or crimson, the latter ■25-'.S in. 
long. Oalyx campaimlate-oblong to ovoid-oblong, about "16 in. long; 
teeth distinct, triangalar. Petah elltptie, apiealate, 'Si-*'35 in. long, 
giubrous, rose-colon red. Anthers lanceolate-acuminate, aeate or sub- 
obtuse, '12-'l3 in. long. Stigma capitate. Fruit trigonous, obcouical, 
•23-"27 in. long, smootb ; valves '23 in. broad. Been. PI. Jav. Rar. 211, 
t. 44 J Naud. in Ann. Sc. Nat. Ber, 3, XV, 324? Miq. Fl. Ind. Bftt. I, 
563. Triana in Trana, Linn. Soc. XXVITT, 76 ; C. B. Clarke in Hook, 
f. m, Brit. Ind. VIII, 536. Stapf in Trans. Linn, Soc. 2nd Ser. IV, 
J56 ; Cogn. in DO. Monogr. VIT, 502 ; Stapf in Ann, Bofe. VI, 301. 
¥&nk^l 8cortecMni 312? Kimsiler 7221 Tfray 427! on G^anong 
Batu, 4500 ft., Wrai/ 273! 406. Malacca i Mt. Ophir, Maingay 2582 ! 
DiSTRjB, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. 
Vab, hinutat Stapf and King. Loaves bairy on both Bides; hairs 
copioQS at least above, longer, wavy or curled, less ad pressed than in tlie 
type ; blades often very small (0"6 in. by 0'3 in.) ; flowers solitary. 
Perak; Scoriechinil^Ol Lavctt, top of Gunong Babu, 5000-5300 
ft., Knnstler 7400 1 Wray 3841 1 
6, SoNKRii/A PLicciDA, Stapf aud King. An ereot or ascending, 
asually branched herb, -5-1 ft. bigh, with a very fine, fnrfuraceous, dark 
rusty and often scanty indnmentum in tfie lower part and on the under- 
side of the leaves (at least on the nerves), otherwise glabrous. Stem 
quadrangular. Leaves of a pair similar, equal or unequal in size, oblong 
or oblong-elliptic, subacute or subacuniiuato at both ends^ or the tips 
obtase, sometimes deonrrent at the base, entire or nearly so, symmetrical 
or more or less asymmetrical, tbinly membranous, dark- or light-green 
and often spotted with white circular or elUptiu spots above, whitiab 
green beneath, 2-4 in. by '75-175 in., pinnate-nerved, distinct side-nerves 
usually 3 on each side, the others like the tertiary nerves Tery faint or 
quite obscure; petiole up to '6 in, long, often very sbort, slender. 
Cymes terminal aud axillary, short, few- to 9-flowered, peduncled, 
peduncle very slender, "75-1 in, long; pedicels very slender, '08-'15 in. 
Jong. Oahjz slender, obconical to obiong, 'IS-* 15 in. long^ rose-coloured, 
iaotb triangular, very short and broad. Petals oblong, acute, '15 in. 
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