CO G. King—Malertah for a Flora of the Malayan Pemmula, [No. 1, 
Flowwa nndei' 'B in. long i — 
Leaves petJotaie „, ... 5. M. HufiseltU. 
Leaves ifiBsile .., ... ... ^- Scortechinii. 
Anther<ae]!lB witli tuherclos at the baae in froui, 
bnt no spur from tbo connective behind ... 7- if. Maingaiji. 
Flowers 5-nierons : — 
LeaveB in wborla j— 
Leaves elliptic or obovate, blunt, 1 to 2' 75 in. loii^, 
fmit "15 in. in di'ftni. ... ... ... 8. M. Clarkei 
Leavea oblaoccolate or narrowly obovate, iicaminate, 
3 to 5 in. lon^ i frnit '4 hi. in diatn, ... ... 0. M, ermainervia. 
Leaves elliptio-rotand, blnnt, 2*6 to o"5 iu. long; 
fmit *35 ixi, in diam, ... .., „. 10. M. peralensis, 
1. Mkdinilla scakdews, King:, 11- sp. A climber, 15 to 30 feet long, 
I'ootinf^ and adhering to trees ; the stems rougli, as thick as a swan's 
quill. Leaves alternate, glabroae, loiig-petioled* subcorjuceous, elliptic 
or ovate-oblong» shortly acuminate, the base cuneate ; nerves 5 to 7, 
mostly from the midrib above its base ; length 4'5 to 9 iu, ; breadth 
2'5 to 6 in. ; petioles 15 to 7 iu. Flotcevs *4 in. long, in dense fascicles 
in tlie axils of fallen leaves, on rusty-pubernlous, luinutclj bracteolate 
pedicels. Valyx-hihe nan-owly campaimlate ; the limb very slightly 
expanded, truncate, very obscurely toothed. Fetah 4, ovate-oblong, 
acute. Stmnens 8 ; anthem narrowly elliptic, with a long apical l*pored 
beak ; and at the base a short, broad, blunt pt ocees f lom the connective 
behind, the lobes of the anthers slightly produced in front and minutely 
tuberculate. 
Peiuk ; ScortecJuni 86 and 150 ; King's Oollector 1814. 
This reBenibles M. alternifolia, Blama, but hna a mnch BboEtor spur from tbe 
connective at the hme of tho anthers. It lias at&o larger leaves and more nainaroai 
Sowers in tlie fosoicles. 
2. MediniUjA spfiClosA, Blume in Flora, 1831^ p. 515, A glabrous 
shrub or small tree, not epiphytal ; young branches as thick as the little 
finger, 3- or l-ant/led; the bark shining, pale when dry, boai-ing at the 
nodes numerous stout, subulate bristles "5 in. long. Leaves large, sub- 
coriaceous, in whorls of 3 (rarely of 4) or in pairs, sessile, or very 
aboi-tly pctiolate, oblanceolate or obovate-oblong, sometimes elliptic, 
acute, the base cunente, nerves 7 to & mostly from the midrib above its 
base, all except the lowest pair bold, the veins slender ; length 6 to 12 in. ; 
breadth 2'75 to 5 in. PanicUs lateral and terminal, 4 to 8 or even 14 
in. long, on peduncles equally long, many-flowered ; the branches with 
a whorl of small reflexed bracts at their bases ; whorled, spreading, 
minutely bracteolate at the divisions. Crt7i/.c-/«i»e cupular, slightly con- 
stricted below the narrow, minutely 4-toothed limb, FvtaU 4, ovate- 
