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Miers remarks that Wullich describes the species as a bash. Mr. 
Kunstler, who collected it at various places in Perak, describes one set 
of his specimens (No. 6184) as bushes of 8 to 10 feet s the other he 
describes as climbers. Between the male flowers of these two I can 
detect no difference. The species is at once recognised by the length of 
the panicles of male flowers. 
3. I/, velutina, Miers Contrib. iii. 110. Whole plant, but especially 
the youiig branches, olivaceous-tomentose. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 
ovate-oblong, often slightly obovate, obtuse, acute or shortly and finely 
acuminate, the base acute or rounded ; when adult glabrous and shin- 
ing above except the midrib; beneath olivaceous- pubescent ; 3-nerved ; 
length of blade 3*5 to 55 in., breadth P5 to 2 25 in. ; petiole 5 to '75 in., 
stout, terete. Cymes shorter than the petiole, umbellate, in axillary 
fascicles of 2 to G. Male flowers small. Stamens 6, filaments much 
thickened upwards ; anthers large, 2-celled. Drupes 1 or 2, transversely 
reniform, very little compressed, sparsely tomentose ; otherwise as in the 
last. Hook. fil. Fl. Br. Ind. I. 100 ; Miq Fl. Ind. Bat. i. Pt, i, 80 ; Kurz 
For. Flor. Burmah I, 55 ; H. f. & T. FL Ind. 189. L, inornata, Miers 
1. o. iii. t. 109. Oocctdus velutinus, Wall. Cat. 4070. 
Var. glabrescens, leaves nearly glabrous. L. distincta, Miers Con- 
trib. iii, 111, t. 109. 
In Forests in the Straits Settlements. Distrib. Sumatra. 
A slender climber 15 to 20 feet long : readily recognised by tho 
yellowish olivaceous tomeutum, and short eyinose inflorescence. 
4. L. Kunstleri, King, no v. spec. Branches, petioles, and nerves of 
leaves softly pubescent. Leaves sub- coriaceous, glabrous, pale beneath, 
shortly petiolate, lanceolate, mucronate, tho base cuueate, 3-nerved; re- 
ticulations wide, distinct; length of blade 1*5 to 2'5 in., breadth '5 to 1 
in., petiole 2 in. Cymes pedunculate, axillary, solitary, little longer 
than the petioles ; or in terminal racemes. Male flowers small. Stamens 
6, tho filaments short, elavate ; anthers large, cordate, 2-celled, cou- 
nivent. 
North Coast of Singapore near the Sea; King's Collector, No. 70. 
This very distinct species has been gathered only once. Only the 
male flowers are known, but they are uumistakeably those of a Limacia, 
The species is distinguished by its shortly petioiate small leaves, and 
numerous short cymes which (toward the end of the branches) are 
arranged in racemes. 
Hyps Eii pa, Miers. 
Climbing shrubs. Flowers in short axillary cymes. Parts of 
flower varying in number. Sepals in three rows, the outer 3 braotiform 
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