Apama.] cxn. aristolochiace,®. 15 
(1) A. corymbosa Soler. Pflanzenreich, iii. 272; Gamble, l.c. 
. 25. Bragantia corymbosa Griff. Trans. Linn. Soc. xix. 335. 
Shrub about 5 ft. tall. Leaves glabrous, 3- to 5-nerved from 
base, sub-coriaceous, ovate or ovate-lanceolate acuminate, base 
round, very finely reticulate, glabrous above, pubescent beneath, 
6 in. long, 2*5 in. wide; petioles -2 in. long. Panicles terminal, 
lax of few branches about 2-25 in. long, gradually lengthening, 
pubescent. Flowers yellow or greenish, -15 in. across^ Stamens 
8 to 10. Stigmas in a disc. Capsule 10 to 14 in. long, -15 in. 
through, 4-keeled. Hob. Common in forests, Malacca, Ayer Panas 
(Griffith); Bukit Panchur (Derry). Pahang, Raub (Machado). 
Selangor, Batu Caves; Klang Gates; Kwala Lumpur. Negri 
Sembilan, Gunong Berimbun (Cantley). Perak, Thaiping; Relau 
Tujor (Wray); Goping (Kunstler). Province Wellesley, Ulu 
Kubang (Curtis); Nibong Tebal. Distrib. Sumatra. Native 
names: Akar Julong Bukit; Akar Surai. Use: Drug used in 
confinement as diuretic. 
(2) A. tomentosa Soler l.c.e.; Gamble, l.c. 25. Bragantia 
tomentosa Bl. Enum. PL Jav. 82; Benn. Horsf. PI. Jav. Rar. 43, 
t. 11. 
A creeping and rooting undershrub forming masses on the 
ground in forests. Stems ascending up to 6 in. long, hairy. 
Leaves coriaceous ovate blunt, base round, strongly nerved beneath 
and reticulate, 4 to 7 in. long, 4 to 5*5 in. wide, tomentose beneath. 
Racemes 1 or 2, panicled from near base of stem, close to the ground, 
lengthening to 2 in., hairy. Flowers -25 in. across, lilac. Stamens 6. 
Style arms 3, erect. Capsule 2-5 in. long, -2 in. thick, cylindric, 
beaked. Hab. Common in forests, Pahang, Tahan River; Kwala 
Tembeling. Perak, Ipoh (Curtis); Temengoh; Penang, Water¬ 
fall; Tanjong Sirih; Paya Terobong (Curtis). Lankawi, Telok 
Woh (Curtis). Kelantan, Kwala Aring (Yapp). Distrib. India, 
Java, Sumatra, Andamans. 
Our form is more tomentose than the Indian and Javan form, hence 
Hooker's variety lanuginosa. 
2 . THOTTEA, Rottb. 
Erect shrubs. Leaves alternate, 3- to 7-ribbed; nerves and 
reticulations prominent. Flowers small, large or very large, 
purple, in short axillary racemes. Perianth broad, campanulate, 
3-iobed, valvate. Stamens in 2 rows, numerous insert round 
style column. Ovary inferior, 4-celled elongate; style short, 
thick, arms 5 to 20 radiating. Capsule elongate 4-angled, 4-valved. 
Seed oblong, 3-angled. Species 5, Malayan. 
Perianth tumbler-shaped, very large, pale hairy out¬ 
side, deep purple within . . . . . (1) T. grandiflora 
Perianth-tube globose; limb broad funnel-shaped, 
■75 in. across . . . . . . . (2) T. dependens 
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