Sonerila ] 
LIX. MELASTOMACEjE. 
781 
thick membranous, pale green, midrib purple, 1- to 3-nerved, 
•3 to *5 in. long; -i to *2 in. wide; petioles *08 to -12 in. long or 
less. Cymes 2- to 5-flowered; peduncle filiform -4 to *8 in. long. 
Calyx slender, obconic, oblong -15 to *2 in. long; teeth triangular, 
acute. Petals elliptic cuspidate, *33 in. long, pink. Capsule 
oblong, sub-trigonous, smooth, -25 to -3 in. wide. Hab. Perak, 
Gunong Batu Putih at 4300 ft. altitude (Wray). 
(4) S. tenera Royle, III. 215, t. 45, var robustior GuilL S. 
epilobioides Stapf, l.c. 22. 
A glabrous herb 6 in. tall. Leaves similar sub-equal ovate 
acute, base narrowed, denticulate, thin membranous, glabrous or 
sparsely hairy, 5-nerved from base, 1 to 175 in. long, 7 to *9 in. 
wide; petioles -4 to *5 in. long. Cymes 5- or 6-flowered; peduncles 
•6 to -8 in. long; pedicels -2 in. long, very slender. Calyx very 
slender, obconic, -25 to -3 in. long; teeth triangular, broad. Petals 
elliptic acuminate, -2 in. long, pink. Anthers -12 in. long, lanceo¬ 
late, much shorter than the long filament. Hab. Lankawi islands; 
Terutau (Curtis). Distrib. Cochin-China, the typical form from 
India and Siam. 
(5) S. tenuifolia Bl. Flora 1831, p. 491; Benn. PI. Jav. Rar. 
211, t. 44; Clarke , lx. ii. 536. 
Erect or decumbent wiry herb 6 to 12 in. tall, base bare, 
branched above, more or less hairy above and on the leaves. 
Leaves membranous very unequal, ovate to lanceolate, base round, 
tip acute, edge dentate 3-(rarely 5-)nerved from base, 1 to 2 in. 
long, -4 to 1 in. wide; petioles slender, 1 to 1-5 in. long. Cymes 
1- to 6-flowered, sub-umbelled ; peduncles -5 to x in. long, purple; 
pedicels *25 to *3 in. long. Calyx campanulate, oblong, -15 in. 
long; teeth triangular. Petals elliptic apiculate, rose pink, -3 in. 
long. Anthers lanceolate. Capsule obconic, 3-angled, *23 to 
•27 in. long, -23 in. wide. Hab. Damp rocks in mountain forest. 
Pahang, Telom. Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Maingay). Perak, Gunong 
Kerbau (Robinson). Dislrib. Java and Borneo. 
(6) S. hirsuta Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 16. S. tenuifolia, 
var hirsuta Staff, l.c. 25. 
Herb decumbent erect 6 in. tall, densely hairy, hairs often 
with swollen bases. Leaves crowded, 1 to 1-5 in. long, -5 in. wide, 
strongly toothed ovate lanceolate, densely hairy with long hairs. 
Flowers solitary rarely 3, terminal and axillary; pedicels short. 
Calyx cylindric. Petals often -5 in. long, rose pink. Fruit small 
•15 to 2 in. long; pedicel -2 in. long. Hab. Mossy spots on moun¬ 
tains from 3000 to 3600 ft. altitude. Selangor, Gunong Meng- 
kuang Lebah (Robinson). Pahang, Gunong Tahan. Malacca, 
Mt. Ophir (Lobb). Perak, Gunong Bubu (Wray); Gunong 
Berumbun (Ridley). 
This differs from S. tenuifolia in its smaller size, densely hairy leaves and 
stem, solitary larger flowers, often axillary and smaller capsule on a shorter 
pedicel, but it might be considered a mountain variety. 
