Sonerila.] 
LIX. MELASTOMACEiE. 
783 
(11) S. suffruticosa Siapf, lx. 29. 
A shrublet over 12 in. tall, hairy all over with dense crimson 
hairs. Leaves crowded at branch-tips unequal oblong or oblong- 
ovate acute, asymmetric toothed, 3- to 5-nerved from near the 
base, larger leaves x to 1-4 in. long, *4 to *6 in. wide; petioles -25 in. 
long or less. Flowers white axillary in pairs, small. Capsule 
obconic, -2 in. long, strigose muricate. Hab. Perak, Gunong 
Bubu at 5000 ft. altitude (Wray). 
var. lasianlha Ridl. S. lasiantha Stapf, Lex. 
Leaves larger lanceolate, 1-5 to 3 in. long, -6 to *8 in. wide; 
petioles *3 to *6 in. long. Capsule hairy, -15 to -18 in. long. Petals 
oblong, cuspidate. This came from the same gathering as 5 . 
suffruticosa, and is probably a fully evolved state of this little 
known plant. 
(12) S. rudis Stapf, Lc. 27. S. velutina Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. 
Mus. iv. 18. 
A decumbent rarely branched herb 12 in. tall, densely hairy 
with red hairs (when dry). Leaves similar or very unequal, ovate 
to elliptic acute, base round entire, pale beneath, glabrous or hairy 
above; nerves hairy on both sides, 7-nerved, 1 to 3-5 in. long, 
•4 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles *75 in. long. Cymes 2- to 6-flowered, 
sub-terminal; peduncles -5 to 1 in. long. Calyx slender, narrow, 
funnel-shaped, -12 to -15 in. long. Petals elliptic to obovoid, pink, 
a line of hairs on the back, -4 in. long. Capsule obconic, muricate. 
Hab. Mountain forests, Selangor, Semangkok. Pahang, Telom 
and Gunong Berumbun. Perak, Tumbung Parhat (Scortechini); 
Gunong Kerbau (Robinson); Bujong Malacca (Curtis). 
My S. velutina seems to be a more densely hairy form than the typical 
plant. S. mollis Stapf, is also very closely allied, bat is taller, with red 
velvety leaves and smooth fruit. 
(13) S. mollis Stapf, l.c. 28. 
Decumbent with erect red velvety stems, little or not branched, 
12 to 18 in. tall. Leaves unequal elliptic sub-acute, base round 
or blunt; nerves 2 to 3 pairs from lower part of midrib red velvety, 
otherwise leaf is glabrous, rarely hairy on upper surface and mid¬ 
rib, often asymmetric, 2 to 3 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide (small leaf 
1 in. long); petioles red-hairy, -4 to 1 in. long. Cymes 1- to 
2-flowered, terminal, glabrous. Calyx narrow, cylindric. Petals 
•4 in. long, elliptic oblong. Capsule obconic, -2 in. long, glabrous, 
smooth. Hab. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih 6700 ft. altitude (Wray). 
(14) S. pallida Stapf, l.c. 27. 
Ascending hairy herb, base woody branched. Leaves oblong 
or ovate acute, base narrowed, densely hairy especially on edge; 
nerves 3 pairs, 1 or 2 from the base, very hairy, 1-5 to 4 in. long, 
•8 to i-8 in. wide, often asymmetrical; petioles -6 to 75 in. long. 
Cymes axillary terminal on 1 to 2 in. peduncles, 3- to 8-flowered. 
Calyx hairy, slender, obconic, campanulate, *15 to 2 in. long. 
