Sonerila.] 
LIX. MELASTOMACE.E. 
789 
( 34 ) S. barbata Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. x. 135. 
Stem woody 6 to 14 in. tall, densely covered with rough brown 
hair. Leaves oblique, obianceolate or obovate sub-acute, base 
unequally bilobed, membranous; nerves from base 5, glabrous, 
6 to 8 in. long, 275 to 3 in. wide; petioles 1 in. long, thickly brown- 
hairy. Cymes in upper axils 175 to 3 in. long; peduncle slender, 
hairy. Flowers about 15 secund, mauve. Capsule campanulate 
pustular, -25 in. long; pedicel densely hairy, *12 in. long. Hab. 
Kelantan, Chaning and Kwala Lebir Woods; abundant (Ridley). 
(35) S. nidularia Stapf, lc. 37. 
Ascending simple herb.' Stem stout, tomentose, about 6 in. tall 
(erect part). Leaves very dissimilar, larger ones oblong or ovate- 
oblong sub-acute, base unequally cordate, inaequilateral rather 
fleshy, deep green, often with two large rows of white spots, glabrous 
except nerves 5, beneath, 3 to 4*5 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; petioles 
stout, tomentose, -15 to -6 in. long. Small leaves orbicular reni- 
form -2 in. across. Cymes sessile terminal and axillary; bracts 
minute; flowers few or many; pedicels *i to -3 in. long. Calyx 
campanulate, obconic, -12 in. long; teeth acuminate. Petals 
obovate, elliptic cuspidate, -25 in. long, dark mauve. Anthers 
oblong. Capsule turbinate muricate, *25 in. long. Hab. Mountain 
forests. Perak, Thaiping Hills; Waterloo (Curtis); Chanderiang 
(Kunstler). 
(36) S. calycula Stapf, lc. 43. 
An ascending herb 4 in. long, tomentose on the stem, petioles 
and peduncles. Leaves very dissimilar, large ones nearly symmetric 
lanceolate, tapering to both ends, somewhat fleshy, 5-nerved from 
base pubescent beneath, 3*5 to 5*5 in. long, -8 to 1-25 in. wide; 
petioles -35 to -4 in. long; small leaves reniform, *05 in. long or less. 
Cymes terminal and axillary; peduncles filiform, -4 to -5 in. wide. 
Capsule semi-globose, smooth, -08 to -i in. long, *12 in. wide; teeth of 
calyx margin triangular cuspidate. Hab. Dense woods. Pahang, 
Tahan River (Ridley). Flowers not seen. 
( 37 ) S. Gimlettei Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 5. 
Stem woody 6 in. tall, smooth. Leaves unequal, large ones ovate 
lanceolate acuminate glabrous, winged to base of hairy petioles, 
midrib hairy; nerves 5 from base, 6 to 8 in. long, 3 in. wide; smaller 
leaves 4 in. long, 2 in. wide. Cymes scorpioid, many-flowered; 
peduncles hairy 1*5 to 2 in. long. Capsule smooth with faint 
traces of warts, -12 in. long; pedicel as long, ribbed. Hab. Forests, 
local. Kelantan, Kwala Lebir (Gimlette). 
(38) S. setosa Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 79, p, 71. 
Stem over 8 in. tall, densely bristly-hairy as are the petioles; 
nerves beneath, inflorescence and calyx. Leaves very dissimilar, 
large ones elliptic-oblong acuminate, base unequal cordate, sprinkled 
with coarse hairs above, membranous, 4-5 to 5 in. long, 1-5 to 2 in. 
wide; petioles 1 to 1*5 in. long; small leaves orbicular -i in. long. 
