8oo LIX. melastomace^e. [ Anpleclrum. 
(3) A. pallens Bl. Ann. Mas. Bot. Lugd. Bat. i. 38; Clarke, l.c. 
ii. 545; King, l.c. 5 7 - T 
Slender climber. Young parts rufous-tomentose. Leaves 
oblong caudate-acuminate, base round or cordate, 3 to 4 in. long, 
1*5 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long, edge bristly. Panicles terminal 
with one or two smaller ones in upper axils, 3 to 6 in. long rufous- 
tomentose; flowers cymose *2 in. long, white. Bracts linear 
oblong, -3 in. long. Calyx pubescent when young, cylindric, 
•1 in. long. Bud acute. Anthers 4 large, curved, 4 small linear. 
Fruit globose, *15 in. through. Hab. Hill forests, scarce, Penang, 
West Hill (Curtis). Perak, Thaiping Hills (Derry). 
var. b. petiolare Ridl. Melastoma petiolare Wall. Cat. 4053. 
Leaves lanceolate acuminate, 2 in. long, *75 in. wide, base 
narrowed shortly or rounded, not cordate; petioles -i to -2 in. long. 
Cymes axillary x in. long, numerous, terminal one, if present, 
small 3- to 4-flowered. Flowers white *i in. long. Calyx cylindric, 
urn-shaped. Petals short. Fruit -12 in. long, globose, narrowed 
at top below the limb. Hab. Common in woods. Singapore, 
Pulau Ubin; Selitar. Johor, Tebing Tinggi. Malacca (Maingay). 
Perak, Thaiping Hills ; Gunong Keledang; Ulu Bubong (Kunstler). 
Penang, West Hill. Province Wellesley, Batu Kawan (Curtis). 
Distrib. Borneo and Sumatra. 
(4) A. divaricatum Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii. 84, t. vii. 
/. 90 b. Clarke, l.c. ii. 546; King, l.c. 58. 
Climber. Branches slender covered, as are petioles; nerves 
of leaf and inflorescence with scaly scurf. Leaves lanceolate 
acute, base cordate, 2 to 3 in. long, -6 to i-i in. wide; petioles 
•15 to -25 in. long. Panicles terminal, 4 to 6 in. long; branchlets 
spreading with two ovate-lanceolate scurfy bracts at the base. 
Cymes 3-flowered. Flowers *4 in. long. Buds violet. Calyx 
obovoid, tomentose, violet. Petals oblong acute, white; anthers 8, 
4 large, thick, 4 narrow, smaller. Fruit globose-obovoid, -2 in. 
long. Hab. Edges of forests climbing on trees. Johor, Bukit 
Banang. Malacca, Merlimau and Sungei Hudang (Derry). Selan¬ 
gor, Rantau Panjang (Kloss); Kwala Lumpur; Dusan Tua. 
Negri Sembilan, Gunong Angsi; Perhentian Tinggi; Bukit Tangga, 
Seremban (Napier). Perak, Thaiping Hills; Kamuning. Pro¬ 
vince Wellesley, Permatang Bertam. Penang Waterfall. Distrib. 
Sumatra, Borneo, Java. Native names : Akar Kamunting; 
Akar Kamunting Bukit; Akar Chambai Hantu. 
(5) A. anomalum King, l.c. 58. 
A woody creeper 20 to 30 ft. long, epiphytic on tree-tops, roots 
encircling the branches. Young parts scurfy. Leaves small 
obovate, tip round, base narrowed, coriaceous, glabrous above, 
stellate hairy beneath; midrib strongly elevate beneath with a 
pair of nerves from the base, other nerves and reticulations invisible, 
1 to i*5 in. long, *6 to -9 in. wide; petioles -2 in. long. Panicles 
