858 lxvi. begoniace^e. [Begonia. 
long with 1 to 2 branches, -5 in. long, glabrous. Bracts oblong 
truncate caudate, hairy -25 in. long. Male flowers white, 75 in. 
wide. Sepals oblong obtuse, *25 in. long. Petals narrow linear- 
oblong -12 in. long. Stamens in a globose head; anthers pyriform 
truncate. Females, petals oblong truncate, sub-equal. Ovary 
2-celled. Hab. Forest banks, local. Perak, on banks at Temengoh 
(Ridley). 
(13) B. debilis King, l.c. 60. 
Slender weak herb 6 to 8 in. tall. Leaves about 3, thin, ovate 
reniform blunt to sub-acute deep green, base unequally rounded, 
nearly or quite entire, 1-5 to 3 in. wide, 3*5 to 7 in. long, glabrous; 
nerves 7; petioles 1 to 3 in. long. Panicle lax, slender axillary 
and terminal; branches few; bracts in pairs, ovate-lanceolate 
*1 to -15 in. long. Flowers white. Male *35 in. across. Sepals 2, 
oblong-ovate, blunt. Petals 2, smaller. Stamens in a globular 
mass; anthers obovate emarginate. Female flower of 5 segments 
obliquely oblong. Styles united in a column, above divided. 
Capsule 75 in. broad, -4 in. long, 2-celled, lateral wings triangular 
acute, posterior oblong twice as long. Hab. On rocks in forests. 
Negri Sembilan, Gunong Tampin (Robinson). Perak, Gunong 
Pondok, on limestone rocks (Kunstler). 
(14) B. guttata Wall. Cat . 3671A; Clarke, in Hook. fil. F.B.I. 
ii. 648 ; King, l.c. 61. 
Dwarf creeping plant. Stem succulent, red. Leaves 2, 
oblique reniform, glabrous, base completely cordate, apex sub¬ 
acute; nerves 5, sparsely hairy, 4 to 7 in. long, 2 to 4-5 in. wide; 
petioles 1-5 to 4 in. long. Peduncles 1 to 2 in. long, glabrous 
with a few flowers at tip. Males, sepals 2, round. Petals 2, 
oblong, white tinged pink. Stamens 50; anthers obovoid. Female 
flower segments 5. Styles 2; branches twisted 2. Capsule -4 in. 
long, 75 in. wide, smaller wings very narrow, posterior broad. 
Hab. Local, and not common; on damp rocks in woods. Selangor, 
Ginting Bidai. Penang (Wallich); Batu Hitam (Curtis). 
(15) B. variabilis Ridl. Joarn. Roy. /Is. Soc. S. Br. 57, p. 50. 
Caulescent, 12 in. tall, glabrous. Leaves distant, lanceolate 
acuminate, base bilobed very oblique acute 4 in. long, 3 in. wide; 
lower lobe 2 in. long, purple, green or green with white spots; 
petioles 1*5 to 3 in. long. Teduncle 2 in. long. Bracts papery, 
lanceolate-acuminate, -5 in. long. Males in terminal cyme, -25 in. 
wide. Sepals orbicular ovate blunt. Petals as long narrower 
oblanceolate; anthers pyriform. Capsule wings 3, nearly equal. 
Hab. Banks in forests. Perak, Temengoh (Ridley). 
(16) B. phmmogramma Ridl. Journ. Roy. /Is. Soc. 5. Br. 75, 
p. 35. B. paupercula Ridl. Journ. Roy. /Is. Soc. S. Br. 54, p. 42 
(not of King). 
Small dwarf plant with creeping rhizome, 4 to 6 in. tall. Stem 
pink, glabrous. Leaves ovate acuminate cordate unequally, light 
green or dark with white spots; nerves 5 to 7; 4 in. long, 2-25 to 
