Begonia.] lxvi. begoniace^e. 86i 
often hairy on back, midrib always hairy (with appressed hairs), 
5 to 6 in. long, i to 2 in. wide; petioles 1*5 to 4 in. long, glabrous 
or hairy. Peduncle 1 to 2 in. long in flower, 12 in. in fruit, stouter, 
glabrous. Flowers few, short pedicelled, white tinted pink on back 
or all rose pink. Male, sepals oblong-ovate -3 in. long, -3 in. wide. 
Petals narrower, oblong. Stamens numerous; anthers oblong 
apiculate as long as filaments. Females, 5-petalled. Fruit i*i in. 
across, *5 in. long, lateral wings blunt triangular, posterior *75 in. 
long, *3 in. wide, oblong rounded thick ribbed. Hab. Rocks in 
streams, forests. Selangor, Ulu Gombak (Ridley). 
(22) B. perakensis King, lx. 64. 
Rhizome moderately stout. Leaves ovate-lanceolate acuminate 
caudate, base rounded, sparse and distant toothed, except apex 
closely denticulate, glabrous; nerves pinnate 4 to 5 pairs, 3-5 to 
5-5 in. long; petioles 2*5 to 5 in. wide. Peduncles slender, 3 in. 
long, 4-angled. Flowers few, rich pink. Male, sepals round ovate 
•4 in. long. Petals 2, oblong, much smaller. Stamens linear, 
apiculate; filaments short. Female segments 5. Capsule 1*2 in. 
broad, -5 in. long, 2-celled, lateral wings narrow, posterior oblong, 
blunt, thick, -35 in. broad. Hab. Rocks in streams 500 to 3000 ft. 
altitude. Selangor, Bukit Hitam; Ginting Bidai; Semangkok 
Pass. Perak, Kal (Kunstler). 
(23) B. Klossii Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xli. 290. 
Rhizome long creeping. Leaves ovate base rounded acuminate 
entire, glabrous, but scurfy on the back; nerves 5, 4*5 in. long, 
2-5 in. wide; petioles 7-5 in. long. Peduncles red, 6 in. long. 
Male flowers 3 to 4 on slender pedicels, *75 in. long. Bracts 2, 
lanceolate, persistent, -4 in. long. Sepals oblong sub-spathulate 
rounded, -5 in. long. Petals narrower and shorter. Stamen-head 
sessile; anthers linear not apiculate. Capsule 3-winged, laterals 
obtusely triangular, posterior oblong obliquely rounded, -75 in. 
long, -5 in. wide. Hab. Mountains 3000 to 4000 ft. altitude. 
Selangor, Menuang Gasing (Kloss). 
(24) B. Herveyana King, lx. 63. 
Big glabrous plant, rhizome rather stout, creeping. Leaves 
broad elliptic-ovate, short acuminate, base round or slightly 
narrowed, obscurely serrate; nerves 6 pairs, 5 to 9 in. long, 3 to 
4*5 in. wide; petioles 6 to 8 in. long. Stipules lanceolate. Peduncles 
5 to 10 in. long fleshy with 2 or 3 branches at tip with few pink flowers. 
Males, sepals ovate round. Petals 2, much smaller oblong, blunt. 
Stamens in a cone linear apiculate. Female, petals 5, round. 
Capsule 1 in. broad, *5 in. long, lateral wings narrow oblong, posterior 
ovate, blunt, -65 in. long. Hab. Forests. Johor, Pulau Tinggi 
(Feilding). Malacca, Ulu Bumban (Derry); Jeram Nyalas 
(Derry). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Sulu (Cantley). 
var. robusta. Rhizome very stout. Leaves ovate acuminate, 
denticulate on tip, base narrowed cuneate; nerves 4 pairs, 
9-5 in. long, 5-5 in. wide; petioles 9 in. long. Peduncles stout 
