862 lxvi. begoniace^e. [. Begonia. 
18 in. tall; branches 3 in. long. Flowers numerous, white. Bracts 
purplish pink. Capsule 1-25 in. wide, *5 in. long, lateral lobes 
oblong, -2 in. across, posterior thick, oblong, -5 in. long, rounded 
at tip. Hab. Pahang, Gunong Tahan 500 to 1000 ft. altitude 
(Robinson). A much stouter plant than the Malacca one. 
(25) B. monticola Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. v. 34. 
Glabrous, rhizome creeping. Leaves ovate inequilateral acumin¬ 
ate, base unequally bilobed, denticulate; nerves 10, 3-5 to 5 in. 
long, 1*75 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles 6 in. long. Peduncle red, 
8 to 2 in. long in fruit. Flowers few, 1 in. across. Male, sepals 2, 
oblong-obovate. Petals smaller. Female, sepals and petals equal 
obovate round, white. Capsule 3-winged, *5 in. long, *i in. wide, 
lateral wings broad, triangular, blunt, *3 in. long, posterior *7 in. 
long, broad oblong rounded thick. Hab. Mountains at 5000 ft. 
altitude. Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson). 
(26) B. venusta King, l.c. 65. 
Rhizome rather slender. Leaves dark green, red beneath, 
ovate acuminate, minutely denticulate, base unequally round 
bilobed, glabrous; nerves 7 from base, 3 to 6 in. long, 2 to 3-5 in. 
wide; petioles 6 to 12 in. long. Peduncles 6 to 12 in. long with 
2 to 3 large white pink-tinted flowers at top. Males, sepals 2 ovate 
or oblong, round blunt 75 in. long. Petals 2 larger. Stamens 
narrow oblong, apiculus large. Females, smaller of 5 petals; 
styles very short. Capsule *3 in. long, 1*15 in. broad, lateral wings 
more than half as long as posterior one, 7 in. long, thick. Hab. 
High mountains at about 6000 ft. altitude. Perak, Ulu Batang 
Padang (Wray); Gunong Kerbau (Robinson). Telom (Ridley). 
B. megapteroidea King, l.c. 65, from Gunong Brumber Pahang (Wray), 
seems to me identical. The plants referred to it from Sumatra (Forbes, etc.) 
are hairy, and no doubt, as Koorders suggests, are B. rubra Bl. 
(27) B. longicaulis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 75, p. 35. 
Stem elongate with internodes 2-5 in. long, red, glabrous. 
Leaves ovate cuspidate, base deeply cordate unequally 3 in. long, 
2*5 in. wide; petioles 4 to 6 in. long. Stipules persistent, oblong 
with a terminal seta, 1 in. long, *2 in. wide. Peduncles 6 in. long with 
2 terminal flowers on pedicels 1 in. long. Flowers pinkish white, 
i*5 in. wide. Males, sepals broad, ovate, 75 in. long and wide. 
Petals oblong-lanceolate, blunt, *3 in. wide. Stamens in a globose 
head on short stalk. Hab. Mountain woods. Pahang, Gunong 
Tahan (Ridley). Perak, Gunong Kerbau (Robinson). 
(28) B. paupercula King , l.c. 64 ( not of Ridley). 
Rhizome rather stout. Leaves ovate unequal sided acuminate 
to ovate-lanceolate, base oblique, edges sinuate denticulate, gla¬ 
brous; nerves 5 to 7 radiating from base, 3-5 to 5 in. long, 1-25 
to 3*5 in. wide, glossy bright green, fleshy. Flower white, tinged 
red. Males, sepals 2 elliptic-oblong, *4 in. long. Petals o. Stamens 
linear-oblong, apiculate. Females, petals 5, unequal. Capsule 
