LXVI. BEGONIACEJs, 
Begonia .] 
863 
•6 in. long, 1 in. wide, lateral wings sub-elliptic, oblique, *3 in. broad, 
posterior oblong, blunt, thick, 6 to 7 in. long, -35 in. wide. Hab. 
Forests on rocks. Perak, Goping (Kunstler). 
(29) B. Robinsonii Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 22. 
Rhizome stout fleshy, *5 in. through; sheaths ovate. Leaves 
ovate sub-acute unequal-lobed, fleshy, glabrous green polished 
entire, 3 in. long, 2 in. wide; nerves 5 to 7; petioles 2 in. long. 
Peduncle 1*5 in. long, axillary. Bracts 2 below flowers ovate 
acute green, -5 in. wide. Males, white; pedicel *25 in. long. Sepals 
2, ovate blunt, -4 in. long, -25 in. wide. Petals 2, oblong blunt, a 
little smaller. Stamens capitate on a short column; anthers 
short, oblong. Hab. Dense forests at 4000 ft. altitude, occasionally 
creeping up trees a short way. Pahang, Telom woods (Ridley). 
(30) B. pavonina Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 22. 
Rhizome short, red. Leaves ovate-cordate acuminate or acute, 
base unequally lobed, entire, glabrous (except when young); nerves 
9, satiny green when young, deep green shot peacock-blue above 
(when adult), red beneath, 5 in. long, 4 in. wide; petioles 7 in. long, 
red. Peduncles 6 in. long. Flowers few. Bracts linear-oblong. 
Males, sepals 2, ovate obtuse, -5 in. long, *75 in. wide. Petals 
narrower, linear-oblong, *2 in. wide. Stamens in a sessile or short- 
stalked head; filaments separate; anthers oblong. Females, sepals 
2, ovate. Petals 2 (or 3). Styles 2, connate half-way; arms 2, spiral. 
Capsule wings 2 small, one large elliptic. Hab. Dense forests in 
mountains at 4000 ft. altitude. Pahang, Telom woods (Ridley). 
(31) B. Maxwelliana King, l.c. 66. 
Rhizome stout. Leaves ovate to round acuminate, base very 
unequally lobed, edges ciliate denticulate more or less hairy green; 
nerves 7 to 9, radiating 5 to 6 in. long, 4 to 7 in. wide; petioles 
4 to 10 in. long, hairy. Peduncles 8 to 12 in. tall, hairy, above 
dichotomously branched. Bracts short broad. Males clustered, 
sepals 2, oblong ovate, blunt, *4 in. long. Petals 2, smaller. 
Stamens numerous in a sessile head. Females of 5 petals. Styles 2, 
much lobulate. Capsule 1*4 in. broad, 1*6 in. long, lateral wings 
sub-quadrate, blunt, posterior oblong, narrowed at tip, blunt, 
•8 in. long, *5 in. wide, ribbed thick. Hab. Banks in mountain 
forests. Perak, Thaiping Hills, 2500 to 3000 ft. or more altitude 
(all collectors); Bujong Malacca. Penang, Government Hill 
(Foxworthy). 
(32) B. decora Staff, Kew Bulletin 1893, p. 29. B. praeclara 
King, l.c. 66. 
Rhizome creeping, scaly. Leaves oblique ovate acuminate, 
base unequally rounded, minutely dentate, dark green or red above 
with lighter colour along the nerves, with conical papillae, each 
bearing a coarse hair, deep red or more or less hairy beneath; 
nerves 7, prominent beneath, 3-5 to 5-5 in. long, 2-5 to 3*5 in. wide: 
petioles 3 to 6 in. long, hairy. Peduncles taller, glabrous 1- to 
