Neuwiedia.] 
CXLII. APOSTASIACEiE. 
297 
(4) N. Curtisii Rolfe Journ. Linn. Soc. xxv. 233, t. 48, fig. 13; 
^Stem erect 3 1'ft. tall or more. Leaves lanceolate broad, 18 in. 
long, 2 to 2*5 in. wide; petioles 3 in. long- Raceme 4 to 5 m- 
long, pubescent. Flowers yellow. Sepals linear-lanceolate *25 in. 
long. Petals broader. Fruit a red succulent berry. * 
woods Singapore (Wallich, Tufistra singapureana ); Changi. 
Johor, Gunong Pantai; Gunong Pulai. Negri Sembilan, Gunong 
Angsi (Ridley). Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Penang (Curtis). 
Distrib. Sumatra. 
2. APOSTASIA, Bl. 
Stems slender, woody ascending Leaves linear acuminate 
sheathing. Inflorescence terminal pamcled or racemose nodding. 
Flowers small white. Ovary long narrow P f et f ls ,^ n ? hi ^ P ^ 
similar connivent or recurved. Stamens perfect 2, 
duced to a staminode or absent. Capsule linear. Species 10, 
India, China, Malaya, Australia. 
’ .... (1) A. Wallichii 
Filament of 3rd stamen present 
No trace of 3rd stamen. 
Leaves narrow linear . 
Leaves broad lanceolate 
. {2) A. nuda 
. (3) A. latifolia 
Leaves UlUrtU lomA-uu.i.w • • • 
(1) A. Wallichii By. Wall. PI. As. Rar. i. 76, t. 85; Ridl. Mat. 
h 2 Stem 6 to 12 in. tall. Leaves linear acuminate, 6 to 8 in. long, 
•23 in wide. Racemes slender, 2 to 3 in. long, recurved spreading 
with few or no bracts at base. Flowers yellow. Ovary and pedicel 
.25 in. long. Sepals and petals linear acuminate recurved. Fflcunent 
of third stamen present. Hab. Forests. Johor, Gunong c ■ 
Pahang Tahan River. Selangor, Bukit Hitam. Perak, Ulu Bubong 
(Kunstler). Penang (Curtis). Mia, Sumatra, Ph £PP^s. 
V ( 2 ) A. nuda R. Br. Wall. PI. As. Rar. 1. 76, t. 85. A. Brunoms 
Griff. NotulcB, iii. 243; Ic. t. 282. . . e R - lon „ 
Stems 1 to 2 ft. tall. Leaves linear acuminate, 5 to 5 in. long, 
•23 to -3 in wide. Panicle decurved, 2 to 4 in.^ong, with numerous 
crowded linear bracts at base of branches.^^hfrd 
white, rarely yellow, lanceolate cuspidate. No trace of third 
stamen Hab. Forests. Singapore, Changi; Jurong. J°hor, 
Bukit Murdom (Kelsall). Negri Sembilan PeAentian Tinggi. 
Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Hullett). Pahang Wray s Camp Tahm. 
Dindings, Lumut Perak, Gunong Batu Piitih and Tapah gVray| 
Penang Moniot's Road. Kedah Peak. Dtsinb. ^^a -Borneo. 
Native names: Pelampas Budak; Senjuan Hutan Jantan, K ®."' 
ching Pelandok. Use . Medicinally for diarrhoea and hydrophobia 
(3) A. latifolia Rolfe, Journ. Linn. Soc. xxv. 242, Ridl. Mat. 
h 2 stem 6 in, to 3 ft, tall. Leaves lanceolate acuminate petioled, 
