45i 
Lettsomia.] xcvii. conyolvulace^. 
mauve violet, 2-25 in, long, hairy outside. Berry succulent, 
ellipsoid, -75 in. long. Seed one. Hab. Forests. Johor, Sedenak. 
Pahang, Kota Glanggi. Malacca, base of Mt. Ophir (Hullett). 
Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Songkai River (Curtis); Changkat 
Mentri (Kloss). Native names : Akar Trong-Trong; Akar K'lupus; 
Akar Sumulut; Tentarong; Akar Ulan Gajah. 
(4) L. Ridleyi Prain, Journ. As. Soc. Beng . lxiii. (2), 98; lxxiv. 
324- 
Large twiner sparsely hairy. Leaves elliptic-acuminate, 
glabrous above; nerves hairy beneath; 5-5 in. long, 3-5 in. wide; 
petioles 1 to 3 in. long. Cymes capitate, 8- to io-flowered, 1*5 in. 
across. Bracts involucral ovate acute, hairy below, glabrous 
obove, -8 in. long, *25 in. wide. Peduncles 2 to 6 in. long. Sepals 
ovate-lanceolate, pubescent. Corolla white tinted pink, funnel- 
shaped, 1-25 in. long, hairy outside. Berry ovoid, *5 in. long, 
pink. Hab. Local in damp forests. Singapore, Bukit Mandai; 
Chan Chu Kang. Johor, Kota Tinggi; Kwala Tebing Tinggi; 
Batu Pahat; Gunong Pulai. Negri Sembilan. Gunong Talan 
(Cantley). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Native name: Akar Saga 
Molek. 
var. velutina Prain, l.c. Leaves beneath, petioles and bracts 
densely hairy. Singapore, Bukit Mandai; Chua Chu Kang; 
Reservoir Woods (Ridley). 
(5) L. adpressa Miq. Flor. Ind. Bat . ii. 591; Prain, l.c. 324. 
Hairy twiner. Leaves elliptic, softly hairy both sides, base 
round or cuneate, tip acute, 4 to 5 in. long, 2 to 2-5 in. wide; 
petioles 1*5 in. long. Cymes rather open, few-flowered, 2 in. across, 
on hairy peduncles, *5 to 1*5 in. long. Bracts not involucral, 
lanceolate, hairy, *3 in. long. Sepals -6 in. long, lanceolate, hairy. 
Corolla tubular-campanulate, 1-25 in. long, white with pink stripes 
to claret colour. Berry ellipsoid, pink. Hab. Hill Forests. 
Selangor, Semangkok Pass. Perak, B’landa Mabok (Wray). 
Penang Hill and Penara Bukit (Porter, Curtis, Maingay and all 
collectors). Lankawi, Gunong Raya (Haniff). 
(6) L. Curtisii Prain, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lxiii. (2), 100; 
lxxiv. 325. . 
Glabrous climber. Leaves elliptic acuminate glabrous above 
except hairy midrib, adpressed hairy beneath, 4 to 5 in. long, 2-5 
to 3 in. wide; petioles 3 in. long, glabrous. Cymes compound, 12- 
to 16-flowered, 3 in. wide; peduncles 4 to 10 in. long, glabrous. 
Sepals coriaceous, -25 in. long, outer sparsely hirsute, round; 
inner wider emarginate, glabrous. Berry ovoid, -75 in. long. 
Hab. Rare. Selangor, Kwala Lumpur (Curtis). 
(7) L. penangiana Miq. Flor. Ind. Bat. iii. 592; Prain, Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng. lxxiv. 325. (Fig. 116, p. 452.) 
Slender woody climber nearly glabrous. Leaves elliptic- 
oblong, base round or (young) cuneate, acute, chartaceous, a few 
