474 c. scrophulariaceas. [Adeuosma. 
(1) A. ovatum Benth. F.B.I. iv, 263; Prain , l.c. 344. 
Pubescent low creeping herb, 6 to 18 in. long. Leaves ovate 
acute serrate, base shortly cuneate, 75 in. long, *5 in. wide. Flowers 
axillary sessile. Sepals nearly free, in fruit large, membranous, 
•35 in. across, 3 outer ovate cordate, inner narrow, all *2 in. long. 
Corolla light blue. Capsule lanceolate concealed by sepals. Hab. 
On paths and banks, Singapore Gardens, paths in jungle; Bukit 
Timah. Malacca (Griffith). Dindings, Gunong Tungul. Penang 
Waterfall (Curtis). Kelantan, Kota Bharu; Kwala Aring (Yapp). 
Distrib. Indo-China, Malaya. 
(2) A. inopinatum Prain, l.c. 344. 
A stiff erect herb; stem rough hairy, 18 in. tall, purplish some¬ 
times branched. Leaves ovate acute serrate, base broad shortly 
cuneate, sparsely hairy, 1 to 1*5 in. long, 75 to 1 in. wide; petioles 
-3 in. long. Flowers solitary axillary sessile only. Bracts shorter 
than calyx. Sepals almost free in fruit, the outer three enlarged, 
•25 in. wide, ovate-lanceolate, inner narrow, all *25 in. long. Corolla 
•25 in. long, purplish white or nearly quite white, tube outside 
violet with a violet spot in the hairy throat. Capsule dilate at 
base, beaked above. Hab. In grassy spots. Singapore (Anderson); 
Tanglin. Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith). 
I have only seen a specimen of Anderson’s of the type. The plants I 
identify with it have no relationship whatever to A. ovatum, but are close 
to, and may be a form of, A. cceruleum. 
(3) A. cseruleum R. Br. Prodr. 443; Prain, l.c. 345. 
Erect pubescent aromatic herb, 1 to 2 ft. tall, little branched. 
Leaves ovate acute crenate, base round and minutely cuneate, 
1 to 1*5 in. long, 1 in. wide; petioles *2 in. long, sparsely hairy. 
Flowers in lower part axillary solitary, above crowded racemose. 
Sepals lanceolate, inner ones linear little altered in fruit. Corolla 
*25 in. long, pale lavender blue. Capsule base dilate, beaked, as 
long as sepals. Hab. Common in grassy spots, Singapore (Cuming, 
Wallich). Malacca, Pulau Besar (Maingay), Pahang, Pekan. 
Selangor, Batu Caves. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tampin (Good- 
enough); Gunong Angsi; Bukit Kupayiang (Cantley). Dindings. 
Perak, Temengoh; Buldt Kamiri (Wray). Tringganu (Yapp). 
Tomoh (Machado). Penang Hill (Curtis). Distrib. Indo-China, 
Bangka, Borneo, Australia. Native names: Timbak Tasek; 
Magun Jantan; Rumput Gumbok. 
(4) A. capitatum Benth. F.B.I. iv. 264; Prain, l.c. 345. 
A branched aromatic herb about 1 to 2 ft. tall, sparsely rough 
hairy on stems and nerves of leaf. Leaves ovate acuminate serrate, 
base cuneate, 1 to 2 in. long, *5 to 75 in. wide; petioles about 
■1 in. long. Flowers bright blue in dense terminal globose 
or cylindric hairy heads, *5 in. long with numerous leafy bracts 
at the base. Sepals villous, -25 in. long. Corolla little longer. 
Capsule ovoid, *2 in. long. Hab. Sandy places by roadsides and 
