482 c. scro phu lari ace m . [ Torenia. 
Calyx-wings narrow; corolla exsert blue . . (4) T, eiliata 
Calyx hardly winged. 
Flowers axillary. 
Glabrous prostrate; corolla deep purple, large . (5) T. atropurpurea 
Hairy, creeping; corolla small, light blue . ( 6 ) T. cselestis 
Flowers racemose, yellow, plant hairy . . (7) T. flava 
(1) T. polygonoides Benth . Scroph. Ind. 39; Prain, l.c. 352. 
A slender prostrate creeper in grass, 12 or more in. long, glabrous. 
Leaves orbicular-ovate serrate, -4 to *5 in. long, -3 to -4 in. wide; 
petioles -25 in. long. Flowers 2 to 4 on short axillary peduncles. 
Calyx tubular winged. Corolla -25 in. across, tube as long as calyx, 
white, upper lobes brown rarely entirely white. Hab. Common 
in grass plots and banks, whole peninsula. Singapore, Tanglin (a 
variety with white flowers); Galang. Pahang, Pasir Loyang, 
Pahang River. Malacca, Selandor; Alor Gajah. Selangor, 
Rantau Panjang (Kloss). Perak, Telok Anson; Gapis Pass 
(Curtis). Penang. Tringganu, Bundi (Rostados). Setul. Dislrib. 
Cachar, Tavoy, Borneo. Native names: Kerak Merali; Terutap 
Batu. 
(2) T. peduncularis Benth. Wall. Cat. 3956; Prain , l.c . 353. 
T. edentula Benth. Bot. Mag. t. 4229. 
Branched herb 1 ft. tall; stem 4-angled hairy. Leaves ovate- 
lanceolate, base cordate, acuminate serrate, 1 to 2 in. long, -5 to 1 
in. wide; petioles *5 to 75 in. long. Flowers axillary solitary, the 
uppermost 2 or 3 racemed; pedicels -3 in. long, lengthening to -5 in. 
long in fruit. Calyx lanceolate, -6 in. long, wings narrow, wider in 
fruit, *6 to 12 in. wide in flower, -3 in. wide in fruit. Corolla 75 in. 
long, little exsert, tube yellow, above light blue, lobes with darker 
blotches. Hab. By streams in forests. Malacca, Bukit Panchur 
(Cantley). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Kupayiang (Cantley). Dindings, 
Lumut. Perak, Temengoh; Kwala Dipang; Batang Padang. 
Penang (Schomburgk). Kedah Peak (Robinson). Kelantan, Kwala 
Aring (Yapp). Distrib. Indo-China, Java, Timor, Nicobars. 
Native names: Kelawat; Kulalawat; Rulang hutan. 
(3) T. bimaculata Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. x. 149. 
Annual, 12 in. tall; young parts pubescent. Leaves ovate 
acute, base decurrent often oblique, glabrous when adult, serrate, 
1 in. long, -5 in. wide; petioles -25 in. long. Flowers 1 to 5 in 
terminal umbel; pedicels -5 in. long. Calyx -4 to *5 in. long, ellip¬ 
soid, base decurrent on pedicel, distinctly winged, hairy on the 
edge at tip. Corolla-tube as long as calyx, limb bilabiate, pale 
blue with a dark purple spot on each side of the lower lip, mouth 
of tube yellow inside. Hab. Kelantan, river banks at Chaning 
(Ridley). 
(4) T. eiliata Sm. Rees, Cyclop , v. 36; Prain, l.c. 353. 
Closely resembles T. peduncularis , but is usually bigger. Leaves 
larger and more serrate, the calyx slightly narrower and wings 
