CZII. GESNERACEiE. 
499 
Mschynanthus.'] 
ate, 3 to 7 in. long, i to 2 in. wide. Flowers in terminal fascicles; 
pedicels -5 in. long. Sepals -25 in. long, linear, free to base, 
glabrous. Corolla deep red, 2 to 3 in. long, cylindric dilate up¬ 
wards and curved, lobes round. Stamens long, exsert. Capsule 
over 1 ft. long. Seed with one hair at each end. Hab. Mountain 
forests, Perak, Thaiping Hills up to 4000 ft. altitude (all collectors); 
Gunong Kerbau (Robinson); Sungei Rayah (Kunstler); Gunong 
Berumbun, Telom (Ridley). 
(8) 2E. Hildebrandtii Hemsl. Bot. Mag. t. 7365; Ridl. Journ. 
^s. Soc. Beng., l.c. 734. 
Dwarf epiphyte 6 in. tall to 2 ft. long, creeping. Leaves fleshy 
sessile ovate acute, base round, edge ciliate-glandular, *5 in. long 
and wide. Flowers few, terminal; pedicels '25 in. long. Sepals 
free, linear pubescent, *15 to *2 in. long. Corolla-tube thick curved, 
■75 in. long, orange; lobes round pubescent red. Stamens shortly 
exsert. Capsule 6 in. long, base narrow. Hab. Mountain forests 
at 4000 to 5000 ft. altitude, high up on trees, Pahang, Gunong 
Benom, Kluang Terbang (Barnes). Perak, Thaiping Hills at 
5500 ft. altitude (Ridley). Distrib. Burma. 
(9) IE. rhododendron Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 500; 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng., lx. 735. 
Erect shrub 1 to 2 ft. tall, stout. Leaves fleshy-coriaceous 
ovate acuminate, 2 in. long, 1*5 in. wide. Flowers fascicled 
axillary and terminal. Calyx tubular, deep purple, 1 in. long, 
lobes short acute. Corolla 3 in. long, dilate above, glabrous, lobes 
oblong, *5 in. long, round, deep red with 3 black streaks on the 
lower lobes. Stamens very shortly exsert. Capsule cylindric, 
stout, 4 in. long, narrowed at base. Seeds one-haired at each end. 
Hab. Mountain forests, Perak, Thaiping Hills at 2500 to 6000 ft. 
altitude (all collectors); Plus River (Scortechini). 
(10) IE. longicalyx Ridl. Journ. Roy. /Is. Soc. S. Br. .44, 
p. 16; Journ. As. Soc. Beng., lx. 735. 
Stem woody over 1 ft. tall. Leaves fleshy, ovate acuminate, 
2 to 3 in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide. Flowers several, terminal; 
pedicels *5 in. long. Calyx tubular, thick, 1*25 in. long, lobes 
lanceolate acuminate, -5 in. long, glabrous, bright red. Corolla 
3 in. long, glabrous except the pubescent mouth, lobes large oblong- 
rounded, over -5 in. long and *25 in. wide in var. Stamens shorter 
than corolla-lobes. Capsule 7 in. long, valves -25 in. wide, linear 
splitting for 5 in. Hab. Mountain forests, Pahang, Gunong 
Berumbun, Telom. Selangor, Menuang Gasing (Kloss); Semang- 
kok Pass. Gunong Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson), the var. 
superba with bigger corolla and wider calyx-lobes. Perak, Gunong 
Kerbau at 5500 ft. altitude (Robinson); Gunong Batu Putih 
(Wray); Gunong Inas (Yapp). 
This is very variable locally in size of flowers and width of calyx-lobes. 
It is a beautiful plant, easily known by its large bright red calyx. 
