cm. gesneracEjE. 
Didissandra.] 
503 
(3) D. hirta Ridl, Journ. Roy. /Is. Soc. S. Br. 44 > P- > 
Journ. ds. Soc. Beng., l.c. 740. 
Stem woody, 3 in. long. Leaves rosulate oblanceolate oblique, 
serrate, with pale hairs scattered above and many on the leaves 
beneath, 4 to 9 in. long, 2 in. wide. Scape 3 to 4 in. long, hairy. 
Sepals *25 in. long, lanceolate acuminate, very hairy. Corolla 
1 in. long, broad-cylindric, lobes '5 in. long, round, violet, centre 
darker. Hob. Dense forests, Perak, Bujong Malacca (Ridley). 
(4) D. serratifolia Ridl. Journ. Roy. /Is. Soc. S. Br. 44, 
p. 25; Journ. /Is. Soc. Beng., l.c. 740. 
Stem woody, 4 to 5 in. tall, red-hairy above. Leaves oblanceo¬ 
late acuminate, base long cuneate, edge doubly serrate sprinkled 
with multicellular hairs above and on nerves beneath, 6 to 10 m, 
long, 1*75 to 2-25 in. wide; petioles 1 in. long or less, hairy. Flower 
solitary on a slender hairy peduncle 4 in. long. Sepals lanceolate, 
acuminate, *25 in. long, densely red-hairy. Corolla 1*5 l° n §> 
blue, tube dilated upwards sparsely hairy, lobes round. Capsule 
1’5 in. long, rather thick. Hub. Dense forests. Perak, Bujong 
Malacca (Ridley). 
(5) D. atrocyanea Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 43, p. 20; 
Journ. ^s. Soc. Beng., l.c. 741. , J , . 
Stem woody, 6 in. tall. Leaves oblong or lanceolate-oblong 
strongly serrate, above conic-pustular, with hairs on pustules, 
beneath punctate, densely red-hairy on nerves; 4 to 5 in. long, 
1 to 2 in. wide; petioles winged to base. Flower 1 to 3 in. long > 
peduncles hairy. Sepals oblong-ovate, ’125 in. long. Corolla 
nearly 2 in. long, black purple, mouth nearly black, tube cylindric 
pubescent, lobes short, round. Capsule 1 to 2 in. long, curved. 
Hab. Dense forests, Perak, Bujong Malacca (all collectors), Gunong 
Batu Putih (Wray). , „ _ 
(6) D. longisepala Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus, iv. 49 - 
Stem hairy, 6 in. tall. Leaves petioled, elliptic acute, serrate 
sprinkled with hairs above, midrib and nerves hairy beneath 5 m. 
long, 2 in. wide; petioles hairy, 3 in. long. Peduncles slender, hairy, 
4 in! long. Sepals linear acuminate serrate with a hair on each 
tooth, *5 in. long, 'i in. wide. Corolla 2 in. long, gradually dilate 
upwards, violet, inside of tube paler. Hab. Dense forest at 45 °° 
altitude; very rare, Pahang, Cameron s Plateau, track to Gunong 
Irau (Kloss). _ .. r 
(7) D. latisepala Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxn. 503; Journ . 
/Is. Soc. Beng., l.c. 741. , . , 
Stem short, woody. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, edge crenate- 
dentate, sparsely red-hairy; nerves beneath densely hairy 7 in. 
long 2 in. broad; petioles x in. long. Flowers few, on a hispid 
peduncle 6 in. long. Sepals ovate, *125 in. long glabrous. Corolla 
purple (?), 1 in. long; tube dilate upwards; lobes short, round. 
Hab. Legeh (Machado). Very rare. 
