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acuminate, base blunt unequal, edge serrat.e, sparingly to densely 
tomentose-hairy all over, 6 to 7 in. long, 4 in. wide; petioles 1 m. 
long. Peduncles 6 to 8 in. long, hairy or pubescent with a slender 
branched glabrous panicle 3 in. long and as wide, lax. Bracts in 
pairs. Sepals free, glabrous, *1 in. long. Corolla campanulate, 
•5 in. long, white tinted with violet or rose, lobes short, sub-equal 
rounded, glandular. Filaments very short. Capsule sausage-shaped, 
4-angled, 1*5 in. long. Hab. Mountain woods at 2000 to 3000 ft. 
altitude/ Perak, Thaiping Hills (all collectors); Sira Rimau, base 
of Gunong Inas (Yapp). Penang Hill (Wallich and all collectors). 
var. deb Ms Ridl, l.c . Rhizome fleshy; stem 6 in. tall. Leaves 
1*5 to 4 in. long, by 1 to 2 in. wide. Panicle 4 to 6 in. long, weak, 
branches few and thin and flowers smaller. Hab. Kedah Peak 
(Ridley). , . , , 
var ophirensis Ridl Tall and weak. Leaves lanceolate acute 
narrowed to base, 6 in. long, 2 in. vide. Flowers and capsules 
smaller. Hab. Malacca, Mt. Ophir on a cliff below Padang Batu 
^ " (2)^P. campanulata Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 44, p. 65. 
Stem slender, 1 ft. tall, hairy. Leaves in distant pairs, elliptic 
acute, obscurely crenulate, glabrous except edge and elevated 
nerves beneath, scurfy-hairy, 2-5 to 3-5 in. long, 1*25 in. wide; 
petioles scurfy-hairy, -12 to -3 in. long. Peduncles 1 *5 m long, 
1- flowered, red-hairy. Bracts alternate, minute. Sepals linear, 
hairy Corolla campanulate, white, lobes broad, round. Capsule 
velvety, 75 in. long. Hab. Selangor, Semangkok Pass, Sempang 
Mines 3000 to 4000 ft. altitude (Curtis, one specimen). 
(3) P. Scortechinii Ridl. Journ. Roy. ds. Soc. S. Br. 44 > P- bo, 
Journ. ds. Soc. Beng., l.c. 772. 
Glabrous. Leaves ovate-acuminate; base round, unequal 
crenate, 3 to 3*5 in. long, 1 to 2*5 in. wide; petioles -5 m long. 
Panicle 3 in. long; branches dichotomous, few, 1 m. long; flowers 
solitary on branch-ends. Sepals oblong obtuse. Corolla campanu¬ 
late, *5 in. long. Hab. Perak (Scortechini). Very little known 
(4) P. cserulea Ridl. Journ. Roy. ds, Soc. S. Br. 44 > P- bo, 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng., l.c. 772. . T 
Stem woody, 3 to 4 in. long, silvery hairy above. Leaves 
crowded at top, narrow lanceolate-linear acuminate, narrowed 
gradually to base, dark green above, pale cinnamon beneath; 
nerves 30 pairs. Peduncles axillary, 4 in. long, pubescent, 1- to 
2- flowered. Sepals linear, blunt. Corolla campanulate, *5 m - l° n g 
and nearly as wide at base; lobes deep blue. Capsule very narrow, 
cylindric, 1 in. long. Hab. Tringganu, Bundi (Rostados). V ery rare. 
(O P. pyroliflora Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 44, P* 07» 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng., l.c. 772. Didymocarpus pyroliflora Ridl. 
Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 330. , T ,, 
Woody a to 6 in. tall or more, bare below. Leaves alternate, 
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