536 ciii. gesneraceA. [Parabcea. 
ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate at both ends, 3 to 4 in. long, 
1*5 in. wide, entire; silky pubescent all over; petioles over 1 in. 
long. Peduncles from upper axils 3 to 4 in. long, hairy. Sepals 
lanceolate, pubescent. Corolla funnel-shaped, campanulate, white, 
•4 in. long, lobes short round. Style longer than corolla. Capsule 
1 in. long, terete. Hab. Local on river banks and rocks, Pahang, 
Tahan River woods (Ridley). 
(6) P. rubiginosa Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxviii. 319. 
Root thick, woody as much as 6 in. long; stem woody, 1 in. 
long, red-tomentose. Leaves rosulate or opposite or alternate, 
oblanceolate, rather thick, narrowed to the rounded base, velvety 
hairy, dark green above, red-hairy beneath, 1-5 to 2 in. long, 1 in. 
across; nerves strongly elevate beneath; petioles short thick or o. 
Peduncles 6 to 8 in. long, red-pubescent. Panicle branches few. 
Sepals linear short. Corolla campanulate, white tinted rose- 
colour, -25 in. long. Capsule linear acuminate, 75 in. long. Hab. 
Pahang, Gunong Tahan, on rocks 4000 to 5000 ft. altitude 
(Ridley). 
(7) P. tiumanica Burkill , MSS. 
Stem 3 in. tall, white villous above. Leaves narrow oblong- 
lanceolate, thin, serrulate villous with pale hairs all over, base 
cuneate, 3 in. long, *5 in. wide; petioles slender, 1 in. long, villous. 
Peduncles 1*5 in. long, villous, i-flowered. Sepals lanceolate. 
Corolla -5 in. long, widely campanulate, tube thick. Filaments 
short, terete; anthers large, connate. Style longer than stamens 
half as long as corolla, pubescent. Capsule rather short, curved 
acuminate. Hab. Pulau Tiuman, west of Juara Bay (Burkill). 
(8) P. salicina Ridl. Didymocarpus salicina Ridl. Trans. 
Linn. Soc. iii. 329. 
Stem slender, woody, 3 to 6 in. tall. Leaves opposite, narrow 
lanceolate acuminate, glabrous, closely serrate, pale green above, 
reddish beneath, 3 to 4 in. long, 1-5 in. wide; petioles slender, 
1*5 in. long. Peduncles numerous in upper axils very slender, 
red, 2 in. long. Flowers pink, -125 in. long. Sepals linear pubes¬ 
cent. Corolla campanulate, lobes ovate acute. Filaments short, 
anthers reniform. Style longer than corolla. Capsule 75 in. 
long. Hab. Rocky stream banks in forests, Pahang, Tahan River 
up to Kwala Teku and on to base of Tahan range (Ridley). 
I take this to be more nearly allied to Parabcea than to Didymocarpus. 
(9) P. filicifolia Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 166. 
Stem woody, 3 to 4 in. long. Leaves oblong-linear acuminate, 
base narrowed blunt decurrent on petiole, edges closely serrate, 
dark green, whitish beneath, glabrous, 3-5 to 5*5 in. long, -5 in. 
wide; petioles *12 in. long. Peduncles red-scurfy, 1*5 to 2 in. 
long; flowers 2 to 4. Bracts linear acuminate. Sepals narrow 
linear acute. Corolla short, campanulate, lobes ovate acute, 
