Parabceai] cm. gesnerace^e. 533 
bilobed, lower lobe larger. Capsule cylindric. Hab. Perak, Bujong 
Malacca (Curtis). 
(18) P. obovata Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 44, p. 71; 
Journ. ^ 4 s. Soc. Beng., l.c. 775. 
Stem short. Leaves crowded at the top, thin obovate, blunt; 
base cuneate, thinly arachnoid on both sides, yellowish beneath, 
3 in. long, 1*5 in, wide; petioles *25 in. long. Peduncle slender, 
3 to 6 in. long, glabrous; branches few, terminal. Sepals oblong, 
blunt. Corolla -25 in. across, lower lip longer than upper one, 
lobes oblong, rounded. Hab. Lankawi, Gunong Chinchang 
(Curtis). 
8. CODONOBCEA, Ridl. 
Shrublets. Leaves opposite or alternate, lanceolate, petioled; 
petiole channelled with peduncle rising from axil of petiole or 
adnate and enclosed in it. Peduncle short; pedicels short. Flowers 
medium or small. Calyx-lobes linear. Corolla gibbous broad, 
campanulate; lobes very short, tooth-like. Stamens 2, very short; 
filaments thick Style much longer, all enclosed in corolla-tube. 
Capsule slender, cylindric. Species 3, Pahang. 
Leaves opposite sub-equal; peduncle tall erect, free 
from petiole. (i) C. leucocodon 
Leaves opposite unequal, glabrous; peduncle enclosed 
in the petiole.. (2) C. ericeeflora 
Leaves alternate, thin hairy; peduncle enclosed in the 
petiole; flowers very small . . . . . (3) C. Iilacina 
(1) C. leucocodon Ridl. Paraboea leucocodon Ridl. Journ. 
F.M.S. Mus. vi. 167. 
Stem stout, 8 to 12 in. tall; young parts hairy. Leaves 
numerous on branch ends, oblanceolate, base narrowed, sub-acute 
fleshy, glabrous above, hairy beneath, 5-5 in. long, 2 in. wide; 
petioles channelled, -5 in. long. Peduncles hairy erect in axils, 
2-5 to 3 in. long. Sepals lanceolate acuminate, hairy. Corolla 
campanulate pubescent, pure white, rarely violet, 1 in. long, lobes 
ovate blunt equal. Capsule 75 in. long. Hab. Damp woods at 
4000 to 5500 ft. altitude. Pahang, Gunong Tahan (Ridley). 
(2) C. ericseflora Ridl. Didymocarpus ericseflora Ridl. Journ. 
F.M.S. Mus. vi. 166. 
Stem over 1 ft. tall, woody, pale, entirely glabrous. Leaves 
narrow lanceolate long-acuminate, base narrowed, in distant 
unequal pairs; nerves very inconspicuous, midrib thick; 6 in. 
long, 1 in. wide; petioles -4 in. long. Bracts linear, 2. Peduncles 
adnate to the petioles, -12 in. long; pedicels slender, scurfy. 
Flowers in pairs. Sepals free, linear blunt. Corolla -25 in. long, 
thick tubular gibbous at base, white, lobes very short, *08 in. long, 
blunt, violet. Stamens very short straight. Capsule 1 in. long. 
Hab. Pahang, Gunong Tahan at 3500 ft. altitude, Wray's Camp, 
rare (Ridley). 
