CIII. GESNERACEAS. 
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Bceai] 
to base, above grey arachnoid, beneath white-tomentose, 6 in. 
long, i in. wide. Flowers numerous. Sepals short pubescent. 
Corolla-tube very short; limb 1-5 in. across, lobes round unequal, 
bright blue. Capsule 75 in. long, thick. Hab. Limestone cliffs. 
Selangor, Batu Caves. Perak, Sungei Siput (Curtis); Kwala 
Dipang (Kunstler); Batu Kurau (Scortechini). 
(2) B. divaricata Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 44, p. 75; 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng., l.c. 778. 
Rootstock woody stout, 4 in. long. Leaves in a rosette oblan- 
ceolate blunt or sub-acute, crenulate, widely winged to base of 
petiole, glabrous above, thinly cinnamon arachnoid beneath, 7 in. 
long, 2-5 in. wide; nerves and midrib prominent. Panicle 12 in. or 
more long on a peduncle 7 to 16 in. long, lax decompound, very 
many flowered, brown-tomentose. Sepals lanceolate acute very 
small. Corolla -25 in. across, pale lilac or blue, 2-lipped. Capsule 
cylindric, 1 in. long. Hab. Lankawi, Ayer Hangat (Curtis). 
(3) B. lanata Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxii. 520; Journ. As. 
Soc. Beng., l.c. 777. 
Rootstock 2 in. long, covered like the leaves with close white 
felted wool. Leaves crowded, lanceolate acuminate, winged to 
base, silvery white, 3 to 6 in. long (including winged petiole), 
75 in. across. Peduncles woolly, 3 to 5 in. long. Panicles dense, 
crowded, 1 in. long, spreading in fruit. Sepals lanceolate woolly. 
Corolla 75 in. across, rose-pink. Capsule fusiform, -5 in. long. 
Hab. On bare limestone rocks. Lankawi, Dayong Bunting 
(Curtis). 
(4) B. vertieillata Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxn. 519; Journ. 
As. Soc. Beng., l.c. 776. , . 
Rootstock woody, 3 in. long; stem above 1-5 ft. tall, white 
woolly, 4-angled. Leaves in distant whorls, lanceolate acuminate, 
narrowed at base, 4 to 6 in. long, 75 f° J "5 ^ n * wide, grey tomentose 
above, white beneath; nerves over 20 pairs prominent beneath. 
Panicle branches whorled, 1 to 2 in. long, bracts leafy. Sepals 
arachnoid. Corolla -5 in. across, blue. Capsule fusiform, -5 in. 
long. Hab. Limestone cliffs, Selangor, Batu Caves (Ridley, 
(5) B. cserulescens Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 44, p. 73; 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng., l.c. 777. 
Whole plant 2 to 3 ft. tall. Stem 4-angled, grooved woolly. 
Leaves whorled oblanceolate acute or subobtuse, dark green, 
pubescent above, ochreous woolly beneath, 6 to 8 in. long, 1*25 
to 2 in. wide; petioles winged to base or not, 1 in. long. Panicle 
2 ft. long of lax whorled branches 3 in. long or less, yellow woolly. 
Sepals lanceolate woolly. Corolla-limb 75 in. across, pale blue, 
upper lip shorter than the unequal lobed lower lip. Capsule 
cylindric, thick, *75 in. long. Hab. Limestone rocks, Perak, 
Sungei Siput (Curtis); Kwala Dipang (Kunstler). 
