Lepadanthus.] cm. gesnerace^e. 539 
long; stigma oblique, entire. Capsule as long as sepals, loculicidal. 
Seeds minute. Species x. 
(1) L. flexuosa Ridl. Journ. ,1s. Soc. Beng. lxxiv. 782. 
Herb 18 in. tall. Leaves 5 to 7 in. long, 4 in. wide; nerves 
8 to 10 pairs, sparsely short hairy all over; petioles 3-5 in. long, 
slender hairy. Cymes 2 in. or more long. Peduncles slender, 
•5 in. long. Sepals *15 in. long. Corolla light blue. Capsule 
oblong, -25 in. long, blunt, glabrous. Hab. Limestone caves. 
Kedah, Gunong Geriang (Fox, Ridley). Dislrib. South Siam. 
14. HHYNCHOGLOSSUM, Blume. 
Succulent nearly glabrous herbs. Leaves opposite, thin. 
Raceme terminal, lax; flowers pendent. Calyx campanulate, 
toothed. Corolla-tube cylindric, limb bilobed, upper very short, 
bifid, lower long, trilobed. Stamens 2, affixed to corolla-tube. 
Ovary ovoid. Capsule included in calyx, ellipsoid, 2-valved. 
Species 2, Indo-Malayan. 
(1) R. obliquum Bl. Bijdr. 741; Ridl ., lx. 783. 
Herb; 12 to 20 in. tall. Leaves 1 to 3 in. long, *5 to 1 in. wide, 
ovate acuminate; petioles -5 in. long. Raceme lax, 6 in. long; 
flowers numerous. Calyx *25 in. long, lobes lanceolate or trian¬ 
gular, *25 in. long. Corolla *6 in. long, lower lip several times 
longer than upper, light or dark violet. Capsule *3 in. long. Hab. 
Mountain forests; not common. Perak, Thaiping Hills (Fox) ; 
Batang Padang (Wray). Distrib. Tenasserim and Malay islands. 
15. EPITHEMA, Blume. 
Small succulent herbs, pubescent. Leaves few, alternate or 
opposite above, ovate usually cordate. Peduncles erect from upper 
axils. Bracts ovate or hooded. Flowers very small, blue and 
white in a scorpioid cyme. Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed. Corolla- 
limb 2-lipped; lobes sub-equal. Stamens 2; staminodes shorter. 
Ovary ovoid. Capsule globose enclosed in enlarged calyx on a 
thickened and longer pedicel splitting transversely. Species 2 or 3, 
Asiatic (possibly only one) and one or more African. 
(1) E. saxatile Bl. Bijdr. 738; Ridl. Journ. As, Soc. Beng., 
44, p. 80; Journ. 2ls. Soc. Beng., l.c. 784. 
Soft herb 3 to 12 in. tall, viscid pubescent. Leaves very variable, 
ovate-cordate, denticulate or crenulate hairy, 1-5 to 6 in. long, 
1 to 5 in. across; petioles *25 to 1-5 in. long. Peduncles x to 2 in. 
long. Cyme -75 in. long, many-flowered; flowers sessile subtended 
by a broad truncate toothed bract. Calyx tubular with 5 narrow 
lobes split down half-way. Corolla -25 in. long, tube white, upper 
lobes tipped violet, lower mauve with darker spots, mouth hairy. 
Capsule globose, pubescent. Hab. Limestone rocks. Pahang, 
Kota Glanggi. Selangor, Batu Caves. Perak, Teior Pinang, Ipoh; 
