Staurogyne.] cvi. acanthace^. 
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Sepals blunt, broad, glabrous like the whole plant; 
leaves lanceolate acuminate . . . (12) S. subglabra 
Sepals very small, *12 in. long. 
Leaves oblong, often cordate . . . . (13) S, merguensis 
Leaves narrow lanceolate, raceme longer lax . (14) S. racemosa 
Corolla 1 in. long. (15) S. maerantha 
Corolla 75 in. long; leaves serrulate; stem 
villous.(16) S. serrulata 
Corolla 75 in. long; leaves entire; plant 
glabrous . (17) S. longispica 
(1) S. setigera Kuntze, Revisio, i. 497; Clarke, l.c. 635. 
A weak herb, 4 to 12 in. long, creeping, ascending, pubescent. 
Leaves oblong-ovate or lanceolate, base shortly cuneate, tip blunt, 
2- 5 in. long, 1 in. wide or less, glabrous or minutely hairy; petioles 
•25 to 1*5 in. long. Spike solitary terminal ovoid dense, 6 in. 
long (in fruit to 1 in. long). Sepals linear sub-equal, -4 in. long, 
long acuminate edged with long hairs. Corolla -6 in. long, white 
with a dull pink spot in the mouth. Capsule -2 in. long. Hab. 
Woods; common. Singapore, Bukit Timah; Chua Chu Kang; 
Jurong. Johor, Batu Pahat; Tebrau River (a form with crowded 
undulate leaves). Malacca, Ayer Panas (Derry); Jus. Pahang, 
Kota Glanggi; Telom; Pulau Tiuman (Burkill); Selangor, Kwala 
Lumpur (Curtis); Rawang. Dindings, Gunong Tungal. Perak, 
Temengoh; Thaiping Waterfall (straggling tall form). Tringganu, 
Bundi (Rostados). Distrib. Sumatra, Java, Borneo. Native name : 
Pokoh Checheh Merah. Use : Leaves chewed for sore mouth. 
(2) S. lanceolata Kuntze, Revisio, i. 497; Clarke, l.c . 636. 
Stem woody, scurfy, not branched, 6 to 14 in. long. Leaves 
lanceolate, glabrate, scurfy on nerves, 4 to 5 in. long, -6 to 1 in. 
wide or smaller; petioles -25 to 4 in. long. Spike 1 in. long (in 
fruit 1*5 to 2 in. long), laxer than in setigera. Sepals lanceolate 
acute, not hairy. Corolla hairy outside white with pink mouth. 
Hab. Rare in forests, Pahang, Tahan River. Malacca, Ayer Panas 
(Derry). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Temiang (Cantley). Distrib. 
Java. Native name : Bunga Batu. Distrib. Tenasserim, Java. 
(3) S. malaccensis Clarke, l.c. 636. 
Herb 4 to 8 in. tall, branched or not. Stem hairy. Leaves 
elliptic-lanceolate, blunt, base cuneate glabrous (except the scurfy 
nerves), 4 in. long, 1 in. wide or less; petioles *5 to 1 in. long. 
Spikes 1 to 4 or even 8 on the top, 1 to 1-5 in. long, dense, in fruit 
3- 5 in. long. Bracts oblong. Sepals -4 in. long, very unequal, biggest 
lanceolate-acuminate, strongly keeled, the others linear acuminate 
setaceous all long-hairy. Corolla -6 in. long, nearly glabrous. Hab. 
Woods, not rare. Johor, Gunong Pulai and Gunong Pantai. Malacca 
(Griffith); Sungei Hudang. Negri Sembilan, Bukit Kayu Arang, 
and Bukit Surawan (Cantley). Province Wellesley, Tasek Gelugur. 
Lankawi (Curtis). Kedah, Gunong Geriang. Perlis, Tebing Tinggi 
(Ridley). Distrib. Tenasserim, Java. 
