56 o cvi. acanthace^. [Staurogyne. 
(4) S. angustifolia Wall. PL As. Rar. ii. 81; Clarke, l.c. 636. 
Stem 8 to 12 in. long, little or not branched, base woody, hairy. 
Leaves glabrous lanceolate, sub-acute, base narrowed, 3 to 4 in. 
long, 7 to 1 in. wide; petioles 1 to 2 in. long. Spikes terminal 
and axillary ellipsoid, dense, in fruit up to 3 in. long. Bract 
narrow-oblong, aristate, hairy below. Sepals unequal, longest 
•6 in. long, base lanceolate, hairy above glabrous, long-awned. 
Corolla -6 in. long, hairy outside. Capsule *2 in. long. Hab. 
Not common in lowland forests, Malacca, Ayer Panas (Good- 
enough). Selangor, Ulu Gombak. Perak, Ipoh (Curtis); Bujong 
Malacca. Distrib. Mergui, Tavoy. 
(5) S. Kingiana Clarke, lx. 637. 
Stem pubescent, 2 to 3 ft. tall. Leaves glabrous, elliptic 
narrowed at both ends, 8*5 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide or less; petioles 
1 to 2 in. long. Spikes 3 to 6 on a stem, terminal and axillary, 
4 to 10 in. long, dense. Bracts linear, -8 in. long. Sepals nearly 
equal, linear, longest 75 in. long, base little dilate and hairy, above 
glabrous. Corolla 1 in. long, yellowish white, tube maroon inside, 
glabrous. Capsule -2 in. long, rather corky. Hab. Hill woods. 
Johor, road to Gunong Pulai; Gunong Janeng (Kelsall); Gunong 
Pantai (Kunstler). Pahang, Tahan River; Kwala Teku. Selangor, 
Klang Gates; Ulu Gombak. Tringganu, Bundi (Rostados). 
Kelantan, Kwala Aring (Yapp). Disirib. Lingga. 
(6) S. longifolia Kuntze , Revisio, i. 497; Clarke, l.c. 637. 
Sub-erect, 8 to 20 in. tall. Stem woody in large plants and 
branched. Leaves lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, glabrous; 
nerves scurfy on the back, pale beneath, 4 to 5 in. long, -5 to 75 in. 
or a little wider; petioles 1 to 1-5 in. long, slender. Spikes shortly 
peduncled or sessile, terminal and in upper axils, in fruit 2 to 5 in. 
long. Bract narrow lanceolate, awned, -6 in. long. Sepals linear, 
longest -5 in. long, all softly hairy. Corolla-tube cylindric then 
abruptly dilate, -5 in. long, white with purple mouth. Capsule 
■2 in. long. Hab. Woods in mountain districts up to 4000 ft. 
altitude. Johor, Gunong Muntahar (Kloss), Pahang, Tahan 
River. Negri Sembilan, Perhentian Tinggi. Selangor, Kwang; 
Kwala Lumpur; Semangkok; Bukit Kutu. Perak, Temengoh; 
Tapah (Ridley). 
var. condensata Ridl. Leaves very narrow, spikes dense, com¬ 
pact in a head. Bracts very hairy. Kelantan, Kwala Lebir 
(Gimlette). 
(7) S. comosa Kuntze, Revisio, i, 497; Clarke, l.c. 638. 
Stem 1 to 3 ft. tall, woody below, hairy. Leaves elliptic-lan¬ 
ceolate, narrowed to both ends, glabrous except nerves beneath, 
appressed hairy, 6 in. long, 2 to 275 in. wide; petioles 1 to 2 in. 
long. Spikes 1 to 3, nodding, 2 in. long, lengthening to 7 in. in 
fruit; at first dense, rough white hairy. Bracts lanceolate-acumin¬ 
ate. Sepals unequal, the largest lanceolate-acuminate, -3 in. 
