572 
CVI. ACANTHACE.E. 
[Strobilanthes 
smaller; petioles *3 in. long, pubescent. Flowers i to 5, capitate 
in an ovoid sub-sessile head in 2 ovate green bracts, -5 to 1 in. long, 
crenate. Sepals oblong-acute, -4 in. long. Corolla 2 in. long, 
1 in. or more across; limb pure white, tube narrow then rather 
abruptly funnel-shaped. Capsule oblong, *5 in. long. Seeds 4. 
villous. Hab. Forests at 2000 ft. altitude upwards. Selangor, 
Bukit Hitam (Kelsall); Menuang Gasing, Ulu Langat (Kloss). 
Perak, Thaiping Hills. Penang, Penara Bukit and West Hill 
(all collectors). 
(2) S. bibracteatus Bl. Bijdr. 799; Clarke, lx. 656. 
Much resembling 5 . Maingayi, but the stems, leaves and bracts 
are pubescent, the bracts broader and more ovate and crenate at 
the top and the flower a little shorter, 1*5 in. long. Hab. Mountain 
forests up to 5500 ft. altitude. Perak, Thaiping Hills to Gunong 
Hijau (Ridley, Wray, Scortechini). Dislrib. Sumatra, Java. 
(3) S. hirtisepalus Clarke, lx. 656. 
Similar to the last but roughly hairy all over. Bracts more 
lanceolate than the last, very hairy. Hab. Mountain forests, 
Selangor, Gin ting Bidai (Kloss). Pahang, Telom (Ridley). Perak, 
Thaiping Hills (Kunstler). Kedah Peak. 
All these three may well be placed as varieties of one species. 
