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P senderuntketnum.] cvi. acanthaceA£. 
cuspidate, the condensed panicle is 1*5 in. long, with 15 or 16 flowers on each 
basal branch, the corolla-tube is 75 in. long and the lobes are -25 in. long, 
but this is one of Clarke's types. 
(7) P. sylvestre Ridl. 
Shrub. Leaves elliptic-obovate cuspidate, base acuminate to 
lanceolate with a long point and undulate margins; nerves 7 pairs, 
conspicuous; 7 in. long, 3 in. wide, or 8 by 2 in.; petioles 1*5 in. 
long. Panicle 8 in. long above and bracts puberulous; branches 
very short with 1 or 2 flowers. Bracts very narrow, linear-acumin¬ 
ate. Calyx-lobes lanceolate-acuminate, -35 in. long. Corolla- 
tube -6 in. long, lobes oblong round-tipped, *5 in. long, *25 in. 
wide, white. Hab. Forests, Selangor, Sungei Buluh (Ridley). 
(8) P. Kingii Ridl. Eranthemum Kingii Clarke, l.c. 678. 
Slender, little or not branched plant, 1 ft. tall. Leaf pairs 
distant, few, elliptic acuminate shortly narrowed to base, 3 in. 
long, 1-25 to 1*5 in, wide; petioles -25 in. long. Spike terminal 
one unbranched, pubescent, 3 in. long. Flowers in opposite pairs, 
sessile. Sepals lanceolate acuminate, pubescent. Corolla-tube 
1 in. long; limb -5 in. wide, pure white. Hab. Damp woods in 
the south. Singapore, Changi; Jalan Bray; Selitar, Johor; 
Jaffaria (King); Kota Tinggi; Gunong Muntahar (Kloss). 
(9) P. graciliflorum Ridl. Eranthemum graciliflorum Nees, 
Wall. PI. . 4 s. Rar. 107. E. malaccense Clarke, F.B.I. iv. 498; 
Joum. As. Soc. Beng, l.c. 678. 
A bush with erect stems about 6 ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate to 
ovate-lanceolate acuminate both ends, 5-5 to 6 in. long, 1 to 2 in. 
wide; petioles *35 in. long. Flowers sub-sessile, numerous, in 
a dense spike, about 2 in. long. Calyx very small with short 
lobes. Corolla-tube slender, 1-5 in, long; limb 1 in. across, lilac- 
violet with a white spot on lower lip dotted red, occasionally not 
spotted, or all white. Capsule 1 in. long, foot as long as dilate 
portion. Seeds 4. Hab. Common in forests in low country, and 
often cultivated in gardens. Muar (Curtis), Malacca, Sungei 
Hudang; Bukit Sabukor (Derry). Pahang, Pekan. Selangor, 
Sungei Buluh; Rantau Panjang (Kloss). Negri Sembilan, Johol, 
Perak, Kamuning (Curtis, a white-flowered form); Changkat 
Mentri (Kloss). Province Wellesley, Kubong Ulu (Curtis). Penang, 
Waterfall Hill; by the Kosea River (Porter). Lankawi, Kwah 
(Curtis). Perlis, Chupeng. Distrib. South Siam. Native names : 
Tampan Putri; Seluang Mudik. Use : Drug after confinement. 
Curiously, this common widespread shrub very rarely fruits. Wallich's 
type has broader leaves than usual, but the shrub varies in this. 
(10) P. lilacinum Stapf, Bot. Mag. t. 8446. 
This plant was sent by me from Selangor, Batu Caves, to Kew 
Gardens in 1909. It was cultivated there in a pot and appeared 
as an erect plant with narrow lanceolate acuminate leaves 9 in. 
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