Justicia .] cvi. acanthace^e. 599 
Pahang, ICwala Tahan; Kota Glanggi. Selangor, Gin ting Sempah 
(Ridley). 
(17) J. Clarkeana Ridl. Rungia laxifiora Clarke, l.c. 698. 
Herb 3 ft. tall, nearly glabrous. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 
narrowed at each end, 3-5 to 4 in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide; petioles 
•25 to 1 in. long. Spikes 1 to 3, terminal, 2 to 4 in. long. Flowers 
numerous, sub-secund, lax. Bracts narrow linear-lanceolate, -2 in. 
long. Bracteoles similar, smaller. Sepals very short, linear 
glabrous. Corolla -6 in. long, "yellow striped grey." Stamens 2, 
lower anther-cells smaller than upper, spur white. Capsule -35 in. 
long, minutely hairy; placentas rising elastically. Hab. Perak, 
Larut Hills, 3000 to 3200 ft. altitude (Kunstler). 
Clarke puts this plant under Rungia and calls it laxifiora, after a Javanese 
plant called Justicia laxifiora, but seems doubtful if it is the same as Blume’s 
J . laxifiora, as that had bearded filaments. I cannot see it bears any relation 
to the other species of Rungia, but it seems to be a true Justicia. 
(18) J. uber Clarke , l.c. 688. 
A rather fleshy herb about 2 ft., rarely 5 ft., tall, glabrous. 
Leaves broadly elliptic or more or less ovate acute, base narrowed; 
nerves puberulous beneath; 6 to 10 in. long, 3 to 4 in. wide; petioles 
•5 to 1-25 in. long. Spikes 2 to 6 in. long, solitary or 2 or 3 on a 
peduncle up to -5 in. long. Flowers usually unilateral. Bracts 
lanceolate acuminate, shorter than the calyx. Sepals narrow 
lanceolate acuminate. Corolla *6 in. long, creamy yellow, nearly 
or quite glabrous. Capsule -4 to *6 in. long, 4-seeded, dilate in 
the seed-bearing portion. Seeds reniform orbicular, pustulate. 
Hab. Woods, common, Malacca, Bukit Sadanen. Negri Sembilan, 
Bukit Sulu and Bukit Burunang (Cantley). Selangor, Ginting 
Bidai; Batu Caves; Semangkok Pass. Perak, Ulu Bubong 
(Kunstler); Lenggong; Bujong Malacca. Kelantan, Kota Bharu. 
Native names : Puding hutan jantan ; Suruput. 
Some of the plants from the Batu Caves have small ovate bracts at the 
base of the flowers, and it is possible that there is more than one species 
included here. 
(19) J. microcarpa Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 86, p. 206. 
A thin weak plant, glabrous. Leaves lanceolate-ovate, thin, 
very shortly bluntly narrowed to the base; nerves 10 pairs; 6 in. 
long, 2 in. wide; petioles 1-25 in. long. Racemes solitary axillary 
and terminal, 2 in. long. Flowers crowded secund. Bracts lan¬ 
ceolate acuminate slightly shorter than the calyx. Sepals narrow 
linear acuminate. Corolla -3 in. long, cream with pink spots in 
the mouth. Fruit -4 in. long. Seeds 4, ovoid acute, flat pustular. 
Hab. Thickets at the base of limestone cliffs, Selangor, Batu Caves 
(Ridley). 
(20) J. valida Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 152. 
Tall, half-shrubby plant, glabrous except young' parts and 
inflorescence. Leaves broad lanceolate, 8 in. long, 3'^5 wide, 
