Gomphostemma.] cvm. labiate. 653 
(3) G. Scortechinii Prain, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. lix. ii. 315; 
lxxiv, l.c. 724; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc, iii (2), 260, pi. 93* 
Coarse herb 3 to 5 ft. tall, woody. Leaves elliptic-oblong or 
obovate acute, long or short cuneate serrate hairy above, stellate 
pubescent beneath, 6 to 12 in. long, 3 to 6-5 in. wide; petioles 
absent or up to 1 in. long. Whorls dense axillary. Calyx 75 in. 
long, ribbed hairy; teeth lanceolate about as long or longer than 
the tube. Corolla 2-25 in. long, yellow, incurved, limb *35 in. 
across. Style hairy at top. Hab. Forests, usually at some 
altitude, Perak, Larut (Kunstler); Gunong Tujok (Scortechini). 
Kelantan, Chaning. Distrib. Tenasserim. 
Scortechini’s locality is probably meant for Gunong Hijau on the top of 
the Thaiping Hills. 
(4) G. oblongum Wall. Cat. 2154; Prain, l.c. 725; Ann. Bot. 
Gard. Calc, iii (2), 261, pi. 95. . 
Plant 3 to 5 ft. tall, woody tomentose. Leaves elliptic or 
oblanceolate, sparsely hairy above, stellate grey-pubescent beneath, 
strongly serrate above, narrowed to base, 6 to 12 in. long, 2 to 
3'5 in. wide; petioles *35 to 1 in. long or less. Whorls of flowers 
rather lax. Calyx -5 in. long; teeth triangular acuminate shorter 
than tube, strong-ribbed pubescent. Corolla white, 175 in. long, 
stellate hairy; style glabrous. Hab. Mountain forests, Johor, 
Bukit Soga, near Batu Pahat. Pahang, Pulau Tawar woods; 
Telom. Kedah Peak (Robinson). Distrib. India, Indo-China. 
var. setosa Ridl. Leaves oblanceolate, 12 in. long by 4 in. 
