Alsodeia.] xi. violaceas. 131 
(10) A. minutiflora Ridl. Journ. Roy. /Is. Soc. S. Br. 59, p. 71. 
Shrub. Branches slender, hairy. Leaves ellliptic-ovate to 
ovate, edges dentate, base cuneate or rhomboid, 1*5 in. long, *75 in. 
wide, glabrous; petioles 1 in. long. Flowers solitary axillary with 
oval bracts at base, white, *i in. long; pedicels *25 in. long. Sepals 
ovate, rounded. Petals lanceolate obtuse. Stamens, anthers 
elliptic-oblong, appendages lanceolate acute, narrower but little 
shorter than petals. Style in female flower long, slender with 
short arms. Capsule *5 in. long, valves boat-shaped, beaked by 
the persistent style. Seeds globose, white *12 in. through, 2 in 
each valve. Hab. Perils at Kanga (Ridley). Distrib. Siam. 
(11) A. lanceolata Wall. Cat. 4023; Hook. fil. F.B.I. i. 188; 
King, l.c. 404. 
Shrub 6 to 8 ft. tall, glabrous. Leaves membranous, elongate 
lanceolate, blunt acuipinate, base narrowed; nerves 9 to 12 pairs, 
secondaries transverse, 5 to 8 in. long, 1*25 to 175 in. wide; 
petioles ’2 in. long. Racemes axillary *5 in. long or less, 4- to 
6-flowered; pedicels pubescent. Flowers *2 in. long. Sepals ovate 
blunt, pubescent. Petals lanceolate acuminate, centre villous. 
Anthers as long as filaments, linear-lanceolate with x terminal 
lanceolate appendage. Ovary villous. Fruit sub-globose, pubes¬ 
cent, *35 in. long, valves beaked. Hab. Malacca, Mt. Ophir 
(Ridley). Penang, on Government Hill (all collectors). Common 
here. Native name : Ina Kechil. 
(12) A. pachycarpa King, l.c. 408. 
Small glabrous tree 20 to 25 ft. tall. Leaves membranous, 
oblong to elliptic-lanceolate acuminate, minutely serrate, base 
narrowed; nerves ix to 14 pairs, 5 to 7 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; 
petioles *4 in. long. Panicle small dense axillary. Flowers numerous, 
crowded. Bracts oblong, ciliate at the tip. Outer sepals 3 orbi¬ 
cular-ovate, backs silky, edges ciliate, inner 2 more ovate glabrous. 
Petals ovate obtuse. Filaments shorter than anthers; anthers 
lanceolate with a narrow lanceolate point at the tip. Ovary 
cylindric, glabrous; style stout. Stigma discoid. Capsules on 
short thickened branches, 1*23 in. long, narrowed at the base, 
valves boat-shaped, separating when ripe into an outer leathery 
pubescent or glabrous layer and an inner pale cartilaginous one. 
Seeds angular. Hab. Hill forests. Selangor, Semangkok Pass 
(Ridley). Perak, Waterloo estate (Curtis). 
(13) A. Scortechinii King, l.c. 405; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. 
v. (2), 126, pi. 144. 
Shrub or tree 20 to 25 ft. tall. Leaves membranous large, 
elliptic acuminate to lanceolate serrulate; nerves 12 to 13 pairs, 
secondaries transverse, 7 to 9 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; petioles 
•2 in. long. Racemes short sessile condensed, several together, 
axillary. Bracts ovate. Flowers pedicelled, white, *2 in. long. 
Sepals broadly ovate. Petals oblanceolate acuminate, longer. 
