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XIII. POLY GAL ACE jE . 
[Salomonia. 
Leaves ovate cordate petioled 3-nerved, *25 to *4 in. long, *25 to 
•5 in wide. Spikes numerous terminal, dense above, lax below, 
1 to 3 in. long. Flowers *05 in. long pink. Sepals linear. Capsule 
flat reniform, edges with short recurved triangular teeth, adhesive. 
Seeds black. Hab. Common on paths and sandy spots. Singapore. 
Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Penang. Dislnb. India, Malay 
Islands. Native name : Rumput Bua. . 
(2) S. oblongifolia DC. Prod. i. 354 i Hook. fit. F.B.I. 1.207 , 
Deless. Ic. Sel. iii. t. 19; King, l.c. 132. S. obovata Wight. III. 1. 
t. 22B. 
An erect simple or little branched annual 3 to 6 in. tall. Branches 
very slightly winged. Leaves elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, sessile 
•15 to 14 in. long. Bracts linear. Spikes terminal 1 to. 3 in. long. 
Flowers crowded above pink *05 in. long. Sepals nearly e flu^l 
lanceolate. Capsule reniform, teeth spreading filiforin. Hab. 
Rather rare in dry sandy heaths. Singapore, at Changi. Province 
Wellesley, Tasek Gelugur, and Butterworth. Setul Heath (Ridley). 
Distrib. India and Malay Islands, Siam, Cambodia, Australia. 
(3) S. ciliata DC. Prod. i. 334 : Hook. ffl. F.B.I. 1. 206. S. 
cordata Am. Pug . Ind. 4; Wight. III. i. t. 22c. 
A small branched herb, annual 4 to 9 in. tall. Leaves sessile 
amplexicaul oblong-ovate sub-acute, base broad, margins cihate; 
nerves 3 from the base, *25 in. long, 6 in. wide. Spikes dense 
2 in. long. Flowers very small pink, *i in. long. Sepals sub-equal 
lanceolate denticulate. Capsule oblong^reniform, teeth spreading 
filiform. Hab. Sandy country. Rare, on Setul Heath. Dislnb . 
Ceylon. ■ 
3 . EPIRHIZANTHES, Bl. 
Flesh-coloured parasitic herbs erect, simple or branched. Branches 
ascending. Leaves o, represented by small ovate distant scales. 
Spikes terminal elongate dense, many-flowered. Bracts persistent. 
Flowers very small sessile. Sepals 5 broadly ovate or lanceolate. 
Petals clawed, lamina rounded obtuse. Stamens 5 monadelphous, 
adnate at base to petals. Ovary 2-celled, 2-seeded. Capsule 
transversely oblong or globose, unarmed. Seed black strophiolate. 
Species 2, Malayan. _ . . 
(1) E. elongata Bl. Flor. Bot. Zeit. 1825, p. 123 '> Henzig Ann 
Tard. Buitenz. xvii. 142, pi. xxiv. Salomonia aphylla Griff. 
Trans. Linn. Soc. xix. 342; King, l.c. 132. S. parasitica Griff. 
Notulce iv. 538. „ „ . j 
Slender branched herb 3 to 7 in. tall. Spikes very slender. 
Flowers minute, flesh colour. Bracts very short. Style slender. 
Hab. In dense dark forest, widely scattered. Johor, Batu Pahat; 
Gunong Pantai. Pahang, Tahan Woods. Malacca, Bukit Sadanen. 
Selangor, Semangkok Pass. Perak, Gunong Kerbau (Robinson at 
3500 ft. altitude). Distrib. Mergui, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, 
China. 
