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SUPPLEMENT 
Order LIX. Melastomace^. 
Vol. i, p. 767, after sp. 2, Oxyspora hispida RidL, insert :—• 
(2A) O. scabrida RidL Journ. Boi. 1924, p. 297. 
I-eaves broadly ovate-lanceolate, acutely acuminate, base 
shortly cuneate, nerves 2 pairs, outer pair very slender near the 
margins, inner pair *5 in. distant from the margins, prominent, 
midrib prominent, all scurfy; underside of leaf copiously dotted, 
transverse nervules about 22 pairs; ii in. long, 4 in. wide; petioles 
slightly scurfy, 2 in. long. Panicle lax, shortly stiffly hairy, 6 in. 
long, 9 in. wide. Calyx infundibuliform in flower sparsely hairy 
witli very obscure lobes. Petals oblong-ovate acute. Stamens; 
large ones 4, anthers linear-oblong straight not acuminate blunt, 
base very shortly bilobed, no boss on the back, but the thick 
filament runs nearly to the top; small ones 3, filaments slender 
nearly as long as the large stamens; anthers much smaller linear 
versatile dorsifixed with a boss on the back. Style stout cylindric. 
Capsule campanulate, strongly ribbed, sparsely or not hairy, -i in. 
long, sepals hardly visible. Hah. Mountains. Pahang, Gunong 
Tahan at 4500 to 6000 ft. altitude (Haniff and Nur). 
This is allied to 0 . hispida Ridl., but is not hairy, the nerves 
being only scurfy, and the capsule campanulate. 
Vol. i. p. 768, sp. Oxyspora birta Ridl., note : — 
Since the publication of Vol. i., the flowers of this species 
have been obtained on Gunong Tahan. The calyx is campanulate 
with large broad rounded sepals with a small boss on the tip at 
the end of the nerve. Petals fleshy oblong, broad, with a short 
acute point. Stamens, large ones 3, *5 in. long; anthers elongate 
curved, sagittate acuminate, -3 in. long; small ones 2; anthers 
short linear-oblong blunt, sagittate with a boss on the back on 
the tip of the filaments; style slender. 
The flowers are rather large for the genus, being -5 in. across. 
The number of stamens, only 5, is unusual in the genus; as they 
are unequal, the affinity of the species is with the first three in 
the genus. 
Vol. i. p. 795, after sp. i, Marumia nemorosa BL, insert: — 
(ia) M, rufolanata Ridl. 
Climber, densely ferruginous scurfy. Leaves ovate-oblong 
acute base, cordate, coriaceous, glabrous and shining above; nerves 
2, strongly elevate, as is the costa, marginal nerves slender close 
to the margin, transverse nervules about 20 pairs, all densely 
red-scurfy beneath, under surface papillose with tufts of scurf; 
3 to 5 in. long, 1*5 to 2*5 in. wide; petioles -2 in. long, thick red 
scurfy. Panicles axillary lax, 3 in. long, few branched, flowers in 
distant pairs; peduncle 2 in. long, all red scurfy; pedicels ’25 to 
•5 in. long, stout scurfy. Bracts 2, spathulate, -25 in. long, papillose 
scurfy. Calyx urn-shaped, -5 in. long, lobes short, rounded, densely 
