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Vol a. p. 24, after sp. 5, Argostemma Yappu Ktng, msert 
(sa) a. acuminatissimum Ridl. 
Erect herb, stem fleshy, over 8 in. tall, glabrous. Leaves equal, 
thin, lanceolate, long-acuminate, narrowed to the base; nerves 
conspicuous, 8 pairs distant; 6 in. long, 1*5 ^ 
•2 in long. Stipules -2 in. long, ovate-oblong blunt. Peduncle 
I in. long. Cymes compound of several branches, -2 in. long, 
branches rebranched. Bracts narrow lanceolate acuminate, -i in. 
long; pedicels slender, *5 in. long. Bracteoles narrow-linear 
lanceolate, -05 in. long. Calyx campanulate, -i m. long lobes 
ovate acute. Petals and stamens wanting. Hab. Perak, Jor 
^^^Afliedto Yappu, King, but differing in the much thinner 
leaves, narrowed to a point 1-5 in. long, and only 8 pairs of nerves. 
Vol. a. p. 26, sp. 13, Argostemma uniiolium Benn.,note . 
The Kedah Peak plant collected by Robinson and Kloss (6iib) 
differs from the typical d. uni folium in having the large leaf quite 
sessile and somewhat narrowed to the base, and the stem has below 
it ^ to 4 pairs of narrow lanceolate stipuliform leaves which do not 
occur in the typical form. It may be called A. umfohnm var. 
Vol ii. p. 27, after sp. i6, Argostemma elatostemma Hook, fd., 
insert :—■ 
(i6a) a. longistipula Ridl. „ . r 
Stem stout, woody, sometimes branched. 8 in. tall, hairy above. 
Leaves unequal, numerous, rather crowded, large ones lanceolate 
acuminate, narrowed towards the base, edge serrulate, inequilateral; 
nerves 12 pairs prominent beneath as are the nervules, hairy above 
with a few long hairs on midrib and nerves; 3 m. long, 75 to i in. 
wide - petioles -i in. long; small leaves ovate-lanceolate acuminate, 
•s in. long edges hairy. Stipules lanceolate acuminate edges hairy, 
•7S in. long, -2 in. wide. Flowers 2 or 3 on short pedicels, 75 
long lengthening in fruit to i in. long. Peduncles 75 to i m. long, 
all hairy. Bracts linear acuminate, -i in. long. Calyx-tube cam¬ 
panulate, lobes very narrow-linear. Corolla lobes linear-lanceolate 
Luminate. narrow, -5 in. long. Stamens in 
cone, nearly as long as the lobes. Capsule obovoid, -25 in. long, 
scabrid hairy. Hab. Forests. Johor Ulu Madik near ^unong 
Belumut (Holttum 10,657). Negri Sembilan, Gunong Angsi (Winkler 
Allied to d. elatostemma, but the leaves are lanceolate acuminate, 
the*stipulesclarge and lanceolate, the calyx-lobes longer and more 
acute, the orolla-lobes longer and narrower 
Vol. ii. p. 29, sp. 23, Argostemma spmulosum C. B. Clarke, 
Tfflf species appears to be in all respects identical with d. /onp- 
folium Bennett Plantae Javanicfe Rariores.p. gy.collected m Sumatra 
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