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LXXIV. RUBIACE.E. 
[Argosiemma. 
(4) A. pictum Wall, in Roxb. FI Ind. (ed. Carey) ii. 327; King, 
l ' C ' Succulent herb 2 to 5 in. tall with 2 (or in large plants 4) leaves 
at the top, fleshy round-ovate, base broad or cordate glabrous 
(rarely sparsely hairy), deep black green with white markings 
above or plain; nerves 4 or 5 pairs; 1 to 3-5 in. long 1*25 to2-5 m. 
wide - petioles very short or none. Umbel 1; peduncle 75 *° 
3 in long. Flowers 8 to 12, -15 in. long. Calyx campanulate, 
puberulous. Corolla twice as long, lobes oblong obtuse. Anthers 
blunt. Hab. Damp rocks in forest; not rare. Johor, Gunong 
Panti. Pahang, Gunong Tahan; Gunong Irau (Kloss); Telom. 
Selangor, Klang Gates. Perak, Maxwell's Hill; Bujong Malacca. 
Penang Hill to 2000 ft. altitude (Phillips, Mamgay and others); 
Lankawi. Distrib. Tenasserim, Lingga. 
(5) A. Yappii King, l.c. 145. , T 
Succulent glabrous herb 12 in. tall. Stem rather thick. Leaves 
several in distant pairs, fleshy nearly equal, elliptic narrowed to 
both ends; nerves very faint; 2 to 3-5 in. long, 75 to 1-35 in. wide, 
petioles *15 to -5 in. long. Stipules ovate-oblong blunt, -4 to 
7 in long. Cymes terminal trichotomous, 2 in. long on a peduncle 
as long. Flowers few, -5 in. long on pedicels 1 in. long. Calyx 
campanulate, 5-lobed. Corolla 1 in. across, white, lobes oblong- 
lanceolate longer than stamens. Hab. Banks in mountains at 
about 5000 ft. altitude; not rare. Pahang, Gunong Tahan; 
Gunong Berumbun (Ridley). Selangor; Ulu Semangkok; Gunong 
Mengkuang Lebah (Robinson). Perak, Gunong Inas (Yapp). 
(6) A. membranaceum King, l.c . 145 • , . 
Glabrous herb 8 to 10 in. tall. Leaves sub-equal, few, thin 
membranous sub-acute, base ovate-cordate; nerves 4 or 5 P^ rs > 
2-5 to 5 in. long, 1-5 to 3*5 in. wide; petioles as long. Cymes 
axillary and terminal, dense, 6- to 12-flowered on slender peduncles. 
Calyx ovoid, *1 in. long, puberulous; teeth narrow lanceolate. 
Hab. Penang (Curtis). 
( 7 ) A. nutans King, l.c. 146 . 
Succulent herb 3 to 12 in. tall, scurfy-hairy. Leaves slightly 
unequal fleshy membranous, oblong to elliptic, base cuneate rarely 
rounded, above glandular hairy, beneath pale; nerves pubescent 
5 to 8 pairs; 175 to 4 in. long, 75 to 2 in. wide; petioles -2 to 
■8 in. long, pubescent. Stipules ovate-lanceolate, -25 in. long. 
Umbels terminal usually solitary, at first nodding, white tinted 
violet ; peduncles pubescent 1-5 to 3 in. long, a whorl of lanceolate 
bracts at top. Flowers numerous *3 in. long. Calyx campanulate, 
tube hairy outside, lobes ovate, glabrous. Capsule ovoid-globular 
ridged hairy, *05 in. through. Hab. Forests. Local, rather variable 
in size, occasionally glabrous (var. glabra), and often with few leaves 
or only one pair lying flat on the ground, and with a long peduncle. 
Perak, Gunong Batu Putih and Larut (Kunstler); Tapah (Ridley). 
