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Argostemma.] 
(8) A. urticifolium King, l.c. 146. 
Stem ascending 8 to 12 in. thick. Leaves membranous, oblanceo- 
late, short acuminate, cuneate sparsely hairy on both sides; nerves 
7 to 8 pairs; leaves slightly unequal, largest 3 to 4 in. long, 1*7 
to 2 in. wide, smaller 2 to 2-5 in. long, -9 to 1*2 in. wide; petioles 
■3 to 7 in. long, pubescent. Cyme umbellate; peduncle 4-angled, 
scurfy 1*5 in. long. Flowers 10 to 12; pedicels hairy, *3 to -4 in. 
long. Calyx globular, campanulate, glandular-hairy, teeth short, 
acute. Capsule globular, hairy at first. Hab. Mountain forests 
4000 to 5000 ft. altitude. Selangor, Gunong Semangkok (Curtis); 
Bukit Hitam (Kelsall), Perak (Scortechini). Pahang, Telom. 
Distrib. Sumatra. 
(9) A. viscidum Ridl. F.M.S. Mus. Journ. iv. 97. 
Viscid herb, erect 4 to 6 in. tall. Leaves equal ovate-lanceolate, 
entire, obtuse, 1-25 in. long, -5 in. wide, base round, above glabrous 
pustular, beneath paler; nerves viscid-hairy. Stipules ovate, 
■1 in. long. Cyme 75 in. long; peduncle -5 in. long. Flowers 
few; pedicels hairy, short. Calyx cupular, dense hairy, lobes 
ovate, blunt. Corolla *5 in. across, lobes lanceolate, blunt hairy. 
Stamina! cone *25 in. long, glabrous. Capsule *25 in. wide, hairy. 
Hab. Rocks by streams, rare and local. Pahang, Telom Cascade 
(Ridley). 
(10) A. sequifolium Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 35, p. 15. 
A. Ridieyi King , l.c. 147. 
Stem slender, creeping and rooting, pubescent. Leaves slightly 
unequal, membranous, narrow, oval or lanceolate acute, base 
cuneate, midrib and nerves pubescent on both sides, -8 to i*8 in. 
wide; petioles *15 to-6 in. long, pubescent. Stipules lanceolate bifid, 
acute, -2 in. long. Cyme terminal, 2 in. long, pubescent, a whorl 
of bracteoles in the middle. Flowers 2 or 3. Calyx campanulate, 
lobes ovate acute, longer. Capsule obconic *15 in. through, pubes¬ 
cent. Hab. Rare in a stream at 4000 ft. altitude. Malacca, Mt. 
Ophir (Ridley). 
(11) A. muscicola Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxviii. 310. 
Small herb 2 in. tall, creeping. Stem very slender, leafy. 
Leaves elliptic lanceolate, nearly equal, acuminate at both ends, 
hairy on nerves and edge above; nerves 7 pairs; *5 to 75 in. long; 
petioles very slender, hairy, under -i in. long. Stipules ovate 
blunt, -i in. long. Flowers solitary, terminal on a slender pedicel, 
1 in. long, hairy. Calyx short campanulate. Hab. Local, mossy 
banks of streams 3500 to 5000 ft. altitude. Pahang, Gunong 
Tahan, and Wray’s Camp (Robinson, Ridley). 
(12) A. albociliatum Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxviii. 311. 
Creeping herb with slender stem thickly hairy all over, about 
6 or 8 in. long. Leaves round or rounded ovate, blunt or short- 
acuminate, base round, densely hairy above; nerves hairy beneath; 
75 in. long, -5 in. across, nearly equal; petioles *l in. long or less. 
