Argoslemma.] 
LXXIV. RUBIACEJE. 
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Hills; Gunong Kerbau (Robinson); Buiong Malacca. Penang 
Hill (Curtis); Richmond Pool. 
(20) A. propinquum Ridl. Journ . Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 57, p. 53. 
Stem erect 3 in. tall, densely hairy. Leaves unequal, larger 
ones lanceolate, acute, base narrowed, obtusely unequally bilobed 
at base, sub-coriaceous, glabrous above, hairy beneath; nerves 
10 to 11 pairs, midrib and nerves densely hairy; 4 to 6 in. long, 
2-5 in. wide; petioles *5 to 75 in. long, woolly hairy; small leaves 
•25 in. long, lanceolate, sessile. Stipules lanceolate acute. Peduncle 
4 in. tall, pubescent. Cymes 1 to 2 pubescent, 2 in. long; cymules 
of 3 flowers each. Corolla and stamens not seen. Ovary urn¬ 
shaped. Sepals short triangular, lanceolate. Hab. Forests, local 
and little known. Perak, Temengoh (Ridley), out of flower. Tring- 
ganu, Bundi (Rostados). 
(21) A. lanceolatum Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 26. 
Stem erect 8 in. tall, simple or with one branch. Leaves 
unequal, larger ones lanceolate, long acuminate, base narrowed, 
edge sub-serrate, denticulate above, glabrous beneath, hairy; 
nerves 6 to 9 pairs; 4 in. long, *5 in. wide; small ones lanceolate, 
•25 in. long. Cymes 3, umbelled; peduncles *5 to 1 in. long. 
Flowers 12. Calyx-lobes ovate acute, short. Corolla nearly -5 in. 
across, lanceolate acuminate, narrow. Stamen-cone longer; anthers 
with a long process. Fruit ’12 in. long, Hab. Forests at 4000 ft. 
altitude. Pahang, Telom (Ridley). 
(22) A. trichanthum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 79, p. 77. 
Whole plant 4 in. long. Stem ascending hairy with curled 
viscid hairs. Leaves very unequal, large ones lanceolate sub- 
acutely acuminate, narrowed to the unequal rounded cordate base, 
membranous glabrous above, sparse hairy beneath, midrib and 
7 pairs of nerves densely hairy, 175 to 3 in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide; 
petioles hairy, -i in. long; small leaves ovate-round acute sessile. 
Stipules similar. Cymes several in uppermost axil, 1*5 to 2 in. 
long hairy, branched. Bracts oblong-lanceolate, glabrous. Calyx 
campanulate hairy, lobes short ovate triangular. Corolla -4 in. 
across, lobes narrow acuminate, hairy on back. Fruit hairy. 
Hab. Selangor, Ulu Langat (Kloss). 
(23) A. spinulosum Clarke F.B.I. iii. 46; King, l.c. 149. 
Stem stout, 3 to 8 in. tall, erect. Leaves usually only at the 
top, crowded fleshy, very unequal, large ones oblong-oblanceolate 
acute, narrowed gradually to the blunt inaequilateral base, glabrous 
above; nerves 10 to 14 pairs, hairy beneath,prominent; 3 to 5 in. 
long, 1-5 in. wide; petioles -2 to -5 in. long; small leaves lanceolate, 
sessile, -5 to 75 in. long. Stipules like the small leaf, i-nerved. 
Peduncle terminal, 2 to 3 in. long, with an umbel of branches as 
long at the top. Calyx campanulate, -i in. long; lobes triangular 
shorter. Corolla -4 in. across, lobes lanceolate shorter than the 
stamens. Hab. Mountain forests, Johor, Gunong Pantai; Gunong 
