30 lxxiv. rubiacEjE. [ Argostemma. 
Janing (Kelsall). Selangor, Bukit Kutu; Semangkok Pass; 
Menuang Gasing (Kloss); Ginting Bidai; Perak, Thaiping Hills 
at 5000 ft. altitude. 
Clarke’s type is a specimen in Herb. Kew labelled " Singapore Lobb.” 
Being a mountain plant it cannot have been collected in Singapore, but is 
possibly from Penang. 
(24) A. stipulaceum Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. x. 139 (by error 
stipidacea). 
Whole plant 9 to 12 in. tall, ascending ; stem and nerves scurfy. 
Leaves membranous, large ones oblong-obovate, tip round, base 
narrowed, blunt unequal, dark green with grey centre; nerves 
15 pairs, nervules conspicuous beneath; 5 in. long, 2 in. wide; 
small leaves linear-oblong, *5 in. long, *12 in. wide. Stipules 
oblong, tip round, *5 in. long, *2 in. wide. Peduncle x in. long 
with 3 branches umbelled; pedicels slender, -i in. long. Calyx 
small. Corolla-bud lanceolate, open, -5 in. across, lobes narrow 
lanceolate acute. Hab. Damp forests. Kelantan, Kwala Lebir 
(Ridley). 
(25) A. rugosum Ridl. Journ. Roy. ^ 4 s. Soc. S. Br. 79, p. 76. 
Stem fleshy transversely wrinkled, branched, 4 in. or more tall. 
Leaves, large ones oblong or elliptic acute, base round or cuneate 
unequal, glabrous above ; midrib and nerves rugose, hairy beneath, 
reticulations conspicuous; nerves 11 to 12 pairs; 2 to 3 in. long, 
1 to 1-5 in. wide; petioles -2 in. long; small leaves lanceolate sub¬ 
acute *2 in. long. Stipules similar. Peduncle 1 in. long or less. 
Flowers umbelled on pedicels *5 to 75 in. long with lanceolate 
bracts at base. Calyx-tube short, campanulate lanceolate acute 
longer lobes. Corolla -8 in. across, lobes oblong-lanceolate acute. 
Staminal column shorter. Hab. Selangor, Gunong Mengkuang 
Lebah at 5600 ft. altitude (Robinson). 
(26) A. subcrassum King, l.c. 152. 
Erect succulent herb 12 to 18 in. tall. Leaves fleshy, mem¬ 
branous very unequal, larger ones elliptic or oblanceolate oblique 
acuminate, edges minutely denticulate, base narrowed, pale beneath, 
glabrous except sometimes midrib and nerves beneath; nerves 7 
to 12 pairs, slender, midrib broad and flat beneath; 3-5 to 7 in. 
long, 1 to 1-5 in. wide; petioles -i to -25 in. long; small leaves 
ovate-cordate, sessile *i to -25 in. long. Stipules similar, smaller. 
Cyme-peduncle *5 to 1 in. long; branches several spreading, re¬ 
branched. Flowers 10 to 12 or more, large. Bracts lanceolate 
sub-acute at bases of branches -i in. long or less. Pedicels -3 in. 
long. All glabrous. Calyx small with blunt ovate lobes. Corolla 
•6 in. across, lobes lanceolate. Stamen-column longer. Capsule 
obovoid. Hab. Forests usually at about 3000 to 4000 ft. altitude. 
Pahang, Telom. Selangor, Kwala Lumpur; Gunong Semangkok 
3000 to 4000 ft. altitude (Curtis); Ginting Bidai. Perak, Bujong 
