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Argostemma.] lxxiv. rxjbiace^e. 
(34) A. enerve Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 13. 
Stem creeping ascending, 5 to 8 in. tall, glabrous. Leaves 
unequal, large ones ovate-lanceolate, base round or slightly nar¬ 
rowed, equal, glabrous, beneath glaucous, nerves invisible, 2-5 in. 
wide; petioles -25 in. long; small leaves ovate cordate acute, 
•12 in. long. Stipules orbicular. Cymes 2-to 4-flowered. Peduncle 
1 in. long; pedicels -25 in. long, hairy. Calyx campanulate, 
hairy; teeth short triangular. Corolla *5 in. across, lobes lanceo¬ 
late acute. Staminal cone narrow curved, as long. Capsule -2 in. 
long, campanulate hairy on pedicel 1 in. long. Hab. Mountain 
forests. Negri Sembilan, Gunong Angsi (Ridley). 
(35) A- grandiflorum Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 79 , 
p. 77 . 
Ascending herb, glabrous except for the slender stem, covered 
with short pubescence up to the peduncle. Leaves fleshy, glabrous 
nerveless, larger ones lanceolate narrowed to both ends, 1 to 1-5 in. 
long, -3 to *4 in. wide; petioles -i in. long; small leaves ovate- 
lanceolate, -2 in. long, 1 in. wide. Stipules similar. Flowers solitary 
on peduncles, pubescent, 1-5 in. long with 2 pairs of involucral 
bracts, obcuneate and ovate, strongly toothed. Calyx and tube 
obconic, lobes narrow linear acuminate, *15 in, long. Corolla -7 in. 
across, lobes broad ovate acute, -2 in. across. Staminal column 
shorter. Hab. Mountains. Perak, Gunong Kerbau (Robinson). 
(36) A. Curtisii King, l.c. 151. 
An erect glabrescent herb, 4 to 8 in. long. Leaves unequal, 
larger ones linear-elliptic, narrowed to both ends, nerves invisible, 
1-25 to 275 in. long, *i to -4 in. wide; petioles -i to *25 in. long; 
smaller ones linear, -3 in. long. Stipules similar, smaller. Peduncle 
slender 1-4 in. long with one or two whorls of linear bracteoles; 
pedicels slender, short. Calyx campanulate, teeth triangular, acute, 
as long. Corolla -35 in. long, lobes lanceolate acuminate. Staminal 
cone about as long. Hab. In rocky mountain streams. Perak, 
streams on Bujong Malacca (Curtis). 
( 37 ) A. hirsutum Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. x. 139 . 
Slender creeping herb. Stem, leaves and flowers densely hairy. 
Leaves unequal, larger ones thin ovate acute, base round, hairy all 
over; nerves fine, about 10 pairs; 2 in. long, 1 in. wide; petioles 
•1 in. long; small leaves ovate, -18 in. long, sessile. Stipules similar. 
Flowers 1 to 2 on a terminal very hairy peduncle, 2 in. long. Bracts 
lanceolate acute, very hairy; pedicels -25 in. long. Calyx cam¬ 
panulate, lobes lanceolate acute, very hairy. Corolla -25 in. wide, 
lobes acute hairy. Hab. Kedah, Gunong Bintang (Kloss). 
Near A. viscidum, but creeping, with ovate leaves. 
(38) A. Hookeri King, l.c. 155. A. parvifolium Hook. fil. 
F.B.I. iii. 45 {not oj Bennett). 
A very slender creeper ascending to about 6 in. tall, soft hairy, 
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