40 lxxiv. rubiacejE. [Ophiorrhiza. 
in woods in the south. Singapore, Bukit Timah; Pulau Ubin. 
Johor, Gunong Pulai; Gunong Pantai. Negri Sembilan, Bukit 
Sulu (Cantley), Dindings, Lumut. Distrib. Lingga. 
(13) O. tenella King, l.c. 175. 
Erect or decumbent, 6 to 12 in. tall, slender, much-branched, 
minutely yellow pubescent. Leaves membranous, elliptic-ovate to 
ovate-lanceolate sub-acute, narrowed or round at base, glabrous 
except for a few hairs above; nerves 6 to 8 pairs, puberulous; 
1 to 2 in. long, *5 to 1 in. wide. Stipules cupular, toothed. Cyme 
terminal, few-flowered, short. Flowers -3 in. long, sub-sessile. 
Calyx cylindric, lobes lanceolate, hairy. Corolla -25 in. long, 
funnel-shaped, dilate at base, lobes ovate-lanceolate. Capsule 
narrow, obreniform, -25 in. across. Hab. Forests up to 55 °? ft. 
altitude. Pahang, Kota Glanggi; Pasir Loyang, Pahang River. 
Selangor, Ginting Bidai. Perak, Sungei Siput; Thaiping Hills; 
(Kunstler); Gunong Keledang. Kedah Peak. 
(14) O. rugosa Wall. Cat. 6235; King, l.c. 175. 
Weak herb 4 to 6 in. tall, not branched, tomentose. Leaves 
membranous, oblong-oblanceolate, sub-acute, base narrowed, gla¬ 
brous or sparse-hairy above, beneath paler, shortly pubescent on 
nerves 12 to 14 pairs, and reticulations; 1 to 3-5 in. long, -5 to 
1-25 in. wide; petiole -2 to -4 in. long. Stipules linear-lanceolate, 
base broad, *2 in. long. Cyme terminal, umbellate; peduncle 
1 in. long; branches -25 in. long. Flowers “*05 in. long cleisto- 
gamic ” fide King (-3 in. long in type). Calyx cylindric. Corolla 
“ slightly exceeding ” (long and well developed in type). Capsule 
oblong, reniform, sinus shallow, pubescent, -2 in. long. Hab. 
Perak at 3900 ft. altitude (Wray), Ulu Batang Padang, Gunong 
Berumbun. Distrib. Himalayas. 
King’s description of form of.flowers and large bracts differs entirely 
from the type (Wallich, Nepal, No. 6235). I have not seen flowers of his 
plant, and doubt the correctness of the identification. 
(15) O. hispidula Wall. Cat. 6234; King, l.c. 173. 
Herb 8 in. tall with few, rather thick branches roughly short 
hairy. Leaves nearly equal, thin, elliptic or ovate-lanceolate 
acuminate, blunt, narrowed into petiole, paler beneath, glabrous 
above, or very sparse hairy; midrib and 6 or 7 pairs of nerves, 
pubescent beneath; 2-5 to 3-5 in. long, 1-5 in. wide; petioles 1 in. 
long. Peduncle terminal, 1 in. long, pubescent. Cyme-branches 
several, *5 in. long, densely pubescent, teeth prominent, acute. 
Corolla narrow, cylindric, pubescent. Capsule oblong, reniform, 
sinus distinct, scabrid hairy, •2 in. long, *05 in. wide. Hab. Moun¬ 
tain forests. Pahang River, Tahan. Perak, Temengoh. Jalor, 
Biserat (Gwynne Vaughan). Distrib. Tenasserim. 
(16) O. nervosa Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 61, p. 18. 
Stout hairy stem over a foot tall. Leaves ovate-acuminate, 
base broad, abruptly cuneate, glabrous above, hairy beneath; 
