LXXIV. RUBIACE/E. 
[Hedyotis. 
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•8 in. long (lowest leaves biggest). Stipules -3 in. long with numerous 
linear lobes. Inflorescence of globose heads *3 to -4 in. through, 
on peduncles 75 to 1 in. long, terminal and lateral on the branch 
ends. Flowers 10 to 12 in a head, -i in. long. Calyx campanulate, 
lobes lanceolate densely hairy. Corolla glabrous, tubular. Fruit 
oblong, pubescent. Seeds 2 or 3 in each coccus. Hab. Penang, 
Telok Bahang (Curtis). Very rare. 
(3) H. capitellata Wall. Cat. 837; Hook. fil. F.B.I. iii. 57; 
King, l.c. 159. 
Scandent, glabrous stems 4-angled or terete. Leaves thick 
membranous, shining green, lanceolate broad acuminate or at ends 
of branches quite narrow, base cuneate; nerves 3 or 4 pairs con¬ 
spicuous ; i*5 to 3 in. long, -25 to 1-25 in. wide; petioles -i to *15. in. 
long. Stipules large with coarse teeth. Panicles mostly terminal; 
peduncles 2 in. long. Umbels solitary or 3 or 4 on the branches, 
•2 to 75 in. through. Flowers numerous, cream-colour, fragrant, 
■15 to -2 in. long, sub-sessile. Calyx campanulate, ribbed, teeth 
ovate-acute. Corolla tubular, lobes oblong, hairy inside. Capsule 
obovoid, glabrous, -i in. long. Seeds several. Hab. Very common, 
climbing over bushes and hedges; sea level to 3500 ft- altitude. 
Singapore. Malacca, Ayer Panas, etc. Selangor, Bukit Kutu. 
Perak, Gunong Kerbau 3500 ft. altitude (Robinson); Jalor, Biserat 
(Annandale); Kedah Peak (Robinson and Kloss). Penang (Wal- 
lich). Kelantan, Chaning. Distrib. Tavoy, Tenasserim, Malay 
islands. Native name: Kemeniyan Hantu; Anga Besi; Akar 
Lidahjin; SampuKeladi; Keresek Pisang; Sutnibut. 
(4) H. patens Ridl. Journ. Linn. Soc. xxxviii. 311; Journ. 
F.M.S. Mus. vi. 152. 
Shrublet erect, branched, 2 ft. tall or less. Leaves lanceolate acute, 
base cuneate, glabrous, *5 to 75 in. wide. Stipules wide, triangular, 
acute. Panicle lax spreading, terminal, 6 to 8 in. long, 6 in. wide 
or less; branches dichotomous, slender. Flowers pedieelled, single 
on the branch ends, greenish white. Calyx obconic, lobes triangular 
acute. Corolla-lobes linear, recurved. Stamens long, projecting, 
purple. Capsule obovoid, -09 in. long. Hab. Mountains on rocky 
slopes, local but abundant. Pahang, Gunong Tahan, 4000 to 
6000 ft; altitude (Robinson and Ridley). 
(5) H. Maingayi Hook. fil. F.B.I. iii. 49. 
Shrubby plant glabrous, about 12 in. tall. Leaves coriaceous, 
lanceolate acute, base round or narrowed, nerveless, 1*5 to 175 in. 
long, *4 to *6 in. wide; petioles *05 to -i in. long. Stipules triangular, 
acute. Cymes terminal and axillary; peduncles from -25 to 1 in. 
long. Bracts thick, lanceolate. Flowers white, -3 in. long; pedicels 
under-i in. long. Calyx campanulate, deeply cut into linear-lanceo¬ 
late lobes. Corolla salver-shaped, lobes oblong blunt. Capsule 
ovoid globular, less than *i in. long. Hab. Malacca, Mt. Ophir at 
Padang Batu in open grassy spots (all collectors). 
