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Hedyotis .] 
•15 in. long, sub-sessile white. Calyx obovoid, lobes lanceolate- 
acuminate. Corolla short, lobes oblong blunt. Capsules obovoid 
dehiscing by apical valves. Hab. Mountain streams on rocks. 
Pahang, Kota Glanggi; Telom. Perak, Temengoh (Ridley). Distrib. 
India, Java. 
(14) H. andamanica Kurz, Journ. As. Soc. 1872, ii. 311. 
Slender creeping and ascending 12 in. long, nodes 2 in. apart. 
Leaves thin membranous, glabrous ovate elliptic blunt, base cuneate 
decurrent; nerves fine about 7 pairs; 2 to 2-75 in. long, 1*25 in. 
wide; petioles -25 in. long. Stipules of setaceous bristles *4 in. 
long. Peduncle 1*25 in. long, slender, terminal with 2 branches 
■25 in. long with a head on each and one between the two *25 in. 
through. Flowers about 12 in a head sessile. Calyx glabrous 
campanulate, lobes lanceolate acuminate. Corolla small, white. 
Capsule sub-globose. Hab. Pahang, Gunong Senyum (Evans). 
Distrib. Andamans. 
This resembles H. stipulata Br., but is much larger. 
(15) H. vestita R. Br. Wall. Cat. 847; King, l.c. 159. 
Diffuse herb about 1 to 4 ft. tall, pubescent except the upper side 
of leaves. Leaves membranous, elliptic lanceolate acuminate, base 
narrow; nerves 5 to 6 pairs, ascending conspicuous; 2 to 3-5 in. long, 
*6 to 1 in. wide; petioles *15 to -25 in. long. Inflorescence axillary 
of several umbelled cymes about *2 in. through on peduncles as 
long, sometimes panicled. Flowers -05 in. long, sessile or nearly 
so, lilac. Calyx cupular, lobes deltoid or lanceolate. Corolla hairy 
outside and in throat, funnel-shaped. Fruit obovate less than 
•05 in. long. Hab. Common weed in open ground. Singapore, 
Bukit Timah; Changi. Johor, Kota Tinggi. Pahang, Pekan. 
Malacca, Pulau Besar. Selangor, Sepang. Negri Sembilan; Kwala 
Pedas; Pantai (Cantley). Perak, Temengoh; Ulu Bubong (Kunst- 
ler). Penang, TanjongBunga (Curtis). Tomoh (Machado), Kelan- 
tan, Chaning. Distrib. Indo-Malaya. Native name: TokongBulu. 
A variety with narrow lanceolate acuminate leaves 2 in. long and only 
•25 in. wide, occurs on the Pahang River at Tanjong Gajah Mati. 
(16) H. auricularia Linn. Sp. PI. 101; King, l.c. 163. 
Tall wiry pubescent herb about 2 ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate 
acute, narrowed to base, more or less pubescent on both sides, 
sometimes glabrous; nerves 4 to 6 pairs, ascending; 1*5 to 2-25 in. 
long, *35 1 ° '^5 in. wide; petioles *2 to *35 in. long. Stipules 
cup-shaped, 2- to 3-bristled. Cymes dense, many-flowered axillary. 
Flowers nearly sessile, less than -i in. long, white. Calyx hairy 
campanulate, lobes ovate or lanceolate-acute. Corolla small salver¬ 
shaped. Fruit globular, hairy. Hab. Common in open places, 
roadsides, etc. Singapore, Toas; Chan Chu Kang; Chua Chu 
Kang. Pahang, Tahan River; Pekan. Malacca (Maingay). 
Selangor, Ulu Gombak; Rantau Panjang (Kloss); Kwala Lumpur. 
Fl.M.P., 2. e 
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