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[Hedyotis. 
Distrib. India, Australia. Native names : Kenika Batu ; Kerukoh 
Batu. 
(17) H. pachycarpa Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. x. 140. 
Stem simple, erect obscurely angled, stout over 12 in. tall. 
Leaves lanceolate acuminate acute, base long narrowed; nerves 
prominent ascending, 8 pairs; 6-25 in. long, 1-4 in. wide; petioles 
*1 in. long. Stipules oblong with 3 to 4 long bristles. Heads 
sessile dense, *25 in. through. Calyx small, lobes.lanceolate rather 
broad acute. Corolla hardly as long, white. Capsule globose 
smooth shortly pedicelled, very hard. Seeds 3 or more, black. Hob. 
Kelantan, Glam Woods near Kota Bharu (Ridley). Distrib. Indo- 
China. 
Near H. paradoxa Kurz of the Andamans, but that has nerveless leaves. 
(18) H. Havilandi King, Lc. 163. 
Weedy herb, base woody; stems 4-angled scurfy hairy at first 
6 to 12 in. long. Leaves membranous elliptic acuminate, base 
narrowed, finely hispid especially above; nerves 3 or 4 pairs faint; 
1 to 1-5 in. long, -5 to -7 in. wide; petioles -3 to *5 in. long. Stipules 
triangular acuminate with long teeth pilose. Cymes axillary small 
many-flowered, sessile -25 in. across. Flowers -i in. long on short 
hairy pedicels. Calyx pubescent campanulate with linear-lanceolate 
teeth. Corolla little longer, lobes broad oblong. Capsule ovoid, 
hispid or glabrous. Hab. Perak (Kunstler, Scortechini). Pahang, 
KwalaTeku (Seimund). Penang (Curtis). Distrib. Burma, Borneo. 
(19) H. Kunstleri King, Lc. 162. 
An erect herb 18 in. tall, glabrous; stem 4-angled. Leaves 
membranous oblong-elliptic tapering to both ends; nerves 5 or 6 
pairs; 3-5 to 4-5 in. long, 1-5 to 2 in. wide; petioles -5 to -6 in. 
long. Stipules cupular, teeth long subulate many pubescent, 
■3 in. long. Cymes in axillary sessile dense heads, -2 in. through, 
hairy all over. Flowers *15 in. long pedicelled. Calyx-tube 
narrow, lobes lanceolate 4. Corolla shorter, white, lobes short 
oblong. Capsule ovoid less than -i in. long. Hab. By streams in 
forest, 400 to 600 ft. altitude. Perak, near Ulu Kerling (Kunstler). 
(20) H. macrophylla Wall, in W. and A. Prodr. 408; King, 
Lc. 162. 
A shrubby herb, little-branched, about 1 ft. tall; stem rather 
stout. Leaves membranous, ovate to ovate-lanceolate acuminate 
or acute, base broad, round or narrowed, glabrous or slightly 
puberulous; nerves 6 or 7 pairs; 3 to 6 in. long, 1-5 to 3 in. wide; 
petioles -3 to *7 in. long. Stipules cupular hairy -with 8 to 10 
pubescent bristles. Cymes axillary sessile, globular, dense-flowered 
•5 in. or more through. Flowers -i in. long, white, sessile or sub- 
sessile with linear hairy bracts. Calyx funnel-shaped, pubescent, 
lobes lanceolate. Corolla pubescent, shorter lobes blunt. Capsule 
ovoid, hairy. Seeds many. Hab. Forests, rather sporadic but 
