Hedyotis.] 
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widely spread, not common; Malacca (Griffith). Pahang, Telom 
Penang (Wallich 841); Balik Pulau. Kedah Peak (Robinson). 
Distrib. Mergui. 
(21) H. congesta Wall. Cat. 844; King, lx. 161. 
A shrubby herb about 2 ft. tall with 4-angled usually simple 
stems, erect. Leaves coriaceous shining green often tinted purple, 
lanceolate or ovate lanceolate acuminate, base cuneate, or round 
in ovate leaves; nerves 5 or 6 pairs; 2-5 to 5 in. long, 17 to 2 in. 
across; petioles -15 to -35 in. long. Stipules triangular acuminate 
with many linear lobes. Cymes dense, axillary sessile. Flowers 
white, under -15 in. long with numerous scarious bracts. Calyx 
campanulate, -15 in. long, lobes large triangular ciliate. Corolla 
tubular, lobes lanceolate. Fruit oblong baccate pulpy white, 
■15 in. long. Hab. In lowland forests; common up to 3000 ft. 
altitude. Singapore, Garden Jungle, Bukit Timah, etc. Malacca, 
Ayer Panas (Griffith). Negri Sembilan, Johol. Selangor, Kwala 
Lumpur. Penang Hill. Pulau Adang. 
var. nicobarica King , l.c. 162. 
A narrow-leaved form, leaves narrow elliptic, 3-5 to 5-5 in. 
long, *8 to 1*4 in. wide, much narrowed to both ends; petioles 
■3 to '4 in. long. Cymes half as long with fewer flowers. Usually 
occurs in drier spots. Griffith’s plant from Mt. Ophir has very 
stiff leaves 4 in. long, -25 in. wide. Hab. Malacca, Mt. Ophir 
(Griffith); Perak, Changkat Mentri (Kloss); Perlis, Kanga (leaves 
thin, 1 in. across). Distrib. Borneo, Sumatra, Mergui, Nicobars. 
Native names: Bunga Ka-karang; Lida Jin; Sumpu Puchut. 
Use : In native medicine. 
The fleshy white baccate fruit is, I believe, unique in the genus. It 
is an adaptation for bird-dispersal, the plant being an inhabitant of jungles. 
A similar adaptation occurs in the Labiate Gomphostemma. 
(22) H. tenelliflora Bl. Bijdr. 971; King, l.c. 165. 
Slender erect herb, glabrous, 12 to 16 in. tall, branched. Leaves 
in whorls of 5 or 6, coriaceous sessile linear sub-acute, *5 in. long, 
•05 in. wide. Stipules cup-shaped with 6 bristles. Cymes very 
small, under *2 in. wide axillary. Flowers -15 in. long, sessile 2 to 3. 
Bracts bristly. Calyx obovoid campanulate pilose, lobes lanceolate 
acute. Corolla little longer. Capsule with the long sepals nearly 
•2 in. long. Hab. Rather rare in open country and on dry paths. 
Malacca (Griffith). Province Wellesley, Kubang Ulu (Curtis); 
Permatang Bertam. Penang Hill (Wallich); paths up the hill. 
Distrib. Java. 
(23) H. nitida W. and A. FI. Benin. Jnd. 412 ; King, l.c. 165. 
Diffuse wiry herb from a woody root; stems 4-angled, angles 
hispid, 12 to 18 in. long. Leaves coriaceous sessile narrow lanceolate 
or linear, nerveless, -6 to 1 in. long, -i to -25 in. wide. Stipules 
campanulate, pubescent with 6 to 8 long bristles. Cymes axillary 
dense, 2- to 4-flowered. Flowers -2 in. long, sessile or sub-sessile. 
