52 LXXIV. RUBIACE^. [Hedyolis. 
Calyx tubular campanulate, hispid, lobes large ovate acute, ciliate. 
Corolla no longer, pubescent tubular, lobes narrow ovate Capsule 
ovoid *2 in. long with the large persistent sepals. Hab. .Perak 
(Kunstler); Penang (King). Distrib. India, Ceylon, Borneo. 
I have seen no specimens. 
(24) H. hispida Retz Obs. iv. 23; King, l . c . 166. 
Erect little or not branched herb about 2 ft. tall, pubescent. 
Leaves thin, coriaceous, glabrous, oblong-lanceolate, narrow 
acuminate, base slightly narrowed, -8 to 2 in. Ipng, -25 to -5 in. 
wide ; petioles 1 in. long. Stipules forming a campanulate pubes¬ 
cent cup with 6 to 8 bristles. Cymes few-flowered, axillary. 
Flowers *2 in. long sessile. Calyx campanulate hispid, lobes linear. 
Corolla-lobes lanceolate acuminate, hairy. Capsule -i in. long, 
ovoid, hairy large. Hab. Dry open spots. Pahang, Sungei Tem- 
beling. Malacca, Panchur (Goodenough). Perak, Thaiping Hills; 
Tapah. Penang Hill. Kelantan, Chaning. Distrib. India, Java. 
(25) H. pinifolia Wall. Cat. 850; Hook. fit. F.B.I. 111. 60; 
King, l.c. 166. , . A , 
A diffuse prostrate much-branched wiry herb; root woody, 
stems slender 6 to 12 in. long. Leaves coriaceous sessile, linear, 
acute, puberulous above, -5 to 1*5 in. long, -05 in. wide. Stipules 
cupular with a few bristles. Cymes axillary and terminal, sessile 
1- to 4-flowered. Flowers 1 in. long, white. Calyx hispid ovoid 
campanulate, lobes narrow acute as long as tube. Corolla-tube 
longer, lobes lanceolate. Capsule pubescent, ovoid, dehiscing at 
tip. Hab. Common on sandy places by the sea and big rivers. 
Singapore, Jurong; McPherson Road. Johor, Batu Pahat. Pahang, 
Kwala Pahang; Rumpin River. Malacca, Tanjong Kling; Bukit 
Bruang (Derry). Selangor, Salak (Seimund). Perak, Tapah. 
Dindings, Pangkor. Penang, Waterfall; Jelutong (Curtis). Lan- 
kawi (Curtis). Setul Heath. Tringganu, Bundi (Rostados). Dis¬ 
trib. India, Borneo. Native name : Rumput Biring. 
(26) H. cserulea W. and A. Prodr. 412; Hook. fil. F.B.I. 
iii. 60. ... 
Erect and spreading branched wiry herb, closely resembling 
H. pinifolia , but the leaves have a subulate point and the calyx 
teeth are triangular with hair points. Hab. Penang at the Water¬ 
fall (Curtis). Setul Heath (Ridley). Distrib. India, Ceylon. 
21 . OLDENLANDIA, Linn. 
Slender erect or diffuse herbs. Flowers small, white, violet or 
pink in axillary or terminal dichotomous cymes or solitary. Calyx 
obovoid or turbinate 4- (or 5-)toothed. Corolla funnel- or salver¬ 
shaped, lobes 4 (or 5). Ovary 2-celled, many-ovuled. Capsule 
sub-globular or compressed, top loculicidal. Seeds minute. Species 
about 80, chiefly Asiatic. 
