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LXXIV. RUBIACE-iE. 
[Oldenlandia. 
long, terminal. Flowers *2 in. long solitary at the ends of branches, 
violet. Calyx campanulate, lobes lanceolate. Corolla twice as 
long, teeth spreading. Capsules sub-globular, *i in. long or less. 
Hab. Sandy or dry places often near the sea. Singapore, Galang ; 
TelokKurau. Johor. Malacca, Panchur (Goodenough). Selangor, 
Kwala Lumpur. Bindings, Lumut. Province Wellesley, Perma- 
tang Bertam. Penang, Waterfall (Curtis); Balik Pulau. Setul 
Heath. Distrib. India. 
(5) O. corymbosa Linn. Sp. PI. 119; King, l.c. 169. 
Shorter, stouter and denser than 0 . dichotoma. Leaves linear 
acuminate, *5 in. long, *05 in. wide. Cymes axillary and terminal, 
•5 in. long or less, or solitary on short pedicels. Flowers white. 
Capsule semiglobose, -i in. long. Hab. Open sandy places, com¬ 
mon. Singapore, Changi. Johor, Tanah Merah Road; Batu 
Pahat; Pengerang. Malacca, Tanjong Kling; Ayer Panas 
(Cantley). Muar, Bukit Keyara (Foxworthy). Selangor, Klang 
(Foxworthy). Perak, Tapah. Penang, Esplanade; Jelutong 
(Curtis). Distrib. All tropics. Native names: Telor B’lankas; 
Siku-Siku; Sibu. Use : For poulticing sores. 
(6) O. rosea Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 59, p. no. 
Erect tufted herb 10 in. tall, much-branched sparsely hairy. 
Leaves ovate or oblong-ovate, hairy, narrowed to petiole, tip 
sub-acute, -5 in. long, *25 in. wide; petioles *i in. long. Flowers 
cymose solitary or 3 or 4 together; pedicels *12 in. long. Calyx- 
tube funnel-shaped, hairy, lobes ovate-acute. Corolla tube longer, 
lobes nearly as long, acute, rose pink. Capsule -i in. long, sub- 
globose, top flat, hairy. Hab. Sandy heaths. Setul (Ridley). 
(7) O. Heynei Don Gen. Syst. iii. 531; King, l.c. 169. 
A tall much-branched erect annual, bushy, 2 ft. tall or less, 
stems scabrid; branches 4-angled. Leaves linear-acuminate, 1 in. 
long, 1 in. wide or less. Flowers solitary axillary or 2 together. 
Pedicels slender, -4 in. long. Corolla white sometimes tipped red, 
tube short. Capsule ovoid, -i in. long. Hab. Common in sandy 
spots, grass plots, etc. Singapore, McPherson Road; Tanglin. 
Johor, Bukit Banang. Perak, Thaiping Waterfall. Bindings, 
Lumut. Penang, Tanjong Bunga (Curtis). 
(8) O. diffusa Roxb. Hort. Beng. n; King, l.c. 170. 
Biffuse annual, glabrous, 6 to 12 in. tall, branched from base. 
Leaves linear-oblong, narrowed both ends, -5 to 1-5 in. long, -05 
to -i in. wide. Flowers white, -15 in. long, solitary, axillary sessile. 
Calyx wide campanulate, teeth erect acute. Corolla wide campanu¬ 
late. Capsule depressed globular, sepals small, hardly -i in. long. 
Hab. Sandy open spots. Singapore, Government Hill; Chan Chu 
Kang; Reservoir Woods. Bindings, Lumut. Perak,. Kwala 
Temengoh. Kedah, Alor Sta. Setul Heath. Tringganu (Yapp). 
Kelantan, Kwala Aring (Yapp). Distrib. Tropical Asia and Japan. 
Native name : Rumput Injah. 
