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LXXIV. RUBIACE2E. 
[Lucinesa. 
Young parts and inflorescence pubescent; 
epiphyte; leaves membranous; flowers 
5-merous .(3) L. membranacea 
Terrestrial shrub; leaves coriaceous; flowers 
4-merous . . . . . . . (4) L. morinda 
(1) L. paniculata King, l.c. 177. 
Glabrous climber. Leaves oblanceolate to elliptic, short acumin¬ 
ate, base narrowed; nerves 10 pairs; 6 to 10 in. long, 2-25 to 4-25 in. 
wide; petioles 'i8 to 1*5 in. long. Stipules ovate lanceolate. Heads 
in a terminal panicle 5 to 6 in. long; branches -5 to 1 in. long, 
each bearing a head of 3 to 4 sessile flowers. Hob. Perak (Scorte- 
chini). 
(2) L, Ridleyi King, l.c . 178. 
Epiphytic climber. Branches glabrous. Leaves thin, cori¬ 
aceous, glabrous, obovoid oblong or narrow elliptic, acute or 
acuminate, base narrowed; nerves 6 to 8 pairs; 4 to 6 in. long, 
1-5 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles *75 in. long. Stipules lanceolate 
connate at base, *5 to -75 in. long. Peduncle one, terminal, 1 to 
2 in. long. Head of 8 to 12 flowers, 1 in. through. Calyx sub- 
quadrangular, truncate. Corolla -75 in. long, thick, ovate-oblong 
white, lobes narrow, oblong. Fruit -4 to -6 in. long, claret-colour. 
Hab. Mountain forests. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray); 
Thaiping Hills, 2000 to 3500 ft. altitude. Distrib. Borneo. 
(3) L. membranacea King, l.c. 178. 
Slender epiphytic branched climber, pubescent. Leaves mem¬ 
branous, oblong or elliptic acuminate or acute, shortly narrowed 
at base; nerves 8 to 9 pairs, faint, midrib puberulous, red beneath, 
3*5 to 5*5 i n - lo n g> 1 ‘ 2 5 to 2 ’ 2 5 in- wide; petioles -i to -15 in. long. 
Stipules broad ovate keeled, pubescent connate at base. Peduncles 
1 to 3 terminal and axillary, usually 1 in. long, often shorter pubes¬ 
cent. Head -75 in. through of 8 to 10 sessile dark red flowers. 
Corolla -15 in. long, tube cylindric, hairy inside, lobes shorter 
than tube. Fruit sub-globular confluent at base, -15 in. through, 
forming a head about *3 in. through, red. Hab. Forests in moun¬ 
tains or at low levels. Singapore, Bukit Mandai; Chan Chu Kang. 
Johor, Batu Pahat; Ulu Simpai (Kelsall). Selangor, Semangkok 
Pass. Perak, Relau Tujor (Wray); Goping and Ulu Bubong 
(Kunstler). Distrib. Borneo. 
(4) L. morinda DC Prodr. iv. 368; King, l.c. 179. 
Scandent bush; stems rather stout, glabrous. Leaves cori¬ 
aceous, dark shining green, lanceolate elliptic or ovate acute or 
sub-acute, base round or cordate; nerves slender, 8 to 12 pairs; 
1-5 to 2-5 in. long, -9 to 1-25 in. wide. Stipules triangular. 
Peduncles 1 to 6 together, terminal or axillary, pubescent, -i in. 
long. Heads *75 in. through. Calyx whitish green. Corolla 
•25 in. long, white, fragrant. Fruits turbinate, *2 in. across in a 
head *75 in. through, green. Hab. Usually on the coast in open 
