Lucincea.] 
LXXIV. RUBIACE/E. 
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sandy spots, common. Singapore (Jack); Thomson Road. Johor, 
Kota Tinggi. Pahang, Pekan. Malacca, Alor Gajah (Griffith); 
Merlimau (Goodenough). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur. Perak, Thai- 
ping; Goping (Kunstler). Distrib. Malay isles. 
24 . LECANANTHUS, Jack. 
Epiphytic shrub. Flowers in involucrate axillary, sessile or 
peduncled heads. Calyx-tube ovoid, limb oblique, campanulate, 
lobes 2 to 4 obtuse unequal or 2-lipped. Corolla funnel-shaped, 
inflate below, lobes 5, blunt, bearded. Stamens 5; filaments 
short insert in throat. Disc urn-shaped. Ovary 2-celled. Stigmas 
2 linear. Fruit membranous, 2-celled, many-seeded. Seeds smooth. 
Species 1, Malay Peninsula and Borneo. 
(1) L. erubescens Jack. Mai . Misc. ii. 83; King, l.c. 179. 
Glabrous except calyx, 12 to 18 in. tall, branched 4-angled. 
Leaves fleshy membranous, ovate-elliptic or narrow oblong, abruptly 
short-acuminate; nerves slender; 3 to 8 in. long, 1-25 to 3 in. wide ; 
petiole *2 in. long. Stipules ovate-lanceolate acuminate. Heads 
globular or oblong, *75 to 1 in. across. Involucre bracts and calyx 
purple. Flowers white, more or less tinted purple or violet. Hab. 
Common in wet woods creeping on trees. Singapore, Jurong 
(Burkill); Krangi. Johor, Tempayan River; Tanjong Kupang. 
Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Derry)”; Merlimau (Cantley). Negri 
Sembilan, Bukit Kandang (Cantley). Selangor, Kwala Lumpur; 
Petaling. Perak, Ulu Selama (Scortechini). Dindings, Bruas. 
Penang, Telok Bahang (Curtis). Distrib. Borneo, Sumatra. 
Native names: Achar-Achar; Akar ambon; A. Muru; A. Susor 
Payah; Poko Dato Rajah. 
25 . MYRIONEURON, Wall, 
Small shrubs with white spongy bark. Leaves rather large 
membranous. Flowers white in small (or large) terminal capitate 
or corymbose cymes. Bracts lanceolate-acuminate, stiff. Calyx- 
tube ovoid, lobes 5 lanceolate, longer than the corolla. Corolla 
small tubular, throat villous, lobes short, hispid, valvate. Stamens 
5 in the tube; filaments short; stigmas 2 linear-oblong. Berry 
ovoid, white with many seeds. Seeds minute. Species 8, India 
and Borneo. 
(1) M. microcephalum Ridl. Journ. F.M.S ; Mus. vii. 43. 
Glabrous. Branches slender. Leaves elliptic acuminate with 
a long point shining green, 3*5 in. long, 1-5 in. wide; nerves very 
fine, 7 pairs; petioles *15 in. long. Head small, few-flowered, 
•3 in. long. Bracts lanceolate, long subulate as long as the flower, 
t lowers 2 or 4 in a head, sub-sessile. Corolla-lobes linear acuminate, 
much longer than tube. Hab. Kedah, Gerun (Robinson and 
Kloss). 
