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LXXIV. RUBIACE^E. 
[Randia. 
var. parvifolia King. 
Leaves more lanceolate narrower, 3 to 5 in. long, 1*25 to 2-75 in. 
wide; petioles *15 to *2 in. long. Calyx very pubescent. Corolla- 
lobes white, silky outside. Hob. In the northern part of the 
peninsula. Penang, Moniot’s Road (Curtis) and Penara Bukit. 
Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). Pulau Adang, Rawei Island. Disirib. 
Tenasserim, Mergui. A shrubby form more compact with smaller 
leaves grows on the top of the Batu Caves in Selangor, Disirib. 
of species: The species occurs all over tropical Asia from India 
to Australia, and in China and Japan. Nalive names : Berumbong 
or Merombong jantan; Geruseh jantan or putih; Mata Ular; 
Musira Mata Kerbau; Gading Tulang; Bunga Kepinis; Bunga 
Mengkunyit; Tampoi Bhong. 
(14) R. incurva Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 79, p. 79. 
Tree. Leaves thinly coriaceous glabrous elliptic, shortly 
acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 9 pairs, widely inarching far from 
edge; 7-5 to 8 in. long, 275 to 3*25 in. wide; petioles *3 in. long. 
Cymes panicled terminal, 2-5 in. long and wide; peduncles *3 in. 
long, woody. Flowers numerous, fragrant; pedicels -i to *2 in. 
long, pubescent. Bracts persistent, small, ovate. Calyx cam- 
panulate pubescent, *2 in. long, teeth short. Corolla cylindric, 
*3 in. long, lobes broad oblong, rounded, -i in. long. Hab. Penang, 
West Hill (Curtis 8181) at 1000 ft. altitude. 
This resembles R. Forbesii King, and is quoted by him as that species, 
but the venation is totally different and the corolla-tube much shorter. 
(15) R. Forbesii King and Gamble, l.c. 207 (in pari). 
Bush 6 ft. tall or big climber, glabrous, unarmed. Leaves 
coriaceous elliptic to ovate acute or acuminate, base narrowed; 
nerves 5 to 7 pairs, depressed above, elevate beneath, midrib stout; 
4-5 to 7 in. long, 2 to 3 in. wide; petioles -5 to 6 in. long, slender. 
Stipules triangular subulate, -2 in. long. Corymbs axillary, lax 
many-flowered; peduncles 75 in. long; branches 1 to 2 in. long, 
faintly puberulous. Flowers 1 in. long; pedicels -i in. long. Calyx 
tubular, -2 in. long, with minute teeth, pubescent. Corolla-tube 
cylindric, 75 in. long, lobes oblong, -2 in. long, glabrous. Stamens 
just projecting at the tip. Style exsert. Stigmas broad rotund. 
Fruit like a pepper-corn, many-seeded. Hab. Limestone Hills. 
Perak, Kwala Dipang (Kunstler); Changkat Mentri (Kloss, Scorte- 
chini). Disirib. Andamans, Sumatra. 
The Singapore plants quoted by King are R. den si flora, and the Penang 
one a distinct species from the Perak plant, R. incurva Ridl. 
(16) R. binata King and Gamble , l.c. 205. 
A small creeper, half parasite, 6 to 8 ft. long or a small tree 
20 to 30 ft. tall. Stem 3 to 5 in. through, unarmed glabrous. 
Leaves coriaceous oblong-elliptic gradually acuminate, base round; 
nerves 9 to 10 pairs, depressed above, prominent beneath, midrib 
