88 . lxxiv. rubiace^e. [. Diplospora. 
coriaceous oblanceolate or oblong shortly abruptly acuminate, base 
shortly cuneate; nerves 8 to 10 pairs, elevate beneath; 6 to 7 in. 
long, 1-75 to 2-5 in. wide; petioles *35 to *4 in. long. Stipules 
triangular-lanceolate keeled acuminate. Cymes short, peduncled, 
dense, about *5 in. long. Flowers sessile. Calyx saucer-shaped, 
glabrous. Corolla-tube cylindric, short, -15 in. long, lobes very 
short, oblong recurved, obtuse, whitish green. Fruit ovoid, crowned 
by the small calyx-scar, -4 in. long, 2-celled, 2-seeded, orange or 
yellow. Hab. Mountain forests. Malacca, Mt. Ophir (Hullett) 
4000 ft. altitude. Perak, Thaiping Hills 2500 ft. altitude (Kunstler, 
Wray). Use: The leaves used to make coffee-leaf tea. 
King described this twice over under the above names. The Mt. Ophir 
plant has smaller leaves and appears to be more stunted than the Perak ones. 
(7) D. pubescens Hook. fil. F.B.I. iii. 124. 
Shrub. Branches minutely pubescent. Leaves coriaceous, 
elliptic-oblong caudate-acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous above 
and nearly so beneath; nerves and midrib elevate beneath, 6 or 7 
pairs, puberulous, nervules visible; fine, 3 to 6 in. long, 1*25 to 
2-25 in. wide; petioles -15 to *2 in. long. Stipules lanceolate with 
long points. Flowers -2 in. long, in dense sub-sessile heads, -12 in. 
long. Calyx short, lobes very small, blunt pubescent. Corolla 
longer, tubular, lobes 4, short, throat villous. Fruit globular- 
ovoid, crowned with calyx-scar -4 in. through. Seeds 4. Hab. 
Perak, Gunong Chabang (Scortechini). 
( 8 ) D. lasiantha Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 38 . 
Shrub. Branches brown-velvety. Leaves lanceolate to elliptic- 
lanceolate shortly cuspidate, sub-glabrous above except midrib and 
edges, beneath sprinkled with hairs; nerves 8 pairs and midrib 
hairy; 5-5 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; petioles hairy, -2 in. long. Stipules 
lanceolate-acuminate, velvety. Flowers 3 or 4 together, sessile. 
Calyx velvety, lobes short, blunt. Corolla -2 in. long, tube short, 
lobes 4, ovate acute, hairy except inner side of lobes. Stamens 
exsert in a cone, hairy. Hab. Negri Sembilan, Gunong Tampin 
(Robinson). 
36. SCYPHIPHORA, Gaertn. 
A maritime bush, glabrous. Leaves small obovate blunt, 
coriaceous. Flowers white in dense, short-peduncled cymes. 
Calyx-tube elongate, obconic, limb cupular, truncate, 4- to 5-toothed. 
Corolla cylindric, villous in throat, lobes 4 to 5, oblong, twisted 
in bud. Stamens 4 to 5 on short filaments between corolla lobes; 
anthers linear sagittate. Ovary-cells 2; ovules 2 in each cell; 
style filiform. Stigmas 2, linear. Drupe sub-cylindric, 8 to 10 
grooved separating into two ribbed pyrenes. Species 1, S. India, 
Ceylon, Malay Peninsula and islands, Australia. 
