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LXXIV, RUBIACEAL 
[Jxora, 
Kwala Lumpur; Sempang Mines; Ginting Peras; Menuang 
Gasing (Robinson); Perak, Changkat Serdang (Wray); Goping 
(Kunstler). 
(5) I. multibracteata Pearson, in King, i.c. 74. 
Shrub, glabrous except inflorescence. Leaves sub-coriaceous 
oblong oblanceolate reticulate; nerves 10 to 16 pairs; 5 to 9 in. 
long, 1*5 to 3 in. wide; petioles -3 to -6 in. long. Stipules cupular, 
short apiculate, *i in. long. Corymbs terminal, 2-5 to 5 in. across, 
many-branched. Flowers membranous, white. Bracts numerous 
ovate triangular. Calyx sessile, *25 in. long, puberulous, lobes 
ovate blunt. Corolla-tube puberulous outside, 1-25 in. long, limb 
•5 in. across, lobes oblong, blunt. Hob. Open country in the 
north. Perak, Kampong Kota (Wray); Kedah, Alor Sta; Yan; 
Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). Pulau Adang. Perlis, Chupeng, Kanga. 
Disirib. S. Siam. 
(6) I. plumea Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 59, p. 117. 
Shrub about 10 ft. tall. Leaves oblanceolate or elliptic acumin¬ 
ate, base cuneate, thinly coriaceous; nerves 8 pairs; 4 to 5 in. long, 
2 in. wide; petioles -25 in. long. Stipules broad ovate, long 
cuspidate. Corymb lax, 3 in. long, 5 in. across, minutely hairy. 
Flowers shortly pedicelled, white Calyx-tube short, round, lobes 
linear, subulate, longer. Corolla-tube slender, *5 in. long, lobes 
lanceolate acute. Fruit globose, -25 in. long, purplish. Hab. 
Borders of woods in the north. Perlis, woods at Kanga. Setul, 
Rajah Wang (Ridley). Disirib. S. Siam. 
(7) I. arguta Br. Wall. Cat. 6157; King, l.c. 74. I. nigricans 
Wall, in part. 
A bush glabrous, with thin branches. Leaves thin coriaceous 
(drying black) broad oblanceolate to obovate abruptly short 
acuminate, base much narrowed; nerves 6 to 7 pairs; 3-5 to 6 in. 
long, 1*5 to 2-25 in. wide; petioles -2 to -4 in. long. Stipules 
linear-lanceolate acuminate. Corymbs lax on peduncles short or up 
to 2 in. long, 2 to 3 in. across, often many-flowered. Calyx less 
than *i in. long, campanulate narrow, teeth narrow lanceolate 
acuminate acute, as long as tube. Corolla white, tube slender, 
*3 to *5 in. long, lobes narrow, acute oblong. Style exsert. Fruit 
globose, pea-like. Hab. Common in woods. Johor, Pulau Dayong 
(Feilding). Pahang, Gunong Senyum (Evans). Selangor, Batu 
Caves; Semangkok. Perak, Goping; Ulu Bubong (Kunstler); 
Thaiping Hills 2000 ft. altitude (Curtis). Dindings, Gunong Tungul. 
Penang (Wallich), Waterfall; Pulau Betong (Curtis). Province 
Wellesley, Permatang Bertam. Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). Perlis, 
Ginting Kabok. 
var. with larger flowers, tube *5 in. long. Penang, Waterfall. 
Disirib. Burma; Malaya. Native name: Supati. 
(8) I. Robinsonii Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 134. 
Shrub about 6 ft. tall. Leaves stiffly coriaceous, oblanceolate 
