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to ovate-lanceolate acuminate, blunt, base narrowed; nerves io 
pairs, 4 to 7 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles winged to base. Stipules 
connate tubular, mucronate. Corymbs lax, many-flowered, 3 in. 
long, 4 in. across. Flowers salmon-red; pedicel -i in. long. Calyx- 
lobes ovate, blunt, short. Corolla-tube slender, 2 in. long, lobes 
•5 in. long, lanceolate acute, narrowed at base. Hab. Mountains, 
rare. Pahang, Gunong Tahan, 4000 to 5000 ft. altitude (Robinson). 
(9) I. congesta Roxb. FI. Ind . i. 387; King, l.c. 76. I. Griffithii, 
Hook, fil. Bot. Mag. t. 4325. 
Shrub about 2 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves coriaceous, dark green, 
elliptic or oblong, short, bluntly acuminate, base cuneate or rounded; 
nerves 12 to 20 pairs; 7 to 14 in. long, 2-5 to 4 in. across; petioles 
•3 to 5 in. long, thick. Corymbs very many-flowered, 4 to 6 in. 
through. Calyx less than -i in. long, sessile or shortly pedicelled, 
teeth triangular, short. Corolla-tube 1-25 in. long, limb *5 in. 
across, lobes ovate-lanceolate round at tip, red orange. Fruit 
black. Hab. In forests, common, very showy. Singapore, Bukit 
Timah; Serangoon Road; Pulau Ubin. Malacca, Ayer Panas 
(Griffith). Negri Sembilan, Tampin. Selangor, Rantau Panjang 
(Kloss). Dindings, Lumut. Perak, Sayong (Murton); Goping 
(Kunstler); Kwala Kangsa; Changkat Mentri (Kloss). Penang, 
Kelantan, Chaning. Distrib. Tenasserim. Native names: Jarum 
Saluang; Bunga Penaga Riam. 
(10) I. Lobbii Loud. Encycl. Supfi. ii. 15431 King, l.c. 78. 
I. fulgens Hook, fil, F.B.I. iii. 146; King, l.c. (in part). 
Shrub about 6 to 8 ft. tall. Leaves rather coriaceous, oblong 
to lanceolate acute or acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 15 to 25 
pairs; 6 to 8 in. long, 1-5 to 2 in. across; petioles -25 in. across. 
Stipules triangular acuminate. Corymb about 6 in. across, sub- 
sessile, many-flowered; pedicels red. Calyx cylindric-campanulate, 
lobes broad, blunt. Corolla-tube cylindric, 1-5 to 175 in. long, 
lobes oblong, ovate acute, bright orange-red. Fruit ellipsoid, 
black. Hab. Our commonest species, occurs in forests. Singapore, 
Sungei Morai; Garden Jungle. Johor, Gunong Pantai; Kwala 
Sembrong (Kelsall). Malacca, Bukit Panchur (Derry); Ayer Panas 
(Griffith). Pahang, Sungei Jelai (Machado); Labong, Endau 
(Evans). Selangor, Rawang (Kloss). Negri Sembilan, Tampin. 
Perak, Sira Rimau (Yapp); Thaiping Hills (Derry); Ipoh; Chang¬ 
kat Mentri (Kloss). Province Wellesley, Tasek Gelugur. Penang 
Hill. Distrib. Siam. Native names: Kramat Hujan; Pechah 
Priok. 
The real /. fulgens Roxb. is a native of the Moluccas and does not occur 
here (see note at end of genus). The var. angustifolia King and Gamble, 
l.c., is a mixture. The leaves of typical /. Lobbii vary in width considerably 
all through the woods. Wray collected a very narrow-leaved form on the 
Thaiping Hills with lanceolate leaves 8 in. long, 1-25 in. wide, but the Pahang 
plant quoted by King and Gamble under variety angustifolia is quite a 
