ioo lxxiv. rubiace^. [Pavetta. 
(1) P. indica Linn. FI. Zeyl, 56; Hook. fil. F.B.I. iii. 150, in 
part. 
Bush glabrous. Leaves rather thin, oblong-lanceolate acute, 
base narrowed, 4 in. long, 1*25 in. wide; petioles -5 in. long. 
Stipules ovate-triangular cuspidate. Corymbs 1*5 in. long, dense; 
pedicels -i to -2 in. long. Calyx campanulate, small, lobes very 
short, ovate. Corolla-tube -25 in. long, rather thick, lobes linear- 
oblong, blunt, -08 in. long. Style projecting 75 in. long. Hah. 
Open country, Perlis, Chupeng (Ridley). 
var. canescens. P. canescens Wall. Cat. 6181. 
Large bush. Branches softly hairy velvety. Leaves thin 
lanceolate, narrowed to the base; nerves and sometimes the whole 
leaf beneath sparsely softly hairy, 6 to 8 in. long, 175 to 3 in. 
wide; petioles 1 to 1-25 in. long. Stipules ovate with a long 
point. Corymbs terminal, 2 in. long, 3 in. wide on peduncles 2 in. 
long or less, pubescent; pedicels slender, -i in. long, pubescent. 
Calyx very small, cup-shaped with 5 very short points, pubescent. 
Corolla-tube -5 in. long, slender, lobes oblong blunt, -i in. long. 
Style -6 in. long. Fruit globose. Hab. Forests, Singapore (Wal- 
lich); Kranji. Malacca (Griffith). Negri Sembilan, Johol. Selan¬ 
gor, Ginting Sempah. Perak, Gunong Hijau (Burkill); Changkat 
Mentri (Kloss). Distrib. of type: India. Native names: Pecha 
Priokputih; Surungko. 
(2) P. tomentosa Roxb. Smith Cyclop, xxvi. 2. P. indica var. 
tomentosa Hook. fil. l.c. 150, in part. 
Shrub. Stem, underside of leaves and inflorescence densely 
softly tomentose. Leaves thickly membranous drying black, 
above sparsely hairy, midrib densely so, elliptic-lanceolate, 3 to 
5 in. long, 1*5 to 175 in. wide; nerves 9 pairs; petioles 1 in. long. 
Stipules ovate cuspidate, tomentose. Inflorescence terminal or on 
short leafy side branches, 3 in. long. Corymb 3 in. wide; pedicels 
•25 in. long. Calyx limb with 5 short acute points. Corolla-tube 
■12 to -25 in. long, lobes oblong, sub-acute, -1 in. long, or less. 
Fruit globose, -15 in. through. Hab. Woods in the south. Singa¬ 
pore, Changi. Johor, Batu Pahat; Sedenak. Malacca (Maingay, 
Griffith and Cuming) near the town (Ridley). Distrib. India. 
( 3 ) P- graciliflora Wall. Cat. 6178. P. petiolaris Wall. Cat. 
6186. 
Glabrous shrub about 6 ft. tall. Leaves thin, dry olive brown, 
elliptic-lanceolate, cuspidate acuminate, base long-narrowed; nerves 
8 pairs inarching; 7 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles slender, -5 to 2 in. 
long. Stipules triangular, blunt. Inflorescence on lateral branches, 
6 to 8 in. long, bare except for a pair of leaves at the top. Corymbs 
3 to 4 in. wide, lax; pedicels very slender, -25 to -5 in. long. Calyx 
very small, limb cup-shaped with 5 minute points. Corolla pure 
white, tube slender, 75 in. long, lobes oblong, blunt narrow, -12 in. 
long. Style projecting, *5 in. long. Fruit pear-shaped, grey green 
