Pavelia.] 
LXXIV. RUBIACE^E. 
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to black, -25 in. through. Hab. Common in forests. Malacca, 
Chabau (Griffith). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tangga 2000 ft. altitude. 
Selangor, Menuang Gasing (Kloss); Sempang, Semangkok Pass 
(a form with lanceolate leaves 4 in. long, 75 in. wide); Ginting 
Sempah. Perak, Ulu Bubong (Kunstler); Temengoh; Tapah, 
Penang (Wallich, Maingay). Kelantan, Chaning. Kedah Peak 
(Robinson). 
(4) P. pauciflora Ridl. 
Small glabrous tree. Leaves thin elliptic-lanceolate, long 
acuminate, base long, narrowed; nerves 6 pairs; 4 to 6 in. long, 
•5 to 1*5 in, wide; petioles slender, *5 in. long. Stipules triangular 
cuspidate. Corymb very lax, 1*5 in. long; peduncle 1*5 in. long; 
branches 3, very slender, 1 in. long with rather large stipuliform 
bracts at base. Cymes of 3 or more flowers on very slender pedicels, 
•5 in. long. Calyx-tube sub-globose with 4 short lobes. Corolla 
white, tube very slender, *5 in. long, lobes 4, oblong blunt, -2 in. 
long. Stamens as long as lobes, spirally twisted. Style project¬ 
ing for -5 in. Fruit globose with the tubular calyx at the top. 
Hab. Dense woods on limestone rocks. Selangor, Batu Caves 
(Ridley). 
This differs from P. graciliflora in its lanceolate leaves and small cymes 
of fewer and smaller flowers, with the anthers as long as the corolla-lobes. 
(5) P. naucleiflora Wall. Cat. 6171; King, l.c. 85. 
Shrub 6 to 10 ft. tall, tomentose. Leaves oblanceolate, shortly 
acuminate, base cuneate, membranous pubescent on both sides, 
especially on nerves beneath 9 to 10 pairs; 4*5 to 5 in. long, 1-35 
to 2 in. wide; petioles *3 to -5 in. long, pubescent. Corymbs on 
side shoots, bare except for 2 or 3 leaves at the tip, dense, 1*75 to 
2-5 in. wide, densely pubescent, sessile. Calyx tubular pubescent, 
teeth small. Corolla white, *25 to *5 in. long, tube glabrous or 
hairy, limb hairy, lobes oblong blunt. Style projecting for -5 in. 
Fruit globular, hairy, -25 in. through. Hab. In the north only, 
in forests. Perak, Sira Rimau (Yapp). Penang, Waterfall; 
Penara Bukit (Wallich, Curtis, etc.). Kedah, Pulau Song Song. 
Lankawi, Gunong Raya; Dayong Bunting (Robinson). Dislrib. 
India, Burma. 
var. longifolia Ridl. Leaves lanceolate long-acuminate, 7 in. 
long, 2 in. wide. Flowers larger, hairy. Kelantan, Chaning. 
(6) P. humilis Hook. fil. F.B.I. iii. 151; King , l.c . 85. 
Dwarf shrub 6 to 12 in. tall, unbranched, at first pubescent. 
Leaves membranous, crowded, oblong-oblanceolate, base much 
narrowed; midrib above and under surface hispid; nerves 6 to 7 
pairs; 3*5 to 6 in. long, 1-25 to 175 in. wide; petioles -3 to -5 in. 
long, hairy. Corymbs sessile, 1 to 1*5 in. across, dense, manj^- 
flowered. Flowers white, 75 in. long. Calyx with 5 short teeth, 
glabrous. Corolla-tube *6 in. long, lobes oblong blunt. Fruit 
