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LXXIV. RUBIACEjE. 
[Cephaelis. 
Stem woody, branched. 
Heads sessile, few-flowered . . . . (8) C. subcoriacea 
Heads peduncled, 17-flowered . . . . (9) C. albiflora 
(1) C. Griffithii Hook. fd. F.B.I. iii. 178. 
Robust, stout-stemmed shrublet. Leaves membranous oblanceo- 
late or oblong-lanceolate, narrowed from above the middle to 
the base, shortly abrupt acuminate; nerves 12 to 20 pairs; 
10 to 16 in. long, 4*5 to 5 in. wide; petioles 1*5 to 3 in. long. 
Stipules sub-orbicular sub-acute. Head 1 to 2 in. through, ses¬ 
sile or shortly peduncled (peduncle 1 in. long) with numerous 
orbicular bracts. Calyx -15 in. long, tubular, mouth campanulate 
truncate. Corolla funnel-shaped curved, honey-yellow, lobes ovate 
acute. Fruit -35 in. long, light blue, oblong. Hab. Forests in 
lowlands. Malacca, Rhim forest (Griffith). Selangor, Ulu Gombak 
(Ridley); Semangkok Pass. Native names: Chempaka Bukit; 
Sebiak Gajah; Pupulut Hutan. Distrib. Sumatra. 
(2) C. Ridleyi King, l.c. 106. 
A very stout plant about 2 ft. tall. Stem thick fleshy, all tinted 
with purple. Leaves elliptic, sharply acuminate, narrowed to the 
base from below the middle; nerves 8 to 10 pairs rather faint, 
midrib broad, flat; 8 in. long, 3 in. wide; petioles 2 in. long. 
Stipules large oblong lanceolate-acuminate, blunt, *6 in. long. 
Peduncle thick, 1 in. long. Head 15 in. wide. Involucral bracts 
1 in. long, lanceolate-acuminate blunt. Flowers purple, shortly 
pedicelled. Calyx cup-shaped, truncate. Corolla-tube short, 
*1 in. long, lobes rounded nearly as long. Hab. Mountain forests, 
rare. Selangor, Bukit Kutu at 3000 ft. altitude (type). Perak, 
Gunong Inas, 3600 ft. altitude (Yapp). 
The Singapore and Penang plants referred to this species by King are 
quite distinct. 
(3) C. singaporensis Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 79, p. 89. 
Plant about 2 ft. tall. Leaves elongate, acuminate, long 
narrowed to base; nerves 16 pairs; -9 in. long, 2-5 in. wide; petioles 
1 in. long. Stipules tubular with 2 blunt points, -15 in. long. 
Peduncle x to 2-5 in. long. Head about 1 in. across. Bracts, 
outer pair broad ovate sub-acute or blunt, inner ones oblong. 
Calyx very short, truncate. Corolla 1-25 in. long, tube stout, 
lobes ovate obtuse, honey-yellow. Fruit light blue. Hab. Forests 
in the south. Singapore, Bajau. Johor, Gunong Pulai; Gunong 
Pantai (Ridley). 
Near C. angustifolia, but the leaves broader. 
(4) C. melanoearpa Ridl. 
Shrubby plant 3 ft. tall. Leaves narrow oblanceolate acuminate, 
base long narrowed; nerves 20 pairs; 8 in. long, 2 in. wide; petioles 
slender, 1-5 in. long. Stipules broad, blunt oblong-ovate. Peduncle 
stout, white, fleshy, 2 to 3 in. long. Bracts lanceolate, keeled with 
