LXXIV. RUBIACEA2. 
Geopkilai] 
147 
(3) G. reniformis Don, Prod. 136; King, l.c. 103. 
Stem creeping with erect branches 3 in. tall. Leaves ovate- 
cordate or orbicular-cordate, sub-acute or blunt, glabrous; nerves 
3 to 4 pairs; *5 to 1*5 in. long and about as wide; petioles 1 to 2 in. 
long. Stipules semi-lunar. Flowers *6 in. long, sessile, 1 to 3 on 
slender peduncles *5 to 2 in. long. Corolla-lobes lanceolate. Berry 
orange with calyx-lobes at top -35 in. through. Hab. Not rare in 
forests and on banks over the whole peninsula. Johor, Batu 
Pahat. Pahang, Kota Glanggi. Malacca, Batang Malacca (Good- 
enough) ; Panchur. Selangor, Ginting Bidai (Kloss); Batu Caves. 
Negri Sembilan, Bukit Sulu (Cantley). Perak, Jor; Kwala 
Temengoh; Bukit Kapayung. Bindings, Gunong Tungul. Penang, 
Balik Pulau; banks by the Chitty Temple; Pulau Betong (Curtis). 
Lankawi, Kwah (Curtis). Distrib. Indo-Malaya, China, Polynesia. 
Native names: Akar Pegaga Ular; Pegaga Tikus; Akar Pantat 
Beruk. 
(4) G. melanocarpa Ridl. Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 313, t. 62, 
flowers too small. 
Creeping stems 6 to 18 in. long, ascending branches 3 in. tall. 
Leaves fleshy membranous, oblong-ovate slightly cordate, sub¬ 
acute; nerves 3 to 5 pairs; 175 to 3 in. long, 75 to 1-5 in. wide; 
petioles 1 to 2*5 in. long, puberulous. Stipules lanceolate. 
Peduncle terminal, 75 to 3 in. long, with 6 to 9 flowers in umbel. 
Flowers -6 in. long. Calyx-tube *25 in. long, lobes longer, blunt. 
Corolla *25 in. long, lobes oblong. Fruit *35 in. long, like a black 
