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[Lasiantkus. 
pubescent midrib and 12 to 14 pairs nerves, reticulations transverse 
strong beneath; 5 to 6 in. long, *6 to 75 in. wide; petioles -15 in. 
long. Stipules lanceolate, edges ciliate. Cymes 2- to 3-flowered 
ebracteate. Flowers sessile, -2 in. long. Calyx pubescent, teeth 
triangular acuminate, 5* ' Corolla-lobes 5> lanceolate pubescent, 
tube glabrous. Fruit ovoid globular, -2 in. long; pyrenes 4 to 
5 rugulose. Hab. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). 
(31) L. flavinervius Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. vi. 154. 
A shrub. Stem and young parts covered with yellow hairs, 
appressed. Leaves coriaceous elliptic-acuminate, base slightly 
narrowed above, glabrous shining beneath; nerves 7 pairs and 
transverse nervules strongly elevate and covered with yellow 
hairs; 6 in. long, 2 in. wide. Stipules very short, hairy. Cymes 
short few-flowered. Flowers small, shortly pedicelled. Calyx 
•12 in. long, campanulate, teeth short tipped blue. Corolla silky. 
Fruit -25 in. long, campanulate narrowed at base, with 5 large 
linear-lanceolate teeth, *i in. long, hairy, blue. Pyrenes 4, backs 
round, smooth. Hab. Pahang, Woods, Gunong Tahan (Ridley). 
(32) L. Harveyanus King and Gamble, l.c. 129. 
Shrub. Branches minutely tomentose as are petioles and 
midribs on both sides. Leaves membranous, elliptic or ovate- 
elliptic, narrowed to blunt tip, base round, above scaberulous 
with a few hairs near the edges, lower scabrid-puberulous with a 
few appressed hairs on edges; nerves 4 to 6 pairs; 4 to 5 in. long, 
1-65 to 2 in. wide; petioles *15 to -2 in. long. Stipules triangular 
acute. Cymes ebracteate of 3 to 5 sessile flowers, *3 in. long. 
Calyx narrow campanulate very pubescent, 4-toothed. Corolla 
funnel-shaped pubescent, lobes ovate, 4. Hab. Perak at 3400 ft. 
altitude (Wray). 
var. longifolia. Leaves elliptic-oblong, shortly acuminate 7-5 
in. long; nerves 8 to 10 pairs. Hab. Malacca (Hervey). 
(33) L. Wrayi King and Gamble, l.c. 119. 
Small tree. Branches pubescent. Leaves thinly coriaceous, 
oblong-lanceolate long-acuminate to each end, glabrous above, 
midrib appressed pubescent beneath, elevate, as are the 5 pairs 
of nerves, nervules conspicuous, elevate; 3-5 to 5 in. long, 75 to 
1 in. wide; petioles *3 in. long. Stipules triangular acuminate. 
Flowers -15 in. long, 2 or 3 together with a few short, broad, 
pubescent bracts. Calyx -05 in. long, teeth 4, small, acute appressed 
hairy. Corolla hairy, lobes blunt, white. Fruit white. Hab. 
Mountain forests, rare, Perak, Gunong Batu Putih (Wray). 
(34) L. Wightianus Hook. fil. F.B.I. iii. 188; King, l.c. 125. 
A shrub. Branches, stipules, nerves beneath, and midrib on both 
sides pubescent. Leaves thin coriaceous, oblong-elliptic acuminate 
mucronulate, glabrous, dark above, paler beneath, hair often 
yellow, reticulations fine, conspicuous on both sides with the nerves 
10 to 13 pairs strongly elevate beneath, base rpunded or shortly 
