LXXIV. RUBIACEiE. 
Lasianthus .] 
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thinly coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, short acuminate, narrowed to 
base, reticulate visibly on both sides, glabrous above, nerves and 
reticulations hairy beneath, 8 to 9 pairs; 5 to 6 in. long, 1*5 to 2 in. 
wide; petioles stout, pubescent, *15 in. long. Stipules triangular. 
Cymes few-flowered, sessile or peduncled, -2 in. long, hairy. Flowers 
*4 in. long, shortly pedicelled. Calyx appressed pubescent cam- 
panulate, lobes lanceolate. Corolla glabrous outside, pilose inside, 
lobes oblong. Fruit ovoid, pubescent at first. Pyrenes 4, small. 
Hab. Forests. Malacca, Pulau Besar (Griffith); Mt. Ophir. 
Pahang, Gunong Tahan (Haniff). Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Kedah 
Peak (Ridley). Distrib. S. China. 
The typical Hongkong plant differs in having much larger flowers and 
the leaves do not become coriaceous in the same way as in the Malay plant. 
It would probably be better to keep the latter distinct. 
(42) L. crassifolius Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. By. 79, p. 85. 
Woody stout shrub. Young branches puberulous. Leaves 
stiffly coriaceous above glabrous shining elliptic-lanceolate acumin¬ 
ate-caudate blunt, base short narrowed; nerves 9 to 12 pairs, 
thin, elevate puberulous when young; 7 in. long, 2 in. wide, reticula¬ 
tions conspicuous; petioles *4 in. long, pubescent. Stipules small 
triangular. Cymes few-flowered on woody peduncles -2 in. long; 
bracts small, ovate, hairy. Flowers sessile, *15 in. long. Calyx 
very short, shallow, lobes small spreading hairy. Corolla silky 
hairy, lobes short. Fruit ovoid narrowed at base and tip, hairy 
•1 in. long when dry. Hab. Forests in mountain districts. 
Malacca (Maingay). Selangor, Sempang, Semangkok Pass, 3000 
ft. altitude. 
(43) L. malaccensis King and Gamble, lx. 124. 
Shrub. Branches puberulous. Leaves coriaceous, oblong- 
lanceolate blunt acuminate, base round, edges wavy, glabrous 
except a few hairs on midrib and nerves 8 pairs reticulate; 4 to 
5 in. long, 1 to 1-4 in. wide; petioles -3 in. long. Stipules base 
broad, triangular. Flowers 2 to 3 together, sessile. Calyx cam- 
panulate under *1 in. long, puberulous, 5-toothed. Fruit sub- 
globular with 5 or 6 sepals *2 in. through. Pyrenes 4, smooth. 
Hab. Malacca, Mt. Ophir.(Ridley). 
(44) L. robustus King and Gamble, l.c. 123. 
Branches glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, glabrous, oblanceolate, 
much narrowed, not acute at base, above nerves and nervules 
depressed, beneath reticulations, midrib and 16 to 20 pairs of nerves 
prominent; 8 to 11 in. long, 2-5 to 3-25 in. wide; petioles -4 in. 
long, stout. Stipules coriaceous, sagittate, -4 in. long. Cymes 
shorter than petioles condensed, no bracts, few-flowered. Calyx 
•1 in. long, teeth 5 or 6 obscure. Fruit sub-globular, 6-ridged, 
glabrous, *15 in. through. Pyrenes 5 or 6. Hab. Forests; rare 
Malacca, Ayer Panas (Hervey); lower part of Mt. Ophir (Ridley). 
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