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LXXIV. RUBIACEA5. 
[Lasianthus. 
(45) L. stercorarius Bl. Bijdr. 1000. 
Shrub foetid. Branches, stipules, nerves and midrib of under¬ 
side of leaf pubescent. Leaves membranous, oblong-lanceolate 
acuminate, base cuneate, drying brown; nerves slender 11 pairs, 
nervules fine, parallel and reticulate; 5 to 6 in. long, 1-25 to 1-5 in. 
wide; petioles -i in. long. Stipules lanceolate acuminate. Cymes 
small of 3 or 4 sessile flowers. Calyx short, hairy, lobes very 
short. Corolla -2 in. long, glabrous. Fruit very small, -x in, 
through, depressed obovoid 5-ridged obscurely when dry. Hab. 
Johor, Kota Tinggi (Ridley). Distrib. Java. ^ _ 
(46) L. glaberrimus Ridl. Journ. Roy. Hs. Soc. S. Br. 79, 
p. 86. _ 
Foetid shrub with slender branches, quite glabrous. Leaves 
membranous, lanceolate acuminate-caudate, base cuneate; nerves 
very fine, faint, about 9 pairs inarching *1 in. from edge, secondaries 
as prominent, reticulations wide hardly conspicuous; 3-5 to 4 in. 
long, 1 to 1*25 in. wide; petioles ^05 in. long. Stipules lanceolate 
caducous. Flowers very small 2 or 3 in axillary fascicles. Calyx 
campanulate with minute teeth. Corolla-lobes valvate, tube 
very slender, *05 in. long. Ovary 3-locular with 1 ovule in each 
cell. Fruit blue, obconic, -i in. through. Pyrenes 2. Hab. 
Mountains, Selangor, Semangkok Pass. Malacca (Maingay). 
Penang, Moniot’s Road; West Flill (Curtis). Kedah Peak. 
This is nearest L. Lowianus ; Clarke suggests it to be a Saprosma. 
(47) L. oblongus King and Gamble, lx. 127. 
Shrub 6 to 20 ft. tall. Branchlets slender pubescent. Leaves 
membranous narrow lanceolate long-acuminate, base cuneate, 
drying dark, midrib puberulous; nerves inconspicuous above, 
7 pairs, faint as are the transverse reticulations, all puberulous; 
3 to 5 in. long, *5 to -6 in. wide; petioles -15 in. long. Stipules 
long, nearly glabrous. Flowers white, pedicelled. Calyx cam¬ 
panulate, mouth wide, truncate. Corolla *2 in. long, tube rather 
long, lobes oblong blunt, mouth woolly. Fruit globular, -2 in. 
long, 7 to 8-ridged, corrugated dark blue. Pyrenes 7 or 8. Hab. 
Hill forests, common, Johor, Hadji Senawi near Batu Pahat. 
Negri Sembilan, Bukit Burunang (Cantley). Selangor, Weld’s 
Hill; Rawang. Pahang, Telom; K’luang Terbang (Barnes). 
Perak, Thaiping Hills; Goping (Kunstler); Telok Pinang; Tapa; 
Bujong Malacca. Kedah Peak. Native name : Sekuntut Jan tan. 
A very foetid plant. 
(48) L. salicifolius Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. iv. 35. 
A bush. Branches covered with felted hair. Leaves narrow- 
lanceolate, base shortly narrowed, sub-acuneate or round, thinly 
herbaceous, glabrous above, except the midrib and nerves covered 
with appressed yellow hairs beneath midrib, nerves 13 pairs and 
