LXXIV. RUBIACEJ3. 
[. Borreria. 
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base, above reticulate, strigose beneath with 3 pairs of hairy 
nerves, -35 to 1-75 in. long, -15 to -4 in. wide. Stipules short 
cupular, white, bristles few. Heads small. Calyx campanulate, 
hairy, lobes 4, rather long acute. Corolla glabrous except the 
lobes, silky at the tips, tube -25 in. long, white or pink, lobes pink. 
Capsule ovoid globose, small, hairy with the 4 persistent short 
triangular lobes. Hab. Waste ground and sandy spots, very 
common. Whole peninsula from Singapore to Kelantan and 
Setul. Distrib. Indo-Malaya. 
{3) B. Isevicaulis Hull. Bigelovia laevicaulis Miq. FI. Ind. 
Bat. ii. 335. Spermacoce stricta King , l.c. 90, not of Linn. fil. 
Erect slender herb little branched, about 18 in. tall or less, 
glabrous often tinted purple. Leaves sessile sub-coriaceous oblong- 
lanceolate, acute, narrowed at the base, purplish; nerves 3 pairs; 
*75 to 1*25 in. long, -2 to -5 in. wide. Stipules cup-like with 6 to 
8 long bristles. Flowers -i in. long, white in dense axillary and 
terminal heads *25 to -4 in. through. Calyx campanulate hairy, 
teeth 4, short. Corolla-tube slender, short, lobes oblong as long, 
white tipped pink and ciliate all over. Capsule sub-globose ovoid, 
hairy, small with the very short remains of the sepals. Seed 
oblong transversely wrinkled. Hab. Roadsides and sandy, waste 
ground. Common. Singapore, Mount Zion; Tanglin in the 
Gardens; Tanjong Katong. Pahang, Sungei Meang near Pekan. 
Selangor, Kwala Lumpur (Ridley). Distrib. Bombay, Java. 
(4) B. pilulifera Ridl. 
Slender erect branched herb with few branches, 14 in. tall. 
Stems angled, ciliate along the angles. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 
narrowed to the base, rather fleshy, glabrous, pale beneath; nerves 
5 pairs; 1 in. long, -4 in. wide; petioles -I in. long. Heads *25 in. 
through, 2 shorter leaves usually at the base of the heads. Stipules 
very short with short bristles. Heads *25 in. through with 
numerous bristles between the flowers. Calyx glabrous, bifid. 
Corolla very short, white. Capsule obovoid. Seed rather large, 
ellipsoid, dark brown, very obscurely reticulate. Hab. Road¬ 
sides, Selangor, Klang Gates (Ridley). 
(5) B. parviceps Ridl. 
Very slender erect herb, simple or with one or two branches; 
stems angled with low wings, glabrous, 18 in. tall. Leaves in 
simple pairs, lanceolate acute and narrowed to the base, sprinkled 
with white hairs above, paler and scabrid beneath, *5 in. long, 
•25 in. wide; nerves 3 pairs sparsely hairy beneath; no petiole. 
Stipules very short with very numerous setae. Heads -12 in. 
through. Flowers small with fewer and shorter bristles than the 
last. Calyx glabrous, bifid. Corolla white, very short. Capsule 
smooth, glabrous. Seeds ellipsoid, dark brown, smaller than the 
preceding and deeply pitted. Hab. Roadsides, Negri Sembilan, 
Bukit Tangga Pass (Ridley). 
