Vernonia.] lxxv. composite, 187 
Bukit Goh, Kwantan (Foxworthy); Negri Sembilan, Kwala Pilah; 
Tumiang (Cantley); Selangor, Sempang mines; Kwala Lumpur. 
Penang, West Ayer Hitam (Curtis). Distrib. South Siam (Trang); 
Sylhet, Borneo. Native name : Pelong. 
Both this and the next have been confused under the Indian V. arborea 
by Hooker, King and others. 
(2) V. javanica DC. Prodr. v, 21. V. arborea King, l.c. 26. 
A low- branched tree. Branches tomentose. Leaves coriaceous, 
elliptic, shortly blunt-acuminate, base round, glabrous except nerves, 
tomentose beneath; nerves elevate, 9 pairs; 3 to 4 in. long, 175 
to 2 in. wide; petioles '25 in. long. Panicles tomentose, 6 in. long 
and wide. Heads *i in. across, few-flowered. Bracts short, 
oblong rounded at tip, edge ciliate. Flowers pale lilac. Hab. 
Open country, common. A low-spreading stout tree. Singapore, 
Bukit Mandai; Jurong. Malacca, Merlimau (Derry); Sungei 
Hudang (Goodenough). Pahang, Pekan; Bentong (Foxworthy). 
Selangor. Negri Sembilan, Pelasih (Foxworthy). Dindings, Bruas 
River (Curtis). Penang, Chalet (Curtis). Distrib. Java and Borneo. 
Native names : Jankang Paya; Mengabong; Medang Gambong; 
Merombong Bukit; Temengau. 
var. mollissima Ridl. Tree 60 ft. tall. Branches tomentose. 
Leaves thickly tomentose beneath and on midrib and nerves above. 
Flower-heads smaller. Hab. Forests. Negri Sembilan, Bukit 
Tangga (Ridley). 
(3) V. eleagnifolia DC. Prodr. v. 22; Hook. fit. F.B.I. 111. 237. 
(Fig. 85, p. 188.) 
Sarmentose shrub. Branches whitish. Leaves oblong, mucronu- 
late or blunt, base rounded, sub-coriaceous, glabrous above, whitish 
silky beneath; nerves fine, forked at tip, about 9 pairs; 2 to 3 
in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide; petioles -2 in. long (young leaves narrow 
small, silky on both sides). Panicles lateral, 6 in. long; branches 
1 to 1*25 in. long. Flowers in small terminal heads, violet. Heads 
*1 in. wide; bracts oblong, lower ones ovate blunt. Hab. Open 
country hedges and river-banks. Rare in the south, rarely flower¬ 
ing. Singapore, Pongol. Pahang, Pekan River bank (Ridley). 
Kedah, Alor Sta. Perlis. Distrib. Siam, Burma. 
(4) V. attenuata DC. Prodr. v. 33. 
Herb over 2 ft. tall, slightly woody at base, puberulous. Leaves 
rather stiff obovate blunt, upper ones lanceolate, base narrowed, 
edge undulate-crenate, puberulous on midrib and nerves, 6 pairs, 
prominent beneath (young leaves silky hairy on back); 4 to 5 in. 
long, 1 to 3 in. wide; petioles winged to base, *25 in. long, hairy. 
Heads *6 in. through in a little and short-branched terminal 
panicle. Peduncles '2 to 1 in. long, hairy. Lowest involucral 
bracts very narrow linear-acuminate, green, hairy. Upper ones 
lanceolate mucronate, white, bright green at tip. Corolla pink 
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