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LXXXI. ERICACEAE. 
[Rhododendron. 
(8) R. leucobotrys Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. iv. 43. 
An erect shrub 12 to 14 ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate, narrowed 
at base, coriaceous, 2‘5 to 3 in. long, 1 in. wide; nerves raised 
beneath, 10 pairs; petioles *25 in. long. Umbels 2 to 4, each of 
2 to 4 flowers on peduncles *2 in. long; pedicels 1 in. long. Bracts 
ovate obtuse, broad, *25 in. long, ciliate. Corolla 1*5 in. long, 
campanulate, tube under *5 in. long, lobes 1 in. long, -25 in. across, 
white with a yellow spot in throat. Stamens pubescent at base. 
Ovary glabrous. Capsule fusiform, not twisted, 1 in. long. Hab. 
Kedah Peak, at 3000 to 4000 ft. altitude in open woods (Ridley). 
(9) R. Klossii Ridl. Journ. F.M.S. Mus. iv. 43. 
Tree 50 ft. tall. Leaves in pairs, whorled at branch-tips, thinly 
coriaceous, lanceolate acute, base narrowed, 4 to 4*5 in. long, 
1 to 1*5 in. wide; petioles *5 in. long. Flowers in 3 to 6 umbels 
of 2 flowers each. Bracts numerous, lower ones small, ovate 
blunt, upper ones lanceolate, *5 in. long, acute, ciliate. Pedicels 
•5 to 1 in. long. Corolla-tube cylindric as long as lobes, white, 
1*5 in. long, 1 in. across. Ovary glabrous. Hab. Rare in mountain 
forests. The biggest species in the peninsula, Pahang, Telom 
(Ridley). 
(10) R. moulmeinense Hook. Bot . Mag. t. 4904. 
Branches rather slender, *12 in. through. Leaves coriaceous, 
not scaly, elliptic blunt, base narrowed; nerves fine about 8 pairs, 
inconspicuous, inarching *i in. from the edge; midrib strongly 
elevate, 3-5 in. long, 175 in. wide; petioles thick, -4 in. long. 
Bracts very narrow, linear papery. Flowers few; pedicels *5 in. 
long, glabrous. Calyx obscurely lobed. Corolla “ reddish ” 
tubular at base, campanulate above, 1 in. long and about as wide, 
lobes oblong-lanceolate. Stamen-filaments glabrous, shorter than 
the corolla. Ovary cylindric; style 75 in. long, glabrous. Hab. 
Kedah Peak at 3500 ft. altitude (Haniff). Distrib. Moulmein, Siam. 
The only specimen seen is very poor; the one flower is smaller than the 
typical form and the leaves are rather broader. 
(11) R. jasminiflorum Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4524; King, l.c. 77. 
Epiphytic or on rocks, about 4 to 5 ft. tall. Leaves thickly 
coriaceous, whorled, elliptic round (sometimes sub-acute) base 
round, 1-25 to 3 in. long, x to 1*5 in. wide; petioles - i in. long. 
Umbel 8- to 20-flowered; pedicels 1 in. long. Corolla white, tube 
narrow cylindric, i’6 in. long, limb 1*5 in. across, lobes round, 
obovate. Ovary pubescent. Capsule 1 in. long, narrow, apiculate, 
ridged. Hab. Mountains at 3000 to 5000 ft. altitude. Malacca, 
Mt. Ophir, flowers pure white (Griffith and all collectors). Kedah 
Peak (Robinson, Haniff) at 4000 ft. altitude, flowers flushed rose. 
var. maculata. Mouth of tube pink-spotted, a more straggling 
shrub; leaves ovate sub-sessile. Pahang, Telom; Gunong Tahan. 
Perak, Thaiping Hills. Distrib. Java, Sumatra. 
The type form appears to be quite peculiar to Mt. Ophir. 
