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XCI. APDCYNACE^E. 
[MicrechiieS. 
Lobes of corolla bifid . . . . . . (i) M. f areata 
Lobes entire. 
Leaves chartaceous, lanceolate . . . . (2) M. Scortechinii 
Leaves thinly coriaceous; lobes of corolla tooth¬ 
like .(3) M. brachypetala 
Leaves sub-membranous, lobes of corolla oblong- 
linear . . . . . , . . (4) M. tenuifolia 
(1) M. furcata Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 79, p. 95* 
M. polyantha King, lx. 504 ( not of Miquel), 
A rather stout climber. Leaves chartaceo-coriaceous, elliptic 
or lanceolate, blunt or blunt acuminate, base cuneate; nerves 
10 to 15 pairs; 2 to 4*5 in. long, 1 to 2*25 in. wide; petioles *5 to 
1 in. long. Cymes axillary and terminal, pubescent dense, branches 
rather thick, variable. Calyx campanulate, lobes ovate-round, 
densely tomentose, *05 in. long. Corolla campanulate or urceolate, 
•15 to ’2 in. long, glabrous outside, white or yellow, lobes falcate 
lanceolate, bilobed unequally, '05 to -125 in. long. Follicles 
terete cylindric, 6 to 12 in. long. Seeds linear oblong, 1 to 1*5 in. 
long, plume tawny, *2 in. long. Hub. Forests. Perak, Relau 
Tujor (Wray); Larut and Bernam River (Kunstler). I have seen 
no fruit. 
This is distinct from M. polyantha Miq. of Java in its larger very tomentose 
calyx and bilobed corolla-lobes, and larger more coriaceous not long-acuminate 
leaves. 
(2) M. Scortechinii Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 79, p. 96. 
M. elliptica var. Scortechinii King and Gamble, lx. 505. 
Leaves chartaceous lanceolate blunt, long acuminate, base 
cuneate, glabrous, 3 to 3*5 in. long, 1 to 1*5 in. wide; nerves 10 to 
12 pairs, very slender, inconspicuous; petioles *25 in. long. Cymes 
terminal and axillary, few-flowered, 1 in. long, puberulous. Calyx- 
lobes round ovate, ‘075 in. long. Corolla-tube cylindric, *i in. 
long, lobes linear-oblong, ’15 in. long, twisted to left. Hab. Perak 
(Scort echini). 
This seems to me quite different from the much larger-flowered M. elliptica 
of India, but the specimens are poor. 
(3) M. brachypetala Ridl. Journ. Roy. As. Soc. S. Br. 79, 
p. 96. 
Woody climber. Leaves thinly coriaceous, obovate blunt, 
short acuminate, base narrowed; nerves 7 to 8 pairs very fine, 
reticulations faint, visible when dry; 2*5 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; 
petioles *25 in. long. Panicles terminal, 2*5 in. long, sub-glabrous, 
branches in pairs, 1 in. long; branchlets '5 in. long, branched again. 
Bracts ovate persistent. Calyx cup-shaped with very short teeth, 
slightly pubescent. Corolla urceolate cylindric, lobes very short, 
tooth-like. Ovary hairy. Hab. Penang, Penara Bukit (Curtis). 
Rare. 
