Dischidia.\ 
XCII. ASCLEPIADACE^E. 
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coriaceous convex, pustulate and bullate, olive-grey above, purple 
beneath, *5 in. or more long. Peduncles short with the short 
rachis about *5 in. long or less; pedicels *2 in. long. Calyx-lobes 
obtuse, very small. Corolla red obovoid, gradually narrowed to 
the mouth, lobes blue, -i in. long, glabrous. Corona-lobes anchor¬ 
shaped; anthers rather short, appendages blunt. Follicle 1 in. 
long, -15 in. wide. Seeds obovoid. Hab. On lofty trees in forest. 
Singapore, Selitar; BukitTimah; Jurong; Bukit Mandai (Ridley). 
Malacca (Griffith). Pahang, Ulu K want an (Craddock). Disinb. 
Borneo. 
(6) D. Rafflesiana Wall. PI. As. Par. 35, L 142; King , l.c. 585. 
Creeping and rooting on trees. Leaves coriaceous, yellow with 
the underside purple when exposed, light green in damp shady 
spots, of 2 kinds : (1) pitcher-shaped, 2-4 in. long, oblong blunt, 
mouth downwards with roots from nodes inside, usually clustered ; 
(2) flat orbicular, yellow on both sides, 1 in. long and wide. Raceme 
6- to 8-flowered; peduncle about -5 to 1 in. long; rachis short, 
thick. Calyx hairy, lobes lanceolate. Corolla yellow, urceolate 
pubescent, lobes villous. Corona-lobes spathulate. Follicle 1, 
narrow, curved acuminate, 3 to 4 in. long. Hab. On trees, usually 
dying ones by the sea, more rarely on mountains. Common. 
Singapore, Tanglin. Johor, Sungei Bau. Malacca, Mt. Ophir; 
Water island (Maingay); Pahang, Kwala Pahang. Perak, Larut 
(Kunstler). Kedah Peak. Setul. Perils, Kanga. Distrib. Tenas- 
serim, Java, Borneo. Native names : Akar Kul; Akar Bano. 
(7) D. complex Griff. Notulce, iv. 50. 
Stem very slender. Leaves pitcher-shaped, sub-reniform, com¬ 
pressed, 2 in. through, edge inflexed forming a second pitcher inside 
much smaller, inside purple. Flowers white on a thickened rachis. 
Peduncle 1 to 3 in. long. Corolla-tube sub-globose, scarcely 
narrowed at throat, lobes broad, ovate, a ring of hair in throat. 
Corona-processes long narrow, arms dilate at tips. Hab. Very 
rare on high trees; very little known. Malacca (Griffith). Selangor, 
Batu Caves (a bit fallen from a lofty tree). 
(8) D. benghalensis Colebr. Trans. Linn. Soc. xii. 357, t. 15; 
King, l.c. 586. 
Stems long, fleshy glaucous green, -i in. through, creeping all 
over tree branches. Leaves few, oblong, narrowed at base, very 
thick and fleshy, glaucous, -5 to 2 in. long, -25 in. through. Umbels 
very short, peduncled, few-flowered. Calyx red. Corolla globose, 
■5 in. long, greenish white, mouth sparsely hairy, lobes acute. 
Follicles slender, acuminate, 1-5 in. long. Hab. Common chiefly 
near the sea and in open country, on roadside trees, occasionally 
on high mountains. Singapore, Dalvey Road; Selitar; Kranji. 
Johor, Gunong Banang, Batu Pahat; Pulau Aor (Feilding). 
Pahang, Kota Glanggi; Pahang River; Gunong Tahan, 3500 ft. 
altitude. Perak, Chanderiang (Kunstler). Penang Hill, to 3000 ft. 
