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I9I5-] H. N. Ridley: Mount Menuang Casing. 7<br />
petiolis gracilibus 18 cm. longis. Pedunculm e rhizomate<br />
erectus, subtenuis, ruber, o"i5 cm. longus, squamis lanceolatis<br />
acuminatis obtectus. Flores masculi 3-4, in pedicellis graci-<br />
libus 2 cm. longis. Bractece 2, lanceolatae, persistentes^ i<br />
cm. longae. Sepala oblonga, sabspathulata, apicibus rotundatis,<br />
14 mm. longa, 5 mm. lata. Petala angustiora et breviora.<br />
Andrcecinm sessile, filamentis gracilibns, dimidio an<strong>the</strong>rse<br />
aequilongis, an<strong>the</strong>ris linearibus obtusis baud apiculatis. Capsida<br />
trialata, ala una longiore oblonga oblique rotundata, ad<br />
apicem 2 cm. longa i cm. lata, alls obtuse triangularibus 5<br />
mm. longis.<br />
The flowers apparently white. This is allied to B.<br />
Rohinsonii, Ridley; but <strong>the</strong> leaves are quite equilateral and not<br />
bilobed. It evidently creeps on tree trunks as does that<br />
species, as one specimen shows roots spread out from <strong>the</strong><br />
rhizome with moss on <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
ARALIACE.E.<br />
20. Brassaiopsis elegans, Ridl., n. sp. [291].<br />
FnUex cortice griseo, partibus junioribus tomeiito rufotectis.<br />
Folia digitata vel simplicia, foliolis lanceolatis<br />
acuminatis, basibus longe angustatis, marginibus minute<br />
denticulatis, herbacea, subtus pallidiora, 16 cm. longa, 4-5<br />
cm. lata, nervorum 5 paribus, petiolulis 3 cm. longis, petiolis<br />
13 cm. longis gracilibus. Stipulcb connatas, latas, hidentatse,<br />
dentibus acuminatis. Panicnla longa, laxa, deflexa, gracilis,<br />
pedunculo gracili 10 cm. longo cum ramis 4-12 cm. longis rufotomentoso,<br />
umbellis i cm. longis 13-floris, pedicellis florum 5<br />
mm., fructuum i cm. longis. Bractece lanceolatae, acuminatse,<br />
3 mm. longse, umbellar'es breviores apicibus brevioribus, omnes<br />
rufo-tomentosae. Calyx obconicus, dentibus brevibus rufotomentosus.<br />
Petala 5, oblonga, obtusa, parce hirta. Stamina<br />
5, brevia, filamentis brevibus, an<strong>the</strong>ris oblongis obtusis. Stylus<br />
unicus, brevis, crassus, in flore quam stamina brevior, stigmate<br />
capitato. Discus pulviniformis. Ovarium biloculare.<br />
Distrib. Ulu Langat.<br />
This species is allied to B. speciosa, DC. & Planch., but is<br />
very distinct in its much smaller, more slender inflorescence,<br />
and longer peduncles.<br />
RUBIACE.E.<br />
21. Adenosacme lanceolata, Ridl. in Journ. Fed. Mai.<br />
<strong>States</strong> Mus. iv. (1909) 29 [291].<br />
Distrib. Also in Pahang.<br />
22. Argostemma involucratum, Hemsl. in Hook. Ic. PI.<br />
t. 1556 [291I.<br />
Distrib. Perak, Pahang.
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