THE FLORA OF THE MALAY· PENINSULA

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(4) N. Curtisii Rolfe Journ. Lmn. Soc. xxv. 233, t. 48, fig. 13;
Ridl. Mat. i. 232 .
. Stem erect, I ft. tall or more. Leaves lanceolatc broad, 18 in.
long, 2 to 2'5 in. wide; petioles 3 in. long. Raceme 4 to 5 in.
long, pubescent. Flowers yellow. Sepals linear-lanceolate, '25 in.
long. Petals broader. Fruit a red succulent berry. Hab. In
woods. Singapore (Wallich, Tupzstra singapurealla) , Changi.
lohor, Gunong Pantai; Gunong Pulai. Negri Sembilan, Gunong
Angsi (Ridley). Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Penang (Curtis).
Dzstnb. Sumatra.
2. APOSTASIA, Bl.
Stems slender, woody ascending. Leaves linear acuminate
sheathing. Inflorescence terminal panicled or racemose nodding.
Flowers small white. Ovary long narrow. Petals and sepals
similar connivent or recurved. Stamens perfect 2, the third reduced
to a staminode or absent. Capsule linear. Species 10,
India, China, Malaya, Australia.
Filament of 3rd stamen present
No trace of 3rd stamen.
Leaves narrow linear .
Leaves broad lanceolate
(I) A. Wallichii Br. Wall. Pl. As. Rar. i.
1. 232.
(1) A. Wallichii
(2) A. nuda
(3) A. latifolia
76, t. 85; Rid!. Mat.
Stem 6 to 12 in. tall. Leaves linear acuminate, 6 to 8 in. long,
'25 in. wide. Racemes slender, 2 to 3 in. long, recurved spreading
with few or no bracts at base. Flowers yellow. Ovary and pedicel
'25 in. long. Sepals and petals linear acuminate recurved. Filament
of third stamen present Hab. Forests. lohor, Gunong PantaL
Pahang, Tahan River. Selangor, Bukit Hitam. Perak, Ulu Bubong
(Kunstler). Penang (Curtis). Distrib. India, Sumatra, Philippines.
(2) A. nuda R. Br. Wall. Pl. As. Rar. i. 76, t. 85. A. Brunonis
Gnfj. NotulaJ, iii. 243; Ic. t. 282.
Stems I to 2 ft. tall. Leaves linear acuminate, 5 to 8 in. long,
'25 to '5 in. wide. Panicle decurved, 2 to 4 in. long, with numerous
crowded linear bracts at base of branches. Sepals and petals
white, rarely yellow, lanceolate cuspidate. No trace of third
stamen. Hab. Forests. Singapore, Changi'; Jurong. Johor,
Bukit Murdom (Kelsall). Negri Sembilan, Perhentian Tinggi.
Malacca\ Mt. Ophir (Hullett). Pahang, Wray's Camp, Tahan.
Dindings, Lumut. Perak, Gunong Batu Putih and Tapah (Wray).
Penang, Moniot's Road. Kedah Peak. Distnb. India, Borneo.
Natwe names: Pelampas Budak; Senjuan Hutan Jantan; Kenching
Pelandok. Use: Medicinally for diarrhcea and hydrophobia.
(3) A. latifolia Rolfe, J ourn. Linn. Soc. xxv. 242; R£dl. Mat.
i.233·
Stem 6 in. to 3 it. tall. Leaves lanceolate acuminate petioled,