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CLI. COMMELlNACElE. [Forrestia.<br />
Negri Sembilan. Gunong Tampin (Holttum). Selangor, Kwala<br />
Lumpur' (Goodenough). Sungei Ujong, Gunong Bcrumbun (Cantley),<br />
Dindings, Telok Sera. Kedah Peak. Kelantan, Chaning<br />
woods (Ridley); Natwe name,' Setawa Betina.<br />
(2) F. Griffithii Clarke, Monog. 236; Rzdl. Mat. ii. 123.<br />
Stem 1 in. through, 3 ft. tall. Leaves lanceolate acuminate,<br />
base narrowed to petiole, hairy all over, 9 in. long, 3 in. wide;<br />
petioles 2 in. long, very hairy, sheaths '5 to 2 in. long. Heads<br />
'5 in. through. Scpals oblong glabrous. Capsule oblong, '4 in.<br />
long. Secd 1 in a cell, reniform. H abo In forests. J ohor, Gunong<br />
Pulai. Malacca, Ayer Panas (Griffith); Jasin; Bukit Sadanen<br />
(D0rry, Holmberg); base of Mt. Ophir (Hullett). Negri Sembilan,<br />
Perhentian Tmggi (Ridley); Tampin (Robinson).<br />
(3) F. glabrata Hassk. Flora 1864, 360; Ridl. jOttrn. F.M.S.<br />
Mus. iv. 84.<br />
Stems stout and tall, completcly glabrous. Leaves lanceolate<br />
acuminate, gradually narrowed to sheath, 8 to 12 in. long, 2 in.<br />
wide; sheaths 1 to 1'5 in. long. Heads compact, 1 in. through.<br />
Sepals oblong, '4 in. long. Capsule elliptic-oblong, top round,<br />
'25 in. long. Seeds 2 in a cell. Hab. Rare; in mountain forest.<br />
Pahang, Telom. Selangor, Menuang Gasing (Kloss). Penang<br />
(Wallich). Distnb. India, Cambodia, Sumatra, Java.<br />
(4) F. marginata Hassk. Flora, 1864, 630; Ridl. Mat. ii. 123.<br />
F. hispida Bot. Mag. t. 5425 (not of Riel!).<br />
Stem very stout, far-crecping and rooting, about 5 ft. or more<br />
long. Leaves elliptic-Ianceolatc acuminate, base narrowed hardly<br />
petioled, 12 to 14 in. long, 3 to 4 in. wide, glabrous above, edge,<br />
tip and back hairy. Heads on stem below the leaves much branched,<br />
lax, over 1 in. through. Bracts ovate hairy, purple. Flowers'4 in.<br />
long. Capsule oblong, '25 in. long. Seeds 2 in a cell, semi-ovate.<br />
Hab. In rocky wct forest scrambling on rocks, not rare. Singapore<br />
(Wallich), Bukit Timah. Johor, Gunong Pantai; Tanjong Kupang;<br />
Pulau Tiuman. Pahang, Telom. Malacca, Bukit Kedondong<br />
(Derry). Ncgri Sembilan, Bukit Tangga; Tampin (Robinson).<br />
P€rak, Woods, Lenggong. Penang, Pulau Betong (Curtis). Kelantan<br />
near Kota Bharu; Kwala Lebir (Ridley).<br />
(5) F. mollis Hassk. Flora 1864, p. 68; Ridl. Mat. ii. 124.<br />
Stem stout. Leaves elliptic-ovate acuminate, base narrowed<br />
to a winged petiole, hairy all over, 1 ft. long,s in. wide; petioles<br />
4 in. long; sheath thickly bearded. Heads '75 in. through, softly<br />
red-hairy. Sepals linear-oblong, red-hairy at tip. Petals linear.<br />
Filaments glabrous. Capsule sub-globose, trigonous, hairy, '25 in.<br />
long. Hab. Mountain forests. Johor, Sedenak; Gunong Belumut<br />
(Holttum). Malacca (Griffith), base of Mt. Ophir. Perak, Thaiping<br />
Hills. Distrib. Malay isles.<br />
(6) F. monosperma Clarke, Bulletm Herb. Boiss. vi. 1898,<br />
p. 359; Ridl. Mat. ii. 124.
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