Sepals connate in a tubular shortly lobed calyx;
flowers large..

Fruit indehiscent, baccate; stamens 2

1. ÆSCHYNANTHUS, Jack.

14. RHYNCOGLOSSUM.

15. EPITHEMA.

16. MONOPHYLLAEÁ. 17. STAURANTHERA.

18. RHYNCHOTECHUM.

19. CYRTANDROMOEA. 20. CYRTANDRA.

Epiphytes or rock-plants, with slender creeping or erect half-woody stems. Leaves opposite or whorled, fleshy or coriaceous, entire, ovate or lanceolate. Flowers large, usually showy, red yellow or green, in axillary or terminal heads, pedicelled. Bracts ovate or lanceolate, small. Calyx tubular or campanulate, subentire or more or less lobed, or sepals free to the base. Corolla tubular, curved, dilated above, shortly 2-lipped; upper lip of 2 lobes erect; lower of 3 lobes deflexed. Stamens 4 perfect, didynamous, usually exsert; anthers connivent in pairs; loculi oblong, parallel. Ovary superior, with a short cup-shaped disk at the base; style as long as stamens or shorter; stigma dilate or peltate. Capsule long-cylindric; base usually empty and narrower (gynophore), 2-valved loculicidally. Seeds innumerable, minute, oblong, rugose, with one or more hyaline scabrid hairs from near the hilum, and one from the apex.-DISTRIB. Species about 64, in India, Malaya and Hongkong; chiefly Malayan.

Seeds with a plume of hairs at one end, a single hair at the other (S POLYTRICHIUM); sepals free or very nearly so :

Seeds with a single hair at each end (§ HAPLOTRICHIUM):

Sepals free or very nearly so :

Leaves in whorls of 4 or 5

Leaves crowded towards the ends of the stems, opposite; sepals glabrous

Leaves opposite in pairs :

1. Æ. Motleyi.
2. E. marmorata.

3. E. speciosa.

4. E. stenophylla.

Corolla-tube 2-3 in. long:

5. E. longiflora.

6. E. perakensis.

7. E. Hildebrandii.

Sepals pubescent

Sepals glabrous

Corolla-tube under 1 in. long

Sepals distinctly connate below :

Calyx tubular, its mouth distinctly 5-lobed :—

Stems erect or pendent, not rooting at the nodes:

Calyx 1 in. long, lobes under ⚫5 in. long

Calyx 1.25 in. long, lobes 5 in. long

Stems creeping, rooting at the nodes:

Leaves glabrous..

Leaves pubescent

Calyx cupular or campanulate, mouth entire or sub

entire :

Calyx green, cupular

Calyx red, widely obconic

8. E. rhododendron. 9. Æ. longicalyx.

10. E. Lobbiana.

11. Æ. radicans.

1. ÆSCHYNANTHUS MOTLEYI, Clarke in DC. Monog. Phan. V. i. 20 (1883). Epiphytic woody plant; branches erect or pendulous, about 12 to 18 in. long. Leaves opposite, fleshy; lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute; margins undulate or not; upper surface light green, lower pink; 3 to 4 in. long, 5 to 1.5 in. broad; petiole 25 in. long. Flowers solitary or few, axillary, pendulous; pedicels 25 in. long or less. Calyx-tube short, 125 in. long; lobes 75 to 1 in. long, glabrous, blackish-red. Corolla-tube ·75 to 1.25 in. long, dilated upwards and at the base, light green; lobes rounded, sparingly hairy, the tips of the petals dark purple-brown. Stamens brown; filaments glabrous. Ovary oblong, with 5 glandular patches at base; style very short, cylindric ; stigma capitate. Capsule cylindric, narrowed at the tip, 9 to 13 in. long. Seed 06 in. long, oblong, blunt, pustular; plume 5 in. long. Ridley in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXII. 500, and in Journ. Str. Br. R. As. Soc. No. 43, 12.

PERAK: Larút Hills, Kurau and Batang Padang, Wray 245, 1475; Scortechini; Goping, Kinta, King's Collector 4463. PAHANG: Pulau Manis, Pahang River, Ridley 2151. JOHORE Batu Pahat, Ridley. SINGAPORE: Chanchu Kang, Ridley 6244.-DISTRIB. Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, Ceram.

2. ÆSCHYNANTHUS MARMORATA, T. Moore in Paxt. Fl. Gard. III. 56 (1852-53). An epiphyte, with erect woody stems about 12 in. high. Leaves fleshy, lanceolate, acute, narrowed at the base; light green on the upper surface with lighter variegations, dull green with transverse purple bars on the lower; petiole 25 in. long. Flowers solitary or few together, axillary; pedicels slender, 25 in. long. Calyx-tube very short (hardly any); lobes linear, pubescent, 35 to 4 in. long. Corolla

Stamens 1.5 in. long;
Capsule 6 in. long,

tube a little over 1 in. long, dilated upwards, curved; lobes rounded, pubescent, green with brown bars in the mouth. filaments hairy. Style hairy; stigma bilobed. rather thick. Seed oblong, pustular; plume 5 in. long. N. E. Brown in Gard. Chron. XVIII. 787 (1882); Clarke in DC. Monog. Phan. V. i. 38 Ridley in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXII. 500, and in Journ. Str. Br. R. As. Soc. No. 43, 13. Æ. zebrina, Van Houtte Cat. (1851).

KEDAH: at Gunong Raya, Langkawi Islands, Curtis 2142. PENANG : Government Hill, Curtis 1700; Ridley.-DISTRIB. Burma (Mergui), Siam.

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3. ÆSCHYNANTHUS SPECIOSA, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4320 (1847). shrubby plant, with erect rather stout stems about 1 ft. high. Leaves fleshy, in whorls of 4 to 5, lanceolate, acute; margins smooth or undulate; 3 to 6 in. long, 75 to 1.75 in. broad; petiole 125 to 25 in. long. Flowers large, showy, subterminal, clustered 10 or more together; bracts linear-lanceolate, hairy, 25 in. long; pedicels slender, 5 in. long. Calyx-lobes linear, free to the base, pubescent, 5 in. long. Corolla-tube 3 in. long, narrow-cylindric at base, enlarged and curved above; lobes rounded, all pubescent. Stamens 5 in. long, longer than the corolla-tube; filaments slender, slightly pubescent. Style stout, pubescent. Paxt. Mag. XIV. 199; Fl. des Serres Ser. I. t. 267; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. II. 718; Clarke in DC. Monog. Phan. V. i. 33; Ridley in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXII. 499, and in Journ. Str. Br. R. As. Soc. No. 43, 14.

PERAK Bruseh, near Bidor, W. G. Napier. SELANGOR: Bukit Hitam, Kelsall; Tomoh, Machado.-DISTRIB. Java, Sumatra (Forbes 2526), Borneo.

4. ÆSCHYNANTHUS STENOPHYLLA, Ridley, n..sp. Stem slender, 1 to 2 ft. long; internodes 5 in. long. Leaves fleshy, glabrous, crowded towards the top of the stems; linear lanceolate, subacute, slighly narrowed at base; 2 in. long, ·25 in. broad. Flowers solitary in the axils of the leaves; pedicels very short, angular, glabrous, 25 in. long. Calyx-lobes linear, acute, glabrous, 125 in. long. Corolla (only one bud seen) small, pubescent. Capsule papery, linear, cylindric, 1 ft. long. Disk annular. Seeds with a single long white hair 75 in. long. PERAK at Goping Kinta, at 500 to 800 ft. elevation, found growing on the hollow branch of a large tree, King's Collector 4738.-DISTRIB. Sumatra? (Forbes 2535).

[ÆSCHYNANTHUS STENOPHYLLA, Ridley, n. sp. Caulis gracilis, 30 ad 60 cm. longus, 1 ad 1.5 cm. intra nodos. Folia carnosa, glabra, versus apicem caulis congesta; lineari-lanceolata, subacuta, ad basin attenuata; 5 cm. longa, 6 mm. lata. Flores in axillis foliorum solitarii; pedicelli brevissimi, angulares, glabri, 6 mm. longi. Calycis lobi lineares, acuti, glabri, 3 mm. longi. Corolla parva, pubescens. Capsula chartacea,

linearis, cylindrica, 30 cm. longa; discus annularis.

2 cm. longo munita.

Semina pilo unico albo

PENINSULA MALAYANA in Prov. Perak, circa 1500 ad 2500 m. alt.]

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5. ÆSCHYNANTHUS LONGIFLORA, DC. Prodr. IX. 262 (1845). erect woody plant, with stem over 1 ft. high. Leaves opposite, in distant pairs, fleshy; ovate, acuminate, shortly narrowed at base; 5 in. long by 2 in. wide; petiole 5 in. long. Flowers several, terminal, in a cluster; pedicels hairy, 5 in. long. Calyx-lobes narrowly linear, ·5 in. long, puberulous, free nearly to the base. Corolla-tube scarlet, 3 in. long, cylindric at base, dilated above, hairy; lobes short, rounded. Stamens 75 in. longer than corolla-tube; filaments slender, pubescent. Style rather stout. Capsule cylindric, narrow, over 6 in. long. Hassk. Cat. Hort. Bogor. ed. 2, 154; Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4328; De Vriese Pl. Ind. Bat. Reinw. 9; Fl. des Serres Ser. 1, t. 288; Paxt. Mag. XV. 25 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. II. 717; Clarke in DC. Monog. Phan. V. i. 32; Ridley in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXII. 499, and in Journ. Str. Br. R. As. Soc. No. 43, 14. Lysionotus longiflora, Bl. Bijdr. 766.

PAHANG on trees along the Tahan River, Ridley 2167.-DIStrib.

Java.

6. ÆSCHYNANTHUS PERAKENSIS, Ridley in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXII. 449 (1895). A shrubby epiphyte, with stems about 2 ft. long. Leaves coriaceous; lanceolate, acuminate; 3 to 7 in. long, 1 to 2 in. wide; nerves inconspicuous. Flowers in a terminal fascicle, on pedicels nearly 5 in. long; bracts subulate, 125 in. long. Calyx-lobes linear, 25 in. long, glabrous, free to the base. Corolla-tube deep red, 2 to 2.5 in. long, narrow at the base, dilated and curved upwards, nearly glabrous; lobes rounded. Stamens 75 in. longer than corolla-tube; filaments glabrous or sparingly pubescent. Capsule more than 1 ft. long. Seed narrowly oblong, pustular, with a single hair at each end. Ridley in Journ. Str. Br. R. As. Soc. No. 43, 15.

PERAK: in Larút Hills at 5500 ft., Ridley; Curtis 11447; King's Collector 2337, 7022; at Sungei Ryah, King's Collector 3641; at Thaiping, King's Collector 8314.

7. ÆSCHYNANTHUS HILDEBRANDII, Hemsl. in Bot. Mag. t. 7365 (1894). A shrubby epiphyte; branches about 6 in. long, often rooting. Leaves fleshy, in distant pairs, glabrous, sessile; ovate, acute, base rounded; margins ciliate and with distant glands 5 in. long and broad. Flowers few, terminal at the ends of the branches; pedicels 25 in. long. Calyxlobes free to the base, linear, acuminate, pubescent, 15 to 2 in. long. Corolla-tube thick, curved, little dilated, 75 in. long, glabrous, orange in colour; lobes short, red, rounded, pubescent. Stamens shortly exsert,

hairy. Capsule 6 in. long; base narrowed, sterile. Ridley in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXII. 502, and Journ. Str. Br. R. As. Soc. No. 43, 15.

PERAK: Larút Hills, at 4500 ft., Ridley; at Gunong Ijuk, Scortechini 1187. PAHANG Kluang Terbang and Gunong Benom, Barnes.DISTRIB. Burma.

8. ÆSCHYNANTHUS RHODODENDRON, Ridley in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXXII. 500 (1895). An erect epiphytic shrub, 1 to 2 ft. high; stems stout, woody. Leaves opposite, in distant pairs, fleshy-coriaceous; ovate, acuminate; 2 in. long, 1·5 in. wide; nerves inconspicuous; keel prominent. Flowers several together, axillary and terminal; pedicels about 5 in. long. Calyx tubular, deep purple, 1 in. long; lobes short, acute, glabrous. Corolla 3 in. long; tube thick, dilated above, glabrous; lobes oblong, rounded, 5 in. long, pubescent, deep red with 3 black streaks on the lower lobes. Stamens very shortly exsert, little longer than the corolla, pubescent. Capsule cylindric, rather stout, 4 in. long; base narrowed into a gynophore. Seeds with a single hair at each end, brown, scabrid. Ridley in Journ. Str. Br. R. As. Soc. No. 43, 15.

PERAK: Larút Hills at 2500 to 6000 ft. elevation, Ridley; Curtis 1311; Scortechini 58, 388; Plus River, Scortechini 468; King's Collector 2332.

9. ÆSCHYNANTHUS LONGICALYX, Ridley in Journ. Str. Br. R. As. Soc. No. 43, 16 (1905). Stems woody, over 1 ft. long. Leaves thick, fleshy, glabrous; ovate, acuminate; 2 to 3 in. long, 1 to 1.5 in. broad; midrib prominent; nerves obscure. Flowers large, terminal; pedicels 5 in. long. Calyx elongate, tubular, glabrous, red, 1.25 in. long, with 5 long thin lanceolate acute lobes 5 in. long. Corolla red with dark blotches in the mouth, 3 in. long, glabrous without; mouth pubescent; lobes rounded. Stamens nearly as long as corolla, pubescent. Style stout, pubescent; stigma capitate.

PERAK: Scortechini 36; at Gunong Batu Putih, Wray 1636. SELANGOR: Semangko Pass, A. M. Burn-Murdoch.

10. ÆSCHYNANTHUS LOBBIANA, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4260 (1846). A climbing epiphyte, with slender stems rooting along tree-trunks. Leaves in pairs, coriaceous, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, glabrous; 1·5 to 2 in. long, 25 to 75 in. broad; petioles short. Flowers in axillary and terminal fascicles 3 to 5 together; pedicels slender, 75 in. long or less. Calyx tubular, 1 in. long, dark purple, thickly pubescent; lobes very short. Corolla-tube 2 in. long, thick, curved; lobes deep red, thickly pubescent, broad, rounded. Stamens barely exserted. Capsule 13 in. long, cylindric on a gynophore. Seed very small, oblong, pustular, with a hyaline mass at the hilum, and a single long white hair at each end. Fl. des Serres Ser. 1, t. 246; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. II. 721; Clarke in