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Labisia (To the species described on p)

To the species described on p. 223, Vol. II., the following should now be added:

L. alata (winged). fl. white within, flesh-coloured outside, small; thyrse spike-formed, axillary, 4in. to 6in. long; peduncle minutely rusty-scurfy. l. alternate, sessile, 6in. to 12in. long, 3in. to 4in. broad, lanceolate, obtuse, acuminate, long-attenuated at base, the margins slightly crenulate, the upper surface calcareous-green. h. 1ft. Borneo, Sumatra, and Malacca, 1886. (I. H. 1886, 605.) L. Malouiana (Malou's). l. sub-sessile, 8in. to 10in. long, 2 3/4in. to 3 1/4in. broad, lanceolate, acuminate, velvety, dark green, irregularly marked pale green down the middle, red and purple when young; petioles very short, sheathing at base. Stem short, erect, warted, slightly copper-coloured, spotted white. Borneo, 1885. (I. H. 1885, 580.)