204: MR. M. P. EDGEWORTH—FLORULA MALLICA. 
Flores solitarii, sessiles in dichotomia. Calyx 5-fidus, in sinibus seg- 
mentorum dentibus 5 (ut in Ammannia), acute pentagonus, segmentis 
ovatis extus herbaceis in mucronem glandulosum (uno excepto) pro- 
ductis, intus plus minus petaloideis roseis, demum in fructu stellatim 
patentibus. Stamina 7 (fide Stocks 5), filamentis filiformibus, antheris 
roseis. Styli duo, disjuncti, incrassati, stigmatosi. Ovarium biloculare, 
pluri-ovulatum, placenta centrali. Fructus pyxiformis, circumscissus, 
operculo clauso 2-loculari; eapsula bilocularis, loculis membranaceis 
hine parietis membranis sejunctis ita ut capsula pseudo-4-locularis 
fingitur. Semina numerosa, 8-10 in utroque loculo, cochlezformia, 
testa nigra rugosissima, embryone albumen pancum farinaceum cin- 
gente, cotyledonibus planis. 
This appears to be peculiar to the basin of the Indus. Dr. 
Stocks referred it, in his letters and herbarium, to the Diplochonium, 
of Fenzl. It seems to be quite different from the original species 
of that genus, D. wvarioide from the Cape being polyandrous and 
with smooth shining seeds. The fruit, habit, and calyx agree with 
this; but Trianthema obcordata has numerous stamens and seeds, 
and therefore must be referred to Diplochonium, if this be not re- 
joined to Trianthema. 
Leptadenia Jacquemontii, though often leafless as described by 
Decaisne, as often has linear leaves exactly like those of L. 
Spartium; but the form of the corona and the pubescence of the 
corolla are different. 
Pentatropis spiralis differs both in flower and foliage from P. 
microphylla, the Peninsular species. (See Pl. T. fig. 9.) 
The leaves of the Punjab species are from ovate to almost linear 
with a gradual acumination, whereas those of microphylla vary from 
oval to ovate with a short abrupt mucro. The lacinie of the 
corolla are erect, scarcely ever opening, and never reflexed, as are 
those of the latter, while the divisions of the outer row of the 
corona are blunt and rounded, not rather acutely calcarate as in 
microphylla. 
Compare the dissections of spiralis by Decaisne (Ann. Sc. Nat. 
ii. 9, 11) with those of microphylla by Wight (Icones, ii. 352). 
CEROPEGIA ESCULENTA. Volubilis, foliis carnosis ovatis linearibusve, 
umbellis multifloris, coronz stamine lobis lateralibus obtusis. 
Multan; Sindh. 
Radix tuberosa, volubilis, glabra. Folia glabra, carnosa, ovato-oblonga vel 
linearia, 2-7 poll. longa, 3 ad 2 lata. Umbellz composite, multiflorz. 
Calyx brevissimus. Corolla vix pollice longa, basi et fauce inflata, tubo 
longo, laciniis brevibus apice coalitis, pallide viridi-purpurascens, intus 
