416 MR. C. B. CLARKE ON 



has the fruits 3-celled, but sometimes by abortion 2-celled. 

 Thwaites in * Ceylon Enumeration,' p. 322, has already given 

 paludosa as a synonym of C. obliqua. 



I have in my own collection a specimen (and I have met with 

 many other examples) on w^hich nearly all the capsules are 2- 

 celled, but a few are 3-celled. 



The question is very difficult ; and Dr. Hassharl may be right 

 in thinking that C obliqua is always 3-ovulate ; but that would be 

 very difficult to prove. 



Finally, G, paludosa appears to me identical with (7. ohliqua, 

 except in the number of the seeds : there are intermediate speci- 

 mens varying in the number of seeds ; and whether species or 

 variety it grows pretty frequently in the southern portion of the 

 Grangetic delta. 



7. COMMELYNA SlMSOXI, n. sp. 



Foha subglabra, lanceolata. Spatha? cucullatsc, turhinatse, subtcrmi- 



nales, adgregatae. Semina 2, lacunoso-punctata. 

 Uah, in sylvis Mudhopoor prope Daccam. 



Lower pedicel quite rudimentary in all my numerous speci- 

 mens ; upper with from 3 to 8 (and even IG) flowers, of which 

 several are perfect, and produce capsules. 



A large plant, exceedingly like (7. obliqua y, paludosa \ it has 

 white flowers, and all the expanded perfect stamens have yellow 

 anthers; but the only mark of value lies in the large shallow 

 pits on the seeds. 



[Name given in honour of the present Commissioner of Dacca, 

 an excellent naturalist.] 



8. CoMMELYNA RUGULOSA, n, Sp, 



Foha subglabra, lanceolata. Spathai complicatse, cordatse, breves, acutfc, 



sparsse. Semina 2, grosse punctata, quasi rugosa. 

 Hah, in sykis Terai dictis prope basin Himalaya; ad 1000 ped. alt. 



Lower pedicel obsolete. Spathes small, usually containing one 

 large capsule. Peduncles Avith several long lanceolate bracts. 



Mr 



Akilema, Kunth^ Enum, 



Stamina 6, vel 5, 4 ; quorum 3 aut 2 perfecta similia, csetera 

 sterilia difFormia. Fedunculi ramosi, ad dichotomas bracfeati. 

 Gapsida regulariter trilocularis. 



Sect. I, Ovula 9 vel plura. Semina (nisi casu) 9 vel plura. 

 Sect. II. Ovula 6. Semina (nisi casu) fi. 

 Sect. HI. Ovula 3. Semina (nisi casu) 3. 



• This genus is generally easily distinguished from Commelyna 

 by the inflorescence being subpaniculate, and the pedicels being 



