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4-5 lin. longa, acuta, calyci persistenti equilonga, loculicile 
atque septicide dehiscens, 4-valvis; nervi carpidiorum dorsales 
demum a basi soluti vel in apice diu coherentes modo fibrarum 
persistentes. Semina minutissima. 
Siam, at Pungah (C. Curtis). 
| A specimen of this plant was sent to Kew by Messrs. Veitch, 
of Chelsea, raised from seed sent by Mr. Curtis. Previously 
only one species of this peculiar genus was known, 1’ 
bengalense, C. B. Clarke, a native of East Bengal; T. roseum 
differs in so many points that it may be considered a very 
marked and distinct species of the genus; the latter has 
glabrous, not silky flowers, the corolla is pink, not blue, 
the inflorescence somewhat lax, not capitate, the calyx 
obscurely five-angled, and the stigma distinctly broader. One 
very peculiar character, possibly of generic value, has been 
commonly overlooked, namely, the remarkable shape of the 
filaments, which are filiform, but tightly twisted in two to 
two and a half turns in 1. rosewm, while in T. bengalense the 
spirals are looser. The capsules are alike in both species; 
they are loculicidal and septicidal at the same time, but the 
loculicidal dehiscence takes place in such a way that the dorsal 
ribs of the two carpids remain unaffected, and persist as two 
strong fibres which cohere to the apex for some time after the 
dehiscence has taken place. The placentas, however, do not 
separate from the valves, as stated by Mr. C. B. Clarke, in 
De Candolle’s Monog., vol. v. part 1. p. 157; they split into 
two lamelle, each of which remains connected with a valve.— 
O. Srapr. | 
The addition of a new species of this remarkable genus is 
interesting. 7. roseum has a short smooth or pubescent stem, 
concealed by the four large leaves which hang down to the 
The flowers are borne in a compact mass, and are 
ground. 
large and showy, rose colour with a white centre. 
Cyrranpra pispar, DC. Prod., ix. p. 282. 
Penang, on Government Hill; Perak, Thaiping Hills, on 
banks; also a native of Sumatra. 
CG. pinosa, Blume, Bijdr., p. 770. . 
Singapore (Lobb, Herb. Kew.); Penang (Wallich, 807), 
Penara Bukit (Curtis, 1018). 
