SCROPHULARINEZE. XXI. Bonnaya. 
simple.? Capsule globose, bursting irregularly ; valves hardly 
loosened ; dissepiment parallel. 
1 P. numiru'sum (Delile, fl. egypt. p. 4. t. 4. f. 2. Benth. scroph. 
ind. p. 32.) X4. S. Native of India, and North of Africa. 
Microcarpe'a cochlearifólia, Smith, in Rees’ cycl. Hook. bot. 
misc. 3. p. 95. suppl. t. 29. — Paederóta cochlearifolia, Kon. et 
Rottl. Wall. cat. no. 3920.  Hedyótis marítima, Lin. suppl. p. 
119. Oldenlándia marítima, Roth, nov. spec. p. 97. Herb 
creeping, glabrous, with the habit of Péplis. Leaves opposite, 
obovate, quite entire. Flowers axillary, opposite, solitary, on 
very short pedicels. 
Trailing Peplidium. PI. creeping. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Montira, p. 536. 
XXI. BONNA'YA (named by Link after Bonnay, a Ger- 
man botanist.) Link, et Otto. abbild. t. 2. p. 25. t. 11. Benth. 
scroph. ind. p. 32. 
Lin. syst. Didndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted, nearly 
equal. Corolla with an exserted tube, and a bilabiate, 5-parted 
limb; upper lip the shortest. Stamens 4, 2 superior ones fer- 
tile, inclosed, the 2 sterile ones inserted at the base of the lower 
lip; anthers cohering. Stigma flattened, bilamellate. Capsule 
globose, oblong, or usually linear, 2-valved ; valves entire, 
membranous, with flat margins; dissepiment parallel, placenti- 
ferous, at length free. —Usually glabrous, rarely pilose, creeping, 
slender, or erectish herbs. Leaves opposite, quite entire, or 
toothed. Flowers axillary, opposite, or alternate from abortion, 
usually pedicellate, the upper ones sometimes racemose. 
$ 1. Smiguòsæ (from Siliqua, a long pod; from the long 
narrow capsules.) Capsules linear. Allied to the siliquose 
species of Vandéllia. 
* Capsule erectly spreading. Flowers racemose. The species 
of this section are very variable, and are readily confounded 
nith each other, ex Benth. 
1 B. sracuta‘ta (Link et Otto, abbild. 2. p. 25. t. 11.) erect, 
much branched ; leaves oblong, sharply serrated ; flowers race- 
mose; capsule erectly spreading, twice as long as the calyx. 
©. S. Native of the Indian Peninsula and Bengal; Manilla, 
Luçon, &c. Gratiola serrata, Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 140. Gra- 
tiola oppositifdlia, Herb. Willd. no. 376. — Gratiola grandiflora, 
Herb. Willd. no. 383. Ruéllia antipóda, Lin. part.—Rheed. 
mal. 9. t. 59. Flowers racemose at the tops of the branches. 
Corolla pink coloured. 
Armed Bonnaya. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1823. Pl. 1 foot. 
2 B. re‘pens (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 41. Benth. scroph. ind. 
p. 32.) stem creeping; leaves roundish-oblong, narrowed into 
the petioles, sharply serrated ; flowers racemose ; capsule erectly 
spreading, 2-3 times as long as the calyx. ©.S. Native of 
ipaul, Silhet, and the Moluccas, &c. Gratiola réptans, Roxb. 
fl. ind. 1. p. 140. Gratiola ruellioides, Koen. Colsm. grat. p. 
12. Vahl. symb. 1. p. 99.  Bonnàya ruellioides, Spreng. syst. 
1, p. 41. Gratiola ciliata, Colsm. grat. p. 14.?  Bonnàya cili- 
ata, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 41. Henckélia Roxburghiàna, Link. 
Schweegr. et Dietr. spec. 1. p. 572. Corolla large, of a pale 
bluish colour. Capsule longer than in B. brachidta, usually 
8-10 lines. 
Creeping Bonnaya. Pl. creeping. 
3 B. vERoNICÆFÒLIA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 41. Benth. scroph. 
ind. p. 33.) stem creeping; leaves oblong: lower ones petio- 
late: superior ones serrated, thickish ; flowers racemose ; cap- 
sule erectly spreading, 2-3 times longer than the calyx. ©. 
Native of Hindostan, Nipaul, Silhet, Birman Empire. 
Bonnàya rígida, Benth. in Wall. cat. no. 3859. B. procüm- 
bens, Benth. in Wall. cat. no. 3860. Gratiola veroniczfolia, 
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537 
Retz. obs. 4. p. 8.? Roxb. cor. 2. p. 30. t. 154.  Gratiola 
marginàta, Colsm. grat. p. 11.? Bonnaya marginata, Spreng. 
syst. 1. p. 4.? Gratiola grandiflora, Retz. obs. 41. p. 8. but 
not of Roxb. Gratiola racemósa, Roth, nov. spec. p. 9. Bon- 
nàya Rothii, Link, Schwzegr. et Dietr. spec. pl. 1. p. 556. Co- 
rolla reddish. Capsule 6-7 lines long. Stem tetragonal. 
Speedmell-leavcd Bonnaya. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 
Pl. 3 foot. 
4 B. VERBENÆTÒLIA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 42. Benth. scroph. 
ind. p. 33.) stems erect or ascending ; leaves lanceolate, quite 
entire or serrated ; flowers racemose ; capsules erectly spread- 
ing, 2-3 times longer than the calyx. ©. S. Native of Hin- 
dostan, Silhet, Birmann Empire; and of China, Nelson. Titt- 
mánnia Colsmánni, Benth. in Wall. cat. no. 3952.  Gratiola 
verbenefólia, Colsm. grat. p. 9. Gratiola racemósa, Roxb. fl. 
ind. 1. p. 139. but not of Roth. Gratiola ciliata, Commers. in 
Colms. grat. p. 14.? Gratiola Roxburghiàna, Roem. et Schultes, ' 
syst. 1. p. 123. Bonnàya Roxburghiàna, Link, Schwegr. et 
Dietr. spec. 1. p. 559. This species hardly differs from Van- 
dellia, unless in the stamens. 
Vervain-leaved Bonnaya. PI. 3 foot. 
5 B. pusrrta (Benth. in Wall. cat. no. 3861. scroph. ind. 
p. 33.) stem diffuse, much branched ; leaves ovate-oblong, ses- 
sile, thickish, serrated; flowers small, racemose; capsules 
erectish, linear, scarcely exceeding the calyx. (2.? S. Native 
of Singapore. 
Small Bonnaya. 
1798. 
Pl. diffuse. 
* * Capsules erectly spreading. Flowers axillary. 
6 B. GRANDIFLÒRA (Spreng. syst. l. p. 41. Benth. scroph. 
ind. p. 33.) stem diffuse, subrepent; leaves ovate or ovate-lan- 
ceolate, sessile, serrated; flowers axillary, opposite ; capsules 
linear, erectly spreading, hardly twice as long as the calyx. ©.? 
S. Native of the Indian Peninsula, in wet places. Bonnaya 
Wíghti Benth, in Wall. cat. no. 3864. Gratiola grandiflora, 
Roxb. cor. 2. p. 42. t. 179. fl. ind. ed. Car. 1. p. 137. but hardly 
of Retz. Henckélia grandiflora, Link, Schwegr. et Dietr. spec. 
pl. 1. p. 573. Ruéllia antipóda, Lin. spec. part. —Rumph. amb. 
5. p. 460. t. 170. f. 2. Flowers light blue, very like those of 
Vandéllia pedunculàta. The specific name is not very apt, other 
species having equally large flowers. 
Great-flowered Bonnaya. PI. creeping, 1 foot. 
7 B. vepuncuta‘ris (Benth. in Wall. cat. no. 3865.) stems 
elongated, slender; leaves remote, oblong-lanceolate, nearly 
quite entire; flowers axillary, solitary, on long peduncles; cap- 
sules linear, spreading, hardly twice as long as the calyx. ©. 
S. Native of Silhet, Wall. Nearly allied to Gratiola pulegü- 
Jólia, Vahl, enum. 1. p. 98. but the flowers are very rarely op- 
posite. 
Peduncular-flowered Bonnaya. Pl. creeping, 3 to 1 foot. 
8 B. rurzonróLia ; leaves oblong, serrated ; peduncles axil- 
lary, opposite, length of leaves; capsule subulate. ©. S. 
Native of the East Indies. Gratiola pulegiifólia, Vahl, enum. 
1. p. 98. Stems filiform. , Leaves sessile. 
Pennyroyal-leaved Bonnaya. P). creeping. 
* * * Capsules reflexed. 
9 B. orrosrriFOLIA (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 41.) erect; leaves 
oblong or lanceolate, a little serrated; peduncles opposite the 
leaves; capsules linear, reflexed. ©.S. Native of Coroman- 
del. Gratiola oppositifdlia, Roxb. cor. 2. p. 30. t. 155. fl. ind. 
ed. Car. 1. p. 139. and probably of Retz. obs. 4. p. 8. Henc- 
kélia oppositifolia, Link, Schwzegr. et Dietr. spec. pl. 1. p. 
573. Flowers small, blue. Capsule linear, twice the length of 
the calyx. Sterile filaments white. 
iq tiie Bonnaya. Pl. i to 1 foot. 
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