Hatostema. | CXXXVI. URTIOACEE. (J. D. Hooker.) 971 
Species, dark green when dry except the rufous nerves beneath; nerves strong, 
spreading, lower margin at the base produced below the upper and more or less 
auricled ; cystoliths numerous in the Mishmi specimen, very obscure in the 
others. Male receptacles solitary or binate, 3 in. diam. ; peduncle 0-4 in., very stout ; 
invol. bracts glubrous, confluent below, horns fleshy laterally compressed, flowers 
Hoty pedicelled.—The Khasia specimen is named E. papillosum by Weddell in 
erb. Hook. 
23. B. Treutleri, Hook. f.; stem tall stout erect fleshy glabrous, 
leaves 4-6 in. petioled rather fleshy obliquely oblong acuminate. 
Serratures few small above the middle only, base not auricled, nerves few 
toad quite glabrous beneath, cystoliths very obscure, fem. recepts large 
Sessile and stoutly peduncled, invol. bracts confluent in a fleshy disk tips 
of two large and produced into long horns, of the rest very short ovate 
acute. 
Stkxrm HIMATAYA, alt. 5000 ft., Dr. Treutler. . 
Stem probably when fresh as thick as a goose-quill. Leaves quite opaque when 
dry, dark green, quite entire except in the upper third ; nerves2 pairs above the basal, 
Very broad compared with those of decipiens, &c.; petiole 4—1 in., stout ; stipules 
of uppermost leaves 3-3 in., of lower 2 in. Fem. recepts 4-1 in. diam. ; the fleshy 
isk has a narrow rim from the margin of which the long horns proceed, whilst the 
very numerous smaller bracts are inserted just within the rim ; bracteoles linear, 
mbriate. Achene young, very shortly pedicelled, fusiform, striate.—A remarkable 
Species, of which I have but one specimen. 
24. E. Sikkimense, Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. xv. 125; stem 
erect rusty-puberulous above, leaves 4-8 in. sessile or shortly petioled 
membranous obliquely or falcately oblong or obovate elliptic caudate 
acuminate very unequal-sided coarsely serrate above the middle, base 
cuneate or acute, nerves glabrous beneath, male and fem. recepts long- 
Peduncled, invol. bracts confluent 2 outer produced into long spreading 
purs, 
te SIKKIM: HIMALAYA ; on wet rocks, alt. 4500-8000 ft., J. D. H., Clarke, Treutler, 
slender; bracteoles of male oblong, ciliate ; flowers small ; sepals rounded, outer gibbous 
At the back ; fem. recepts smaller; bracteoles spathulate, fimbriate. Achenes very 
minute, fusiform ribbed. —Treutler’s specimens from low elevations are more succn- 
lent, and hence approach P. decipiens, and I should not be surprised if these proved 
stem glabrous widely creeping at the 
broadly falcately ovate acuminate 
ed lower base to the tip and 
b 25. E. nasutum, Hook. f.; 
con loaves 2-3 in. sessile membranous broa i 
sely sharply serrate from above the auric 
alf-way dowh e upper margin, nerves glabrous beneath, male recepts 
eduncled, one or two outer invol. bracts with thick obtuse spreading 
orus, fem, sessile. E. nigrescens, Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc, Bot. xv. 
125 (not of Miquel). 
Sx kr HIMALAYA, alt. 5-7000 ft., J. D. H., Clarke, Kurz. 
