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■ martabanica, A. DC. Prodr. xv. pt. i. 354; caulescent, leaves 

 ^uoled cordate-ovate, petioles and nerves of the leaves beneath pubescent. 

 Xurs m Jimm. -4«. ^oc. 1877, pt. ii. 108. ^ 



' Moulmein; Lobb No. 393 ; Heifer (KemDistrib. No. 2575). ' 

 ^ This diflFers from B. sinuata by the abJfnce of the stellate pub^cence : and from 

 ^' andammsis in the leaves being longer-petioled/none" sessile, more acute with a 

 serrate ciliate margin ; and in the generally greater pubescence ; the stipules being 

 pubescent and the lower bracts often ciliate or fimbriate. ' • 



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S. ParlBbti, (?. B. Clarke ; cauline leaves 1-3 all sessile cordate 

 orbicular with lax scattered pubescence above and on the nerves beneath, cap- 

 sule winged above. . 



'- MouuffEiN ; on limestone rocks ; Parish. 



'- Tuber rather large. Erect, nearljr i ft., stem and lower part of the pedunqle with 

 some lax pubescence. Leaves 1|-3A in. diam., subequal at the base, crenate-serrate ; 

 jPetiole of the cauline 0, of the radical 2-8 in. ; stipules of the cauline ^ in., ovate, 

 acute, ciliate. Pedicels and flowers glabrous ; lower bracts J in., ciliate or fimbriate, 

 ^yate, aiJute. Flowers few, medium, rose-coloured. Male: sepals 2, i in., round; 

 petals 2, obovate, narrower, rather shorter; stamens about 40, long-monadelphous, 

 anthers elctagate-obovoid, connective hot at all produced. Female: perianth of 4 

 jPerhaps of 6) segments ; styles 2, long combined, stigmas curved complex. Capsule 

 (only half ripe) morie than ^ in. — The ripe capsule not being seen, this species may 

 J^ ^^idij/centrum, as the size of the flowers indicates, but the styles are combined 

 nearly to the base of the Stigmas. 



50. B. flaccldlsslma, Kurs in Journ. As. Soc. 1872, pt. ii. 308 ; caules- 

 ^nt, minutely sparsely pub^cent, leaves petioled cordate orbicular obtuse, 

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^ A tender very flaccid herb, 4-5 in. high. Leaves 2 in. diam., deeply crenate-den- 

 ^4te, almost lobed ; petiole 2-3 in. ; stipules hyaline, obtuse, about i in. Cymes 

 <Hchotomous, minutely sparsely pubescent; bracts linear, minute; flowers small, 

 ^iute, on capillary pedicels. Male : sepals 2, ^ in., rotund-ovate; petals 0; sta- 

 ^aens many, very monadelphous, anthers subovoid. Female : perianth-segments 4 ; 

 Styles 2, free from the base, each dilated into a concave semilunate stigma ; ovary 

 *P^ely and crisply pilose, 2-celled. Capsule unknown.— Plant not seen. The above 

 <^pied from Mr. Kurz. The general description is like that of B. delicatida. No. 54. 



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, B, Ovary 2-celled. Capsule winged, wings irregular and much produced 

 .•^elow the cells. Perianth accrescent on the fruit. Sect. Di/sjnorphia, A. DC. 



51. B, crenata, Dryand. in Tram. Linn. Soc. i. 162, t. 14, fig. 3; 

 P^cels and younff ovary often vrith minute scattered glandular pubescence, 



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minima, Bedd, 



^Malabar coast, alt. 0-3000 ft., from Bombay to Wynaad. PTenassebim 



^0. 2584. 



1 ^arly glabrous. Rooisiock slender, tuberous. Stem slender, 4-10 in,, 1-4- 

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stipules %mall, ovate, acute,"glabrous. Peduncles vresk \ bracts less 



^.an ^ in., ovate, acute, glabrous ; flowers not numerous, white or pinkish. Mai.k: 

 oil ^» elliptic; petals 2, narrower; stamens 8-16, very monadelphous,' anthers 



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produced. FBMAtB: perianth-segments 



becoming larger than the male flower ; styles 2, combined at base, 



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