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Oianthus.] XCV. ASCLEPIADEX. (J. D. Hooker.) 49 
I think it possible that the following species are abnormal forms of Hetero- 
stemma. 
l. O. urceolatus, Benth. in Hook. Ic. Pl.t. 1191; leaves ovate or 
ovate-lanceolate acuminate base rounded or subcordate, cymes sessile or shortl 
peduncled, corolla ovoid-urceolate, corona 5-lobed, lobes incurved 3-toothed. 
eterostemma urceolatum, Dalz. in Hook. Kew Journ. iv. 295; Dalz. & Gibs. 
Bomb, Fl. 153. 
The Concan ; Belgaum and hills to the north of it, Dalzell. 
Stem purple. Leaves 2-4 by 1-2 in.; green, nerves 2-3 pair with strong con- 
necting nervules. Corolla coriaceous, 2 in. long, red-purple without, dark purple 
within, sparingly villous at the base within; lobes minute, triangular. 
2. O. disciflorus, Hook. f.; nearly glabrous, leaves elliptic- or ovate- - 
oblong subacute or obtuse, petiole 1-14 in., corolla disciform vertically de- 
pressed, corona 5-lobed lobes entire margin very thick somewhat incurved. 
WesTERN Peninsuca, the Concan? Herb. Law. and Stocks. 
This in foliage entirely resembles Heterostemma Dalzellii, of which it may be a 
singular form, but the flowers are quite perfect (about 3 in. diam.) 
3. O. Beddomei, Hook. f.; branches and petioles very pubescent, leaves 
ovate-cordate acuminate reticulately nerved, petiole 2-3 in., sepals lanceolate 
acuminate, corolla discoid. 
Mysore in the Beigoor forests, Wynaad, Beddome. . . . 
Described from an excellent drawing, Col. Beddome having lost his specimen. 
43, DISCHIDIA, Zr. 
Herbs or undershrubs, usually rooting and climbing on trees or pendulous. 
Leaves various, fleshy, sometimes forming into pitchers (ascidia). Flowers very 
small or minute, white or red, in axillary fascicles umbels or racemes. Sepals 
5, ovate, membranous. Corolla urceolate, mouth contracted; lobes 5, very 
. Short, valvate. Coronal-scales 5, membranous, adnate to the back of the 
column, erect, tips entire notched or 2-fid or with recurved arms. Column very 
short; anther-tip membranous ; pollen-masses one in each cell, compressed, 
waxy. Stigma lat or conical. Tolliclos small, slender or thick, smooth, acu- 
minate. Seeds minute, coma long.—DIsTRIB. Species about 24; tropical In- 
dian, Malayan, and Australian. 
The species of Dischidia all want a careful study. They cannot be described 
satisfactorily from dried specimens. The leaves change in form, and it is not ascer- 
tained in respect of many species whether they may or may not be converted into 
pitchers (ascidia). 
l. D. Nummularia, Pr. Prodr. 461; glabrous, leaves subsessile 4-3 
in. orbicular acute obtuse or apiculate, corolla scarlet, throat with a ring of 
hairs, follicles 1-14 in. curved obliquely ellipsoid below the middle, above it 
contracted into a long slender beak. Wall. Cat. 4204; Wight Contrib. 43; 
Dene. in DC. Prodr. viii. 632; Blume Bijd. 1059. D. orbicularis, Dene. lc. 
Collyris minor, Vahl. in Act, Soc. Hafn. vi. lll; ex Wight Contrib. 07.— 
Rumph. Herb, Amboin. v. t. 176, f. 1. 
Cacuar, Keenan, and Maray PewiNSULA, from Chittagong, Clarke, Tenasserim 
and the Andaman Islands, to Singapore and Malacca, Wallich, &c. Distr. Malay 
Islds., Australia. S : 
A very slender herb, rooting on tree trunks. Leaves whitish when dry, with 
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