340 CVI. GESNERACEE, (C. D. Clarke.) — [ZEsehynanthus. 
glabrous except the corolla, leaves lanceolate base rhomboid or rounded, 
umbels 2—6-fld., corolla 13 in. Jerdon Ic. Ined., Kew. 
Bomxzay (probably in the Ghats of Malabar) ; Dalzell, Stocks. NILGHERRY Mrs.; 
Clarke. . 
Branches not or scarcely compressed. Leaves 3 by 3 in., acuminate, subcoriaceous ; 
petiole 2-2 in. Pedicels 4,-3 in. Sepals} in, linear. Corolla elongate, narrow, 
pubescent or subglabrate without, scarlet purple-marked in the lobes. Filaments 
exserted, minutely glandular-hairy. Capsule 5 in. 
Var. malabarica; leaves attenuate at the base, sepals 4-4 in.—Mts. of W. Deccan 
Peninsula, from Panoar Ghaut near Bombay to Courtallum, frequent. 
Var. Æ. platyculmis; branchlets much flattened, leaves dense bifarious broad- 
lanceolate or elliptic, corolla 13 in. Æ. ceylanica, Wight Ic. t. 1347, not of Gardn.— 
Madras; Courtallum, Wight; Nilghiri and Kurg Mts., G. Thomson. Bombay (pro- 
bably in the W. Ghauts), Stocks. Branchlets with subacute edges, probably closely 
applied to the branches of trees. Leaves 21 by 1 in., acute ‘at both ends; petiole 
1 in., nearly 3 in. broad. Flowers and capsules nearly as in C. Perrottetii. 
9. Æ. ceylanica, Garda. in Cale. Journ. Nat. Hist. vi. 474; glabrous 
except the corolla, leaves narrowly lanceolate, umbels usually 2-fld., corolla 
lin. capsule 5 in. Thwaites Enum. 206, excl. syn. 
CEYLON ; Gardner, Thwaites (C. P. n. 1782, &c.). 
Branches not or scarcely compressed. Leaves scattered, 3} by 3 in. (in Gardner's 
example sometimes wider); petiole 3 in.  Pedicels very generally 2 terminal, 2-4 in 
"Gardner's example. Sepals 4 in., linear. Corolla pubescent or subglabrous. — Differs 
from ZE. Perrottetii by the considerably shorter corolla. . 
VAR. pinguis ; leaves smaller succulent thick often obtuse, corolla. glabrous with- 
out, capsule 2-5 in. Æ. Perrottetii, Gardn. in Calc. Journ. Nat. Hist. vi. 475, not 
A. DC.—Ceylon ; Wight, Walker. Nilghiri Mts.; near Pycarah, Wight. 
10. Æ. micrantha, Clarke; glabrous except the flowers, leaves elliptie 
or oblong, pedicels 1—5 together, sepals è- in. linear pubescent, corolla ? in. 
narrow. Æ. parviflora, Clarke Comm. & Cyrt. Beng. t. 47, not of G. Don. 
Æ. parasitica, Wall. Cat. 796, partly. 
SUBTROPICAL Himataya, alt. 2000 ft. ; J. D. H., &c. Assam; Wallich, Griffith. 
KnasrA Mrs., alt. 4000 ft. ; Churra, H. f. & T., &c. 
Branches somewhat slender, elongate, often rooting, divided, glabrous, not com- 
pressed. Leaves 21 by 1 in., sometimes smaller, shortly acnminate, base cuneate, 
coriaceous; petiole I in. Pedicels j,-3 in., terminal, and on lateral spurs, glabrous or 
early glabrate. Sepals laxly sparsely villous, ultimately glabrate. Corolla red, 
mouth orange, lobes purple-marked. Filaments far exserted, minutely glandular- 
hairy. Capsule 6 in.—Much resembles Æ. maculata, and confused with it, but the 
seeds are altogether different; in the absence of seeds, ZE. micrantha may generally 
be recognized by the creeping rooting branches and smaller leaves. 
11. Æ. gracilis, Parish; Clarke Comm. & Cyrt. Beng. t. 48, lower fit: 
branches slender, leaves small broad-lanceolate hairy, flowers scattere 
snbsolitary, corolla 1 in. mouth very oblique. ZEschynanthus sp. n. 13, 
Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. & T.—Cyrtand Gri d. Or. t. 42% 
fig. 1, and Notul. iv. 160. yrtandracea, Griff. Ie. Pl. In Í 
SUBTROPICAL E. HIMATAYA, alt. 1-4000 ft., frequent; Sikkim and Bhotan, 
J. D. H., &e. Assam; Griffith, Kuasta Mrs., alt. 4000 ft., H. f. & T. CACHAR; 
Keenan Borma; Moulmein, Parish ; Mergui, Griffi/h.—DisrRIB. Ava. 
Branches elongate, rooting, fulvous or reddish with spreading hairs. Leaves 4 by 
i in., base cuneate or rounded; petiole 4| in. Pedicels fj in., solitary, rarely 
paired, pilose. Sepals } in., linear, somewhat villous. — Coro//a villous without, scar- 
let, mouth orange black-marked, deeply 2-lipped, segments of lower lip with reflexed 
margins. Filaments shortly exserted, minutely glandular-hairy. Capsule 2-3 in. 
