Didimocarpus.] | cvi. GESNERACEE. (C. D. Clarke.) 349 
15. D. punduana, Wall. Cat. 777 ; stem and petioles ashy-pubescent, 
leaves oblong or elliptic crenulate or nearly entire densely puberulous above 
glabrate whitened beneath, calyx divided 4 the way down lobes ovate obtuse, 
capsule 1j in. pedicelled. DC. Prodr. ix. 267; Clarke Comm. & Cyrt. 
Beng. t. 53.—Didymocarpoid n. 971, Griff. Itin. Notes, 63. 
Knasra Mrs., alt. 2-4000 ft., frequent; Wallich, Grifith, H. f. & T., &c. 
ASSAM ; Griffith, Mrs. Mack. 
Stem 8-10 in., often with 3—4 petioled leaves in a whorl in its middle and 2 sessile 
leaves at its apex. Leaves coriaceous, base often unequally cordate, glabrous beneath 
or minutely pubescent on the nerves. Rays of the cyme and pedicels subumbellate, 
less viscous-hairy than in D. pulchra. Calyx d in., nearly glabrous. Corolla very 
sparsely hairy, purple. Capsules slightly curved; pedicels 4 in.—Otherwise as D. 
ulchra. 
? Van. attenuata; leaves less coriaceous often cuneate at the base, cymes slenderer, 
bracts narrower, calyx scarcely } in., capsule slender pedicel filiform very long.— 
Khasia Mts., alt. 3-5000 ft., especially in the northern portion of the hills ; Griffith, 
H. f. & T., &e.—This may be specifically distinct, for both the capsule and calyx 
differ, but there are intermediate examples. 
16. D. Hookeri, Clarke Comm. & Cyrt. Beng. t. 54; stem and petioles 
villous, leaves ovate crenulate softly villous above glabrate (except the 
nerves) beneath, calyx divided 4 the way down, corolla pi in. pale, capsule 
1j in.—Didymocarpus sp. n. 21, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. 4 T. 
Knasra Mrs., alt. 5000 ft.; Kollong Rock, Moflong, Boga Pani, H. f. 4 T. 
ce. 
Stem 16 in., with usually 3-4 petioled verticillate leaves in the middle, uppermost 
leaves subsessile. Leaves 4 by 3 in. (sometimes much larger), subobtuse, often cor- 
date; petiole 3-3 in. Cymes sparsely hairy; bracts è in., round; pedicels 0-1 in., 
usually short. Calyx 4 in., campanulate. Corolla tubular, pale yellow with rose- 
marks or nearly white. Capsule (appearing sessile) narrowing downwards gradually 
into a thick pedicel. 
17. D. acuminata, Br. in Benn. Pl. Jav. Rar. p. 118; leaves ovate 
acute serrulate hairy above, calyx tubular glabrous scarcely lobed, corolla 
13 in. tube inflated upwards, capsule 1 in. pedicelled. | DC. Prodr. ix. 267 ; 
Clarke Comm. & Cyrt. Beng. t. 58. Calosacme acuminata, Wall. Cat. 802, 
partly. Chirita acuminata, A. DC. Prodr. ix. 269, not of Br.—Chirita sp. 
n. 9, Herb. Ind. Or. H.f. & T. 
KnasrA Mrs. ; alt. 4000 ft., near Churra, Wallich, J. D. H. & T. T., &c. 
Stem 6 in., hairy ; nodes 1-3. Leaves opposite alternate and verticilled, often 
very unequal, larger 10 by 53 in., subcordate, glabrous beneath except on the nerves ; 
petiole attaining 4 in. “Peduncles 1-4, 3-1} in.; cymes 5-8-fld., nearly glabrous ; 
racts 4 in., glabrous; pedicels 4-3 in., mostly short. Calyx 4 in. and upwards. 
Corolla glabrous, white or very pale purple; lobes i-i in. round. Stamens, 2 fertile, 
2 rudimentary. Ovary glabrous ; stigma peltate, oblique scarcely emarginate.—T he 
corolla is that of Chirita, the capsule of Didymocarpus ; the stigma is nearly as in 
Chirita Kurzii, from which it can hardly be generically separated. 
18. D. platycalyx, Clarke; leaves oblong or elliptic crenate softly 
airy, peduncles 1—5-fld., calyx widely campanulate subentire, corolla 1 in. 
TENASSERIM ; Moulmein, Parish. . 
Stem 6 in. hairy; nodes 1-3. Leaves opposite, 2-4 by 1j in., subacute, base 
cuneate or rounded, puberulous beneath ; petiole 3-1 in. Peduncles i m. axilla y 
solitary, nearly glabrous ; bracts ł in., broadly orbicular, green, puberu ou ; pedicels 
in., puberulous. Calyx X in., nearly hemispherical ; margin uudulated, purplish. 
