360 CVI. GESNERACEE. (C. B. Clarke.) [ Chirita. 
long peduncles, short pedicels and linear calyx-segments: as regards size, C. brevipes 
is often as large as C. speciosa. 
15. C. primulacea, Clarke Comm. & Cyrt. Beng. t. 82; almost stem- 
less, softly villous, leaves long-petioled oblong incise-serrate, peduncles 
numerous short many-fid., calyx divided half-way down densely villous, 
corolla yellow-white.—Chirita sp. n. 16, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. & T. 
SIKKIM, alt. 2-3000 ft.; J. D. H., Anderson, &c. . . 
Gregarious on steep wet rocks. Leaves pendent, 6 by 23 in.; petiole 2-6 in. Flowers 
forming rosulate clusters; whole inflorescence softly villons. Peduncles 4-} in, 
1-2-3-tomous ; bracts —} in., oblong; pedicels 4 in. Calyx $ in., lobes lanceolate 
acute. Corolla 1 in. and upwards, narrowly funnel-shaped, minutely pubescent 
without. Ovary and style densely shortly villous, stigma obliquely peltate, lower 
margin notched. Capsule 2 in. 
16. C. monophylla, Clarke; leaf solitary sessile cordate-ovate, 
peduncle hardly any 1-2-fld., calyx divided half-way down brown-hirsute.— 
Chirita sp. 30, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. & T. 
UPPER Assam; Mishmee Hills, Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3832). 2. 
Stem 4-10 in., simple, erect, with sometimes 1 or 2 small scale-like leaves in its 
middle. Leaf (at flower-time) 1 in., ovate, acute, at fruit-time 7 in. diam., cordate o 
shortly peltate, glabrous above, villous on the nerves beneath. Peduncle (in the an 
of the leaf) scarcely * in. ; bracts small; pedicels h4 in. Calyx } iv. and upward s 
white or purple-spotted ; lobes 1-j in., lanceolate-subulate. Corolla 2 in., narrow hi 
funnel.shaped, glabrous without. Ovary and style glabrous. Capsule 24 in. Seeds 
of the genus.—From the extraordinary manner in which the solitary leaf continues 
growing to the period of ripening the capsule, it may be suspected that it is a persis- 
tent cotyledon. 
17. C. caliginosa, Clarke; stem long leafy, leaves falcate-elliptic 
acuminate at both ends pubescent, cymes axillary few-fld. lax, sepals 
lanceolate much acuminate. 
Peninsula of MaraAccA; Klang in Selangore, Beccari. ‘ol 
Stem 1 foot, pubescent. Leaves opposite, 6 by 24 in. minutely toothed ; peter 
1} in. Peduncles 0-4 in.; bracts and bracteoles 0, or very early caducous; pe oe 
4-2 in. patently pubescent. Sepals 3-1 in., dusky-pubescent. Corolla lj in. ; tube 
upwards villous with brown hairs, limb within (in the dry specimen) lurid-blue. 
Anthers very large, subquadrate, with long hair. Ovary fuscous-pubescent; stigu 
unilateral shortly bifid. Capsule 3 in., curved, dusky-bairy.— The whole plaut 1s 
dusky ; the habit and inflorescence ally it to the next section, Mierochirita; but the 
calyx is large, 
_ Sect. 2. Microchirita. Calyx about 4 in., divided nearly to the base 
into narrow segments. Corolla 3-3 in., tube narrow below much curve 
above, mouth very oblique, lower lip larger. Capsule slender. 
18. €. hamosa, Br. in Benn. Pl. Jav. Rar. 117; leaves ovate oF 
elliptic acute, peduncles connate and adnate to the petiole ebracteolate, 
capsule slender often much curved. Clarke Comm. & Cyrt. Beng. t. (9. 
Didymocarpus bamosa, Wall. Cat, 788. D. cristata, Dalz. in Hook. Kew 
Journ. iii. 225; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 134.—Chirita sp. n. 20, Herb. Ind. 
Or. H. f. 4 T. 
Kuasia Mrs., alt. 1-4000 ft., Wallich, Griffith, H. f. & T., &c. MARTABAN; 
Wallich. MourmriN; Lobb, Parish. W. Deccan PENINSULA; Stocks, La" 
Dclzell. 
Stem 1-20 in. sparingly pilose. Leaves opposite, subequal, 6-1 by 4-4 in., base 
rounded, obscurely crenate, thin, weakly hairy on both surfaces; petiole )d m. 
