Tas. 4264. 
AESCHINANTHUS putcuer. 
Beautiful dischinanthus. 
Nat. Ord. CrrTaNDRACEZ.—DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Gen. Char. (Vide supra, Tas. 4236.) 
AiscHInantuus pulcher; scandens, foliis ovatis coriaceo-carnosis immerse 
venosis obscure dentatis, corymbis terminalibus bracteatis, calyce ovato- 
cylindraceo glabro basi obtuso segmentis brevibus erectis, corolla calyce 
triplo longiore glabro. 
Alscninantuus pulcher. De Cand. Prodr, v. 9. p. 262. 
TRricHosPoruM pulchrum. Bl. Bijdr. p. 764. Hassk. Oat. Bogor. p. 153. 
To this splendid plant we alluded, under an equally handsome 
species, sch. Lobbianus, figured in our last Number, Tab. 4261. 
It was sent from Java to Mr. Veitch of the Exeter Nursery, by 
his collector, Mr. T. Lobb, under the name here adopted, and is 
probably known in that Island as the true species so called; 
otherwise we should scarcely have guessed it to be the same plant ; 
since that species comes into De Candolle’s division, “ pedunculis 
axillaribus bifloris”. The description, however, is in that parti- 
cular at variance with that of the section: for the peduncles are 
said to be “fasciculated”, axillary, and “ terminal a 
chiefly distinguished from 2. Lodécanus by its broader leaves, 
shorter tube of the calyx, quite glabrous and very much more 
exserted tube of the corolla. It flowers in June and July, and 
was exhibited at the Chiswick Horticultural Show about that 
period. 
Duscr. Probably an epiphytal plant, with slender branches, 
Opposite, shortly petiotesd Be which are broadly ovate, thick, 
fleshy, but firm, very obscurely toothed at the thin edge; veins 
pumated, conspicuous. Corymdb terminal, sessile, bracteated ; 
bracteas small, cordate, leafy. Pedicels short, rather thick. Calyx 
cylindrical-urceolate or ovate, quite glabrous, yellow-green, 
reddish above: Jimd of five blunt, nearly equal, erect teeth. 
Corolla three or four times as long as the calyx, rich scarlet ; the 
