Tas. 4380. 
GESNERIA Lisanensis. 
Manyflowered Gesneria. 
Nat. Ord, GESNERIACEZ.—DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Gen. Char, (Vide supra, Tas. 4217.) 
GESNERIA Libanensis ; humilis subsimplex, caule perbrevi fruticoso, foliis rosu- 
latis approximatis obovato-lanceolatis glabris venoso-rugosis punctato- 
scabris obtusis grosse ineequaliter serratis, petiolis canaliculatis hirsutissimis, 
pedunculis axillaribus unifloris hirsutis petiolum wquantibus, calyeis pilosi 
i tubo turbinato 5-costato, lobis subfoliaceis ovatis acutis patentibus, corolla 
pilose tubulosa medio inflata apice paululum connata ore obliquo, limbi 
lobis subzequalibus rotundatis brevibus, staminibus styloque inclusis, glan- 
dulis epigynis 5. 
GesNeRia Libanensis. “* Morren, Ann. de la Soc. d’ Agricult. et de Bot. v. 2. 
P. 361. ¢. 84.” Walpers, Repert. v. 6. p. 137. 
Rytmornyitium floribundum. “ Van Houtle, Flora du Gwchshr. 2. Heft.12. t.6.” 
It is much to be regretted that neither Martius nor Decaisne 
as carried out his views of the genera of Gesneriacee in a sufli- 
ciently comprehensive manner. Recent discoveries in South 
: America have brought to light a great number of species, of 
which many are new, others ill described, and all want a 
thorough investigation. The present plant is a native of Cuba, and 
Was received at the Royal Gardens of Kew from Mr. Van Houtte, 
under the name of Rytidophyllum floribundum ; but it neither 
des with that genus in character nor in habit. It appears, 
coincy 
‘ccording to Walpers, who is our authority for the above syno- 
iyms, that it was previously described by Morren under the 
ume here adopted ; but it ill agrees with true Gesneria, rather 
with certain West Indian species in our Herbaria (G.scabra, Sw. 
and G. humilis and acaulis, Linn.), which are referred to Conradia 
by Martius and De Candolle, though probably without sufficient 
Fuination. No family deserves a more thorough revision than 
that to which our present plant belongs: the individuals of it 
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