Tas. 5124, 
THUNBERGIA coccinea. 
RRed-flowered Thunbergua. 
Nat. Ord. ACANTHACEA.—DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
THun BERGIA (§ Hexacentris) coccinea ; glaberrima, foliis polymorphis inferiori- 
bus hastato-cordatis subacutis basin versus sinuatis v. repando-dentatis su- 
_ premis ovato-cordatis acuminatis, racemis elongatis, bracteis inferioribus 
ovatis supremis lanceolatis, bracteolis spathaceis la 
obscure dentato, corolla coccinea ore aurantiaca tubo bracteas vix superante. 
HUNBERGIA coccinea. Wall. Tent. p. 49 and 58. t. 37. Hook. Exot. Flor. 
t.195. Don, Prodr. p.120. Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1195. 
‘Tuunsercta pendula. Hassk. Cat. Hort. Bog. p. 147. 
EXACENTRIS coccinea. Nees in Wall. Plant. As. Rar. 
Prodr. v. 11. p. 61. 
nearly forty years ago, by Dr. Wallich, from the Calcutta Botanic 
Gardens, but owing to the great size 1 
een in full magnificence in our stoves. It has long been culti- 
ated in the Royal Gardens, where it festooned for many years” 
but though it 
nnually produced abundance of racemes, the flowers usually 
popped off before expanding: We are indebted to 
Exeter, for the specimen here figured, which he raised from 
Stems, and pendulous branches, festooning trees. Branches 
harply four-angled. Leaves all opposite, shortly petioled, two 
JULY Ist, 1859. 
Gen. Char, (Vide supra, Tas. 4985.) 
te ovato-acuminatis, calyce 
0.8. p. 18, ot in DO. 
This remarkable and beautiful plant was sent’ to this country — 
t attains, it is seldom 
Mr. Veitch, © 
nder, much-branched — 
