Tas. 4554, 
DIDYMOCARPUS crinira. 
Hairy Didymocarpus. 
Nat. Ord. CyrtTanpDRACEX.—DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Gen. Char, Calyx 5-fidus vel partitus. Corolla infundibuliformis, limbo 5- 
lobo subirregulari rarius bilabiato. Stamina 4, quorum 2 (rarius 4) antherifera. 
Anthere reniformes. Ovarium elongatum. Stylus brevis. . Stigma orbiculatum, 
indivisum. Capsula siliqueeformis, bivalvis, valvis introflexis falso-4-locularibus. 
Semina nuda, levia, pendula.—Suffrutices vel herbee Indice. Folia radicalia aut 
caulina, alterna aut sepius opposita, inequalia. Pedunculi avillares, ramosi, aut 
dichotomo-cymosi. Flores violacei aut albi. De Cand. 
Dipymocarpus crinita; suffruticosa erecta simplex tota pilosa, caule brevi 
villosissimo, foliis sessilibus cuneato-lanceolatis arguto-serratis velutinis 
subtus purpureo-rubris, pedicellis 3—5 axillaribus folio brevioribus, calycis 
5-partiti laciniis lato-subulatis, staminibus 2 abortivis. 
DipyMocarpus crinita. Jack, Mal. Mise. in Hook. Bot. Mise. v.2. p.60; et in 
Linn. Trans. v. 14. p. 33. t. 8. 7.2. a-t. De Cand. Prodr. v.9. p. 265. 
Spreng. Syst. Vegel. v. 2. p. 837. 
HENCKELIA crinita. Spreng. Our. Post. p. 13. 
A lovely plant, its beauty rather depending on the leaves (which 
have a rich velvety hue, as well as a richness of colour, especially 
beneath) than from anything striking in the flowers. The latter 
are pure white with us (Jack says, 1D their native country 
suffused with blush), and they contrast well with the dark 
foliage. Flowers in August. Our plant was received from 
Baron Hugel of Vienna, but without any name. We possess, 
in our herbarium, fine native specimens, gathered by Mr. ‘Thomas 
Lobb at Singapore, given to us by Mr. Veitch (no. 311 of 
Lobb’s collection), and we find, too, that this distinguished 
cultivator exhibited flowering plants at the Horticultural 
Society’s rooms in June 1847. Mr. Jack detected it at Pulo- 
Penang. 
Duscr. Stem erect, scarcely a span high,. densely shaggy 
with purplish hairs. Leaves opposite, broad-lanceolate, acute, 
finely dentato-serrate, all over hairy, above dark coppery = 
with a velvety lustre, beneath rich purple-red, penninerved, 
JANUARY Ist, 1851. 
