in our own herbarium; and it would appear that they are re- 
ferred to Hexacentris, from a resemblance in the foliage to that of 
H. (or Thunbergia) coccinea. Indeed, Dr. Wallich himself called 
it “Th. coccinea?” Assuredly too our plant is a true Zhunbergia, 
and no Hewacentris, if that genus be a sound one. Under these 
circumstances we feel quite justified in dedicating it to the no- 
bleman who has first introduced it to Europe, and who has so 
much served the cause of science both in the West and the East 
Indies. Its close affinity with Zh. lawrifolia (and besides the 
distinctions indicated in the above specific character, the colour 
of the flower is different, much more rich and varied and beau- 
tiful) would lead us to suspect its native country to be the 
Malay Peninsula ;* and since, in foliage, it corresponds with Mr. 
Griffith’s plant, just mentioned, of the Tenasserim coast, I wrote 
to my botanical friend the Rev. C. S. P. Parish, at Moulmein, 
on the same coast, to make inquiry if such a plant were found 
there. His reply seems clearly to point either to this species or 
to its near ally Zh. /aurifolia.: 1 should infer the former, from 
its very high merits. “ Certainly we have a very splendid Zhun- 
bergia in Moulmein. It is a common plant here, and the jun- 
gles, especially those in the neighbourhood of Tavoy, are full of 
it. It flowers in January, indeed throughout the cold season ; 
and as it is a rampant climber and free flowerer, adds much to 
the beauty of the jungle. I knew it was an undescribed plant, 
¢.e. that it had not appeared in any published Flora ; but as it 
had been for some few years introduced to the neighbourhood of 
Calcutta, I imagined that you must have known all about it, and 
possessed plants long ago, otherwise I should certainly have 
called your attention to it. If it grows at home as it does here, 
no hothouse, except your splendid one, will hold it. It is indeed 
a fine thing; but I have never seen seed. It is in my garden, 
running all over a Jack-tree, and in a neighbour’s, but neither 
here nor there does it ripen a seed. I brought my plant, when 
young, from the jungle.” For ourselves we do not find it diffi- 
cult to keep this plant within bounds in our stoves. 
The different form of the leaves and petioles, the different and 
more compound inflorescence, the shorter and whorled pedicels, 
larger and differently coloured flowers, will distinguish this from 
Th. laurifolia. Its flowering season has hitherto been the winter 
or early spring, the same season indeed as the Amherstia bears 
its rich scarlet and yellow flowers. 
Descr. A glabrous scandent shrué, requiring to be attached 
* At the moment of going to press, a letter from our excellent friend, Dr. 
Cleghorn of Madras, informs us that he detected this plant and conveyed the 
seeds to Madras while accompanying his Excellency Sir P. Grant to the Tenas- 
serim coast : common at Rangoon and Moulmein. 
