Tas. 5010. 
EPIGYNIUM acuminatum, Klotzsch. 
Acuminate-leaved Epigynium. 
Nat. Ord. Vaccin1e#.—Decanpria Monoeynia. 
Gen.. Char, Evtayni1um, Klotzsch.—Calycis tubus hemispheericus, levis, limbo 
libero 5-partito. Corolla ovata campanulata v. urceolata. Stamina 10, dis- 
tincta; anthere mutice v. aristatz, in tubulos 2 discretos productz, antice ad 
apicem foraminibus ovalibus dehiscentes. Ovarium 5-loculare, multiovulatum, 
disco 5-gibbo limboque calycis coronatum. Bacca pulposa, subgloboso-ovata.— 
Frutices Indiz Orientalis, ramosi, terrestres vel epiphytici ; foliis persistentibus ; 
floribus avillaribus terminalibusve, racemosis v. fasciculatis, rarius corymbosis. 
Klotzsch in Linnea, v. 24. p. 49. 
EpicyN1uM acuminatum ; foliis alternis petiolatis lanceolatis acuminatis remote 
serratis, floribus rameis corymbosis, pedicellis clavatis elongatis corollisque 
ampullaceis puberulis, antheris muticis. 
EPIGyNIuM acuminatum. Klotzsch, in Linnea, v. 24, p. 51. 
AGAPETES acuminata. Don, Gen. Syst. Gard. v. 3. p. 862. Dunal in DC. Prodr. 
v. 1. p. 554. 
THIBAUDIA acuminata. Wail. Cat. 6297. 
One of the many beautiful Vacciniee which abound in the 
subtropical and temperate regions of the humid Indian moun- 
tains, but of which very few have hitherto been introduced into 
European gardens. The present species was first detected by 
Wallich’s collectors in the mountains near Silhet (Khasia), and 
has been gathered there abundantly by Griffith and Drs. Hooker 
and Thomson, at elevations of 3-4000 feet, generally growing 
epiphytically upon trees. Mr. Griffit has also gathered it in the 
province of Moalmaque, and it is probably a common plant in 
those regions. The specimens figured are from our friend Mr. 
Nuttall, who introduced it through his collector Mr. Booth, from 
the Bhotan hills. It is a very handsome plant, and some of our 
dried specimens have leaves a span and a half long. ‘The pe- 
duncle of the corymb varies extremely in length ; but the flowers 
and foliage are very constant to their characters. 
Descr. A sinall shrub, two to four feet high, sparingly irregu- 
OCTOBER Ist, 1857. 
