Tab. 5383. 

 HIGGINSIA Gheisbechti 



Gheisbechfs Higginsia. 



Nat. Ord. TCubiace^e. — Tetrandria Monogynia. 

 Gen. Char. (Fida supra, Tab. 5280.) 



Higginsia Gheisbechtii; elata, 3-4-pedalis et ultra, caule ramisque alato-tetra- 

 gonis, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis supra puberulis velutino-viridi- 

 bus subtus purpureo-rubris in petiolis lato-alatis longe decurrentibus per- 

 foliatis cum stipulis triangularibus junctis, pedunculis brevibus, cymis axil- 

 laribus brevibus aggregatis plurifloris. 



Campylobotrys Gheisbechtii. Linden, Cat. 1863 (name only). 



This handsome stove-plant' was sent to us in 1862, by M. 

 Verschaffelt, of Ghent, under the name of Campylobotrys Gheis- 

 bechtii ; and it appears in Linden's Catalogue for 1863, but 

 with no character or description. It is no doubt a native of 

 South America, and probably of New Granada, and is remark- 

 able not only for the beauty of the foliage, rich velvety-green 

 above and purple beneath, but for the sharply quadrangular stem 

 and branches, with a very conspicuous wing at each angle. 



Descr. Suffruticose, two to four feet high when well grown ; 

 the tranches green, herbaceous, elongated, and, as well as the 

 stem, thick and acutely tetragonal, with a very conspicuous wing 

 at each angle. Leaves large, a foot and more long, broad oblong- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, entire, much decurrent and attenuated at 

 the base, so as to be sessile, or rather perfoliate, for there is no 

 perceptible petiole, dark rich velvety-green above, very slightly 

 pubescent, dull purple-red beneath, strongly penninerved and sub- 

 plicate, the veins very prominent beneath. Stipules short, tri- 

 angular, united with the decurrent and perfoliate base of the 

 leaves. Peduncles short, axillary, aggregated, bearing small 

 cymes of few or several yellow flowers, having a reddish spot in 

 the disk. Pedicels very short. Calyx slightly pubescent. Corolla 



JUNE 1st, 18G3. 



