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15. O. Roxburghiana, Wight Ic. t. 1068; erect, branches leaf-nerves 
beneath and cymes densely pubescent, leaves elliptic-lanceolate acuminate 
glabrous, stipules large ovate or ovate-oblong entire or 2-fid, eymes. contracted, 
bracteoles many linear-subulate, calyx-tube terete, lobes lanceolate, corolla 1-13 
in. pubescent, tube slender funnel-shaped above hairy within, lobes large broadly 
ovate acute, capsule hairy. F 
Tne Carnatic; Shevagherry or Pulney hills, Wight. i pa. 
Similar in habit, stature, foliage and flowers to O. grandiflora, but the cyme is 
longer peduneled densely pubescent, the calyx-tube terete, bracteoles much shorter, and 
capsules hairy.—Wight in his Icones states that this is a native of the Shevagherry 
hills, but the ticket on his specimen says Pulney Mts., Sept. 1836. 
16. O. eriantha, Wight Ic. t. 1067 ; erect, branches and petioles pubes- 
cent or villous, leaves elliptic-lanceolate acuminate glabrous above puberulous 
on the nerves beneath, stipules subulate-lanceolate equalling the petioles, cymes 
villous with long soft hairs contracted, bracteoles filiform caducous, calyx-tube 
terete, lobes subulate, corolla 1 in. villous with long soft hairs, tube slender 
funnel-shaped above lobes large broadly ovate acute, eapsules hairy. 
Tur Carnatic; Shevagherry or Travancore hills, Wight. 
This resembles both O. grandiflora and Roxburghiana, differing from the former 
in the stipules, terete calyx, and hairy capsules, and from both in the villous cyme.— 
This again is stated by Wight in the Icones to be a native of the Shevagherry hills, 
but his specimens bear 2 tickets of Courtallam, one of July, the other of August, 
1835. 
. l7. O. hirsutula, Wight mss.; erect; stem petioles and cymes softly rusty- 
tomentose, leaves ovate-lanceolate acuminate sparsely hairy aliove furfuraceous 
beneath, stipules subulate-lanceolate, cymes axillary subcorymbose, peduncles 
stout, bracteoles very narrow subpersistent, calyx-teeth lanceolate obtuse hispid, 
corolla hirsute, tube cylindric. 
Nuesen Mrs.; Sisparah, Wight. 
Apparently shrubby. Leaves 4-6 in., seabrid above when dry, pale and reddish 
beneath; petiole short. Cyme 1 in. diam.; peduncle 2 in.; branches spreading ; 
bracteoles scattered, pubescent; flowers few and scattered. Flowers seen in bud only. 
Capsule pubescent. 
*** Bracteoles linear or oblong, with a distinct midrib, persistent in fruit. 
Corolla less than an inch long (except in O. calcarata). 
T Bracteoles quite glabrous. 
18. ©. pectinata, Arn. Pugill. Pl. Ind. Or. 20; erect, glabrous, leaves 
elliptic-lanceolate long-acuminate, stipules subulate from a broad base, cymes 
capitate many-flowered, peduncle strict axillary or terminal, bracteoles many 
lanceolate glabrous, calyx-teeth subulate, corolla 4 in., tube cylindric, lobes short 
keeled villous within. Thw. Enum. 140. O. imbricata, Gardn. mss, O. 
Mungos, Wali. Cat. 6227 D. Psychotria, Wall. Cat. 8356. 
WESTERN PENINSULA; Shevagherry hills, Malabar and Quilon, Wight. CEYLON; 
abundant up to 5000 ft., Walker, &c. 
Stem a foot high, stout, rarely branched, sometimes puberulous upwards. Leaves 
4-7 in., variable in breadth, pale beneath, midrib very stout. Cymes globose, 3-1} in. 
diam.; péduncle 1-4 in., glabrous or pubescent, stout or slender; flowers usually 
densely compacted, rarely loose and pedicelled; bracteoles } in., green, imbricate, 
Capsules à in. diam., glabrous or puberulous. 
19. O. pallida, Thw. Enum. 140; procumbent, creeping below, stem and 
petioles subtomentose, leaves small elliptic-ovate subacute or acuminate with 
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