Tas. 4513. 
IXORA BARBATA. 
Bearded Izora. 
Nat. Ord. RupraceEm.—TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Gen. Char. (Vide supra, TAB, 4325.) 
Ixora barbata ; foliis elliptico-oblongis acutis brevi-petiolatis glaberrimis nitidis, 
floralibus subcordatis sessilibus, paniculis amplis laxis trichotome ramosis 
subcorymbosis, corollz (albee) tubo longissimo, limbi lobis obovatis patenti- 
reflexis, fauce radiatim barbata, stylo exserto. os 
Txora barbata. Roxb. Fl. Ind.v.1. p.384. ed. Wall. v.1. p. 394. Wight, Ic. 
Plant. Ind. Or. v. 1. p.185. Sims in Bot. Mag, t. 2505 ? 
A very handsome plant, still rare in our stoves, with fragrant 
and very delicate white blossoms, each corolla having its mouth 
fringed with a stellated circle of hairs. If the figure of Dr. Sims, 
above quoted, be intended for this plant, it is a very defective 
representation, both as regards the panicle of flowers and the 
foliage, exhibiting of the latter only the two uppermost pairs of 
leaves, in fact the floral, or lowest pair of bracteal, leaves, which 
differ considerably in form from the cauline ones. Dr. Sims, 
indeed, himself alludes to the differences between his plant and 
the original species of Roxburgh, which ours undoubtedly repre- 
‘sents, as does Dr. Wight’s figure, in his invaluable ‘ Icones,’ 
and which, indeed, is copied from Roxburgh’s original drawing. 
Our plant was communicated to the Royal Gardens by Dr. 
Wallich, from the Calcutta Garden, and, hitherto at least, it is 
only known from that source, Dr, Roxburgh remarking, “I 
have only found this in the Botanic Garden.” It flowered in 
the stove in July. 
Dzscr. With us this forms a shrud, about six feet high, with 
rather straggling, opposite ranches and handsome foliage. Leaves 
elliptical-oblong, acute, penninerved, subcoriaceous, glossy, short, 
petioled. Stipules ovate, acuminate, deciduous from the older 
branches. Floral-leaves one pair, large, placed at the base of 
the main peduncle, and resembling the other leaves in con- 
MAY Ist, 1850. 
