broad-oblong, almost elliptical, sessile, cordate and amplexicaul 
at the base, the margin cut and serrated, uppermost one smaller 
and less cordate at the base. Peduncles single-flowered, droop- 
ing in bud. Calyz of two, elliptical, concave sepals, very hairy. 
Corolla of four, large, spreading, broadly rotundato-cuneate, brick- 
red petals, having a pale, nearly white spot at the base. Stamens 
very numerous, as long as the pistil. Ovary oblong-obovate, 
obscurely five-angled, glabrous. Stigma depressed, radiate. 
Fig. 1. Immature capsule :—nat. size. 
