Tas. 4871. 
ACHIMENES HETEROPHYLLA. 
Various-leaved Achimenes. 
Nat. Ord. GESNERIACE®.—DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Gen. Char. (Vide supra, Tas. 4312.) 
stylo staminibus longitudine corollz tubi. 
Nostr.) 
TREVIRANIA heterophylla. 
] art. Nov. Gen. et Sp. v. 3. p. 65. 
t.45: according to Walp. Ann. Bot. v. 1. p. 473). 
4077 of our ‘ Botanical. Magazine.’ 
Trevirania pulchella.” 
SEPTEMBER Ist, 1855. 
AcuiMENgs heterophylia; parce pilosa, caule simplici atro-purpureo, foliis oppositis 
petiolatis altero seepius minore ovatis acuminatis reticulato-venosis grosse 
serratis, pedunculo axillari solitario unifloro basin versus szepe bibracteolato, — 
ealycis lobis subulato-lanceolatis erectis eequalibus parce ciliatis, tubo ovario — 
adheerente, corolle coccineze tubo (intus flavo) infundibuliformi-cylindraceo — 
basi superne gibboso, limbi lobis zqualibus patentibus rotundatis crenatis, 
Acuimenss heterophylla. De Cand. Prodr. v. 7. 536 (excl. Syn. Mart. t.120. — 
: J. 2). Bentham, Plant. Hariw. p. 47. Hartw. Herb. Mewic. n. 352. (Herb. 
ACHIMENES Ghiesbrechtii. Henders. Cat. 1853 (name only; but quoting as 
syn. “A. ignescens,” Lemaire, MS. in Van Houtte Fl. der Gwehshsr. v. 3. 
From the stove of the Royal Gardens of Kew, where it flowers 
in July and August. Our plant was received from Mr. A. Hen-— 
derson, Pineapple-place, Edgware-road, under the name of 4. 
Ghiesbrechtii of Van Houtte ; and in Mr. Henderson’s catalogue — 
for 1858 this is given as identical with 4. ignescens of Lemaire. 
But it is unquestionably a species from Mexico, long ago described _ 
by Martius as Zrevirania heterophylla (Achimenes, DC), although — 
our artist has not distinctly represented the imequality of size in 
the opposite pairs of leaves which generally prevails. It is a 
handsome species, most like Achimenes pedunculata, Benth., Tab. — 
De Candolle has committed a little error in quoting Martius’ 
figure in the Nov. Gen. etc., t. 226, f. 2. The figure given there _ 
is thus referred to by Martius, under the species :—‘ Videas cha-— 
racterem fructificationis (meaning of the genus) in tab. 226, f 2, 
