Bubiacece.^ ceylon plants. 141 



pilosulis ; foUis parvis, glabris, nitidis, coriaceis, eveniis, lanceolatis, 

 acutis, basi rotundatis, petiolatis ; stljpulis triangularibus, pilosulis, 

 apice parce glanduloso-tuberculatis ; panicidis terminalibus, pilosulis. 

 — c.p. 93. 



Hab. Adam's Peak, Gardner, 



Although this plant has a very dissimilar aspect to that of the prccedingj yet I 

 suspect it may prov e to he hut a variety of it. 



3. H. obscura, Tbvr, ; suffruticosa, erecta, (sicca) nigrescens ; ramulis 

 subteretlbus ;yb/m glabris, lanceolatis, utrinque acutis, petiolatis; vents 

 primaHis parum conspicuis ; stipulis triangularibus, plus minus con- 

 natis, pectinatim pinnatifidis, segmentis linearibus pdosis ; corymhis 



■ axillaribus, pedunculatis, glabris, folio bre\ioribus, bracteolatis ; corolla 



ad faucem pilosa. — c.p. 94 (111, 119). 



Var. j3 ; foliis ovatis vet ovato-lanceolatis ; venis primariis. subtus 

 prominentibus et sa?pe pilosulis ■ hracteoUs pai'vis ; corollcB lohis interne, 

 et externe ad apicem pilosis.— c.p. 91, 101. 



Hab. Central Province, at an elevation of 6000 to 8000 feet. Var. jS, 

 in ratlier sbady places. 



Apparently closely allied to H. sbjlosa, Br., but distingnislied from it, judging 

 from Dr. Wight's figui-e of that species in Icones, t. 1027, hy its inflorescence not 

 being terminal. 



4. H. Lessertiana, Am. Pug. 22 (339) ; Walp. Eep. ii. p. 492 

 C.P. 99, 115 (123, 1702). 



Var. j3. major ; foliis Jlorilus(^Q majoribus. — C.P. 96. 



Var. y, CO ?ifertifiora ; foliis coviaceis 'yjloribus majoribus confertisque. 



—c.p. 103 (109, 1701). 



YeiV. 8. pilosa; ramulis foliisqne ^lus minus pilosis ; dentilus calycinis 

 brevibus, csoteroquin ut in var. a. — c.p. 2819. 



Hab. Central Province. Varr. a and S. Abundant at an elevation of 

 3000 to 5000 feet, Varr. i3 and y. From 5000 to 8000 feet. 



The extreme forms of this plant loot very different, hut they merge so insensibly 

 into one another that I find it impossible to separate them as distinct species. 



5. H. flavescens^ Thw. ; ramulis teretibus ; foliis glabris, coriaceis ; 

 subeveniis, ovato- vel oblongo-lanceolatis, acutis; costa prope basin 

 petioloqyiQ dilatatis ; stimdis scariosis, vaginantibus, persistcutibus; 

 prope marginem appendiculis linearibus, apice filamentosis denique 

 caducis cinctia; panictdis tenninalibus» compactis. — c.p. 86, 126.^ 



Hab, Adam's Peak, and between Galagama and Horton Plains, at 

 an elevation of 5000 to 7000 feet. 



Folia 1-4 poll, longa, i-li poll, lata, fi^vtsii^uWo,, petiole 1-6 lin. longo. Corolla 

 ad faucem lauosa. Fructus oblongus, dentibus calycinis erectis, acutis, parce pdosis. 



6. H. Quinquenervia, Tliw. ; fruticosa, erecta; ramulis compressis ; 

 foliis parvis, coriaceis, subglabris, ovatis, obtuse brevi-acummatis. 



■nervus 



formibos, externe pilosis plus minus setosisque, appendiculis linearibus, 

 scariosis, pilosis, apice dilatatis fimbriatis, persislentibus ; capituUs 



terminalibus, sesailibus.— c.p. 120. 

 Hab. Central Province, at an elevation of 7000 to 8000 feet. 



Folia 3-8 liu. longa, flaveacentia. Cal]/x 4-fidns, segmentis subacutis apice 

 pilosis. Corolla alba, externe purpurascens, interne ad faucem pilosa. Anthevis 

 oblongee, purpurea. 



