PLATE XVII. 
J/ESCHYNANTHES PEELII, ay e¢ 7 
Nat. Ord. CyrranpRAcea. 
Epiphytica, 2-3-pedalis, parce ramosa, glaberrima, caulibus teretibus basi lignosis, foliis petiolatis ovatis ovato-lanceolatisve 
longe acuminatis integerrimis basi rotundatis obtusisve coriaccis, pedunculis terminalibus elongatis apice bifloris 
bibracteatis, bracteis amplis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis, floribus pedicellatis, calycis profunde 4-partiti lobis lineari- 
oblongis obtusis corolla ter brevioribus. 
Has. In sylvis temperatis Himalayz orientalis: Sikkim, alt. 5-7500 ped. FY. tempore pluvioso. 
This splendid species inhabits a greater elevation and cooler climate than any other known to me. It 
used to grow on the lofty trees of the Jillapahar, behind Dorjiling, before the forests were so thinned that 
the situation became too exposed for it. It is at the same time one of the most brilliantly coloured species 
known, the peduncles, pedicels, bracts, and flowers being of the same vivid red colour, and the leaves a deep 
glossy green above, and pale beneath. A very similar plant inhabits lower levels on the Khasia mountains, 
but bears many flowers in each pair of bracts, and has longer narrower leaves; it may, however, be only a 
variety of this. 
Prats XVII. Fig. 1. Corolla laid open. 2. Pistil. 3. Transverse section of ovary. 4. Capsules. 5. Seeds :— 
all (but fig. 4) magnified. 
