Cyrtandreie.] CXIX. GESNERACE.E. 101!) 



caulo magis evoUito, foliis nigosis ct pedieelliy ad axillas fasciculatis ; capaula fere coriacea ; corollie 

 desiint, 



52. Klu&ia, Sfldecht hi Linmca, viii. 248, (Glussantlms, Khthi In Bcnth. Hcroph. Ind. 

 57.)— Calyx luembranaccus, laxe tubnloso-campamilatiig, seqiialis v, postice basi gibbus, 

 breviter v. ultra medium 5-fidus. Corollas tubus cylindiaceus, declinatua, basi a^qualisv. 

 postice leviter gibbus, supeine paium ampliatuSj sub fauce semi-clausa subcucullatus ; 

 limbus 2-labiatus, labio postico brevissimo crecto-patente integro v. 2-lobOj antico maximo 

 convexo latissimo sinuato v, brevissime lateque sub-3-lobo. Stamina perfecta 4, supra 

 medium tubum aflixaj inclusa, tilamentis leviter complanatis ; anthera^ cumiiventes v, 

 cohierentesj reuiformes, loeulis divaricatis mox in unum late apeiium confluentibus ; sta- 

 minodium 0. Discus camosulus, cupularis, ovarium cingens. Ovarium superum ; stylus 

 elongatus, stigmate oblique dilatato obscure 2-lobo ; placentae undique ovuliferia Cap- 

 sula calyce inclusa, ovata v, elliptica, in valvas 2 membranaceas medio placentiferas 

 deluscens, Semina parra, oblonga, albumine pei^iarco. — Herbffi e basi radicante erectai 

 V, ascendentes, simplicesv. ramosai, glabra v, pubesceutes. Folia altema v, altero nano 

 stipuliformi subopposita, ampla, ]nciiibranaceaj valde in;e<iuilatoralia. Racemi terminales 

 V. demum oppositifolii, secundi, laxi, bracteis minutis v, 0- Flores cieridei, majusculi, 

 breviter pediccllati, penduli. 



Speoies 3 v. 4, quarxim una Mexici et Americse centrsilis, cseterie Indi^ orienbilis peniubiilae, Zeyla- 

 nise et Archipelagi :\Iahiyani iacolje. DC. Prod. ix. 276. Walj). Ami. iii. 99. WiglK, Ic. L 13u3. 

 BoL Mag. t, 4620. 



53, Rbyncho^lossum, BhimCj Bijdr. 741. (Loxotis, Br, in BentK Scroph, lud. 57, et 

 in Benn. PL Jav- Bar. 102, t. 24. Antonia, Br. in Wall PL Aii. Bar. iii. 65.)— Calyx 

 membranaceusj late tubuloso-campanulatuS; icqualis, breviter 5-fidus. Corollpe tubus 

 cylindraceus, leviter incurvus, latiusculus, apice sub fauce semiclausa quasi eucuUatus ; 

 limbus 2-labiatus, labio postico abbreviate 2-fido, antico multo majore patente convexo 

 3-fido, lobis lateralibus brevibus. Stamina perfecta 2 antica, supra medium ^ibum 

 ^xa, inclusa, filamcntis filiformibus ; anthera; conniventes v. coluerentes, ovato-reni- 

 formes, loeulis divergentibus demum in unum late apertum coniiuentibus ; staminodia 

 2-3 minima v. obsolcta. Discus elevatus, dimidiatus, ovarium semicingens. Ovarium 

 superum ; stylus elongatus, stigmate dilatato integro, Capaula calyce inclusa, in valvas 

 2 membranaceas medio placentiferas dehiscens. Semina parva, ellipsoidea. — Herbaj 

 erectiB, subramosa^, glabrae. Folia alternaj ampla, niembranacea, valde inrcquilatera. 

 Racemi terminales v. demum oppositifolii, secundi, laxi, bracteis minutis v. 0- Flores 

 Cferulei, majusculi, breviter pedicellati, penduli. 



Species 1 v. 2 inter se valde affiuos, per Indiam orientalem et Arch ipela gum Malayanum latissime 

 disperse. DC. Prod. ix. 274. Walp. Hep. vi- 522. W(dL TenL FL Ncp. t. ^o{Wulf€ma), Chtvkc, 

 Comm. €t Cyrt. Peng, t. 88. BoL Mug. L 4198. 



B. scabrmn, Dalz. in Hook. Kew Joiirn, ii. 140, "Walp. Ann. iii. 98, est Kiugi^ speciea. 



54- Xoxonia, Jack in Trans. Lum. Soc. xiv, 40.— Calyx liber, alte 5-fiduSj lobis valva- 

 tis aiigustis setacoo-acuminatig. CoroUee tubus brevis, latus ; limbus 2-labiatus, labio 

 postico erecto-patente 2-fido, antico longiore patente 3-fido, lobo medio majore. Stamina 

 perfecta 4, tubo affixa, exserta, filamentis filiformibus inllexis ; antherac apicibus colueren- 

 tes V. conniventes, lucuHs divaricatis mox in unum late apertmn confluentibus ; stamino- 

 dium niinutum. Discus unilateralis, vix dimidium ovarii cingens. Ovarium superum ; 

 stylus cras3^^sculus, stigmate crassiusculo pamm dilatato vix 2-lobo ; placentx in media 

 facie interiore angu^te nudie. Capsula parva, ovoidea v. snbglubosa, 2-valvis, valvis 

 membranaceis integris medio placentiferis. Semina obovoidea v. angulata. — Herbie suf- 

 fruticesve puberuli, caule erecto simplici v. parce ramose. Folia subopposita, valde 

 disparia, altero amplo ina^quilatcrali membranucco, altero nano stipuliformi aublaterali. 

 Cymte laxiu, tenues, 2-3-fidaij podunculatic, folio majori oppositaj eoque pluries breviores. 

 Flores par\'i (cferulei?), secus ramos cymce pedicellati, bracteis parvis setaceis. 



