186 Dr. Francis Hamitton’s Commentary 
Corymbi axillares, terni, folio longiores, patentes, ramosissimi, divisionibus 
inferioribus 3- seu 5-fidis, superioribus dichotomis; flore in dichotomia 
sessili. Rami tomentosi, rigidi. Bractece ad corymbi divisiones singulas 
bine, lineares, pubescentes. Flores parvi, coerulei, erecti. 
Calyx monophyllus, persistens, superne ampliatus, laciniis reflexis, ovatis quin- 
quefidus. Corolla monopetala, infundibuliformis; tubus longitudine ca- 
lycis supra dilatatus, ore patente, quinquangulari intus pilosus: limbus 
reflexus, laciniis ovatis, obtusis quinquepartitus. Filamenta quinque, 
subulata, erecta, longitudine pilorum apici tubi inserta. Anthere cor- 
datz. Germen in fundo calycis minutum. Stylus longitudine staminum 
teres. Stigma lobis acutis bifidum. 
Nux calycis fundo aucto tecta, laciniis coronata, oblonga, levis, quadrilocu- 
laris, tetrasperma. 
Katou 'TugkA, seu Caru TEKKA, p. 59. fab. 28. 
The specific names Katou and Vana have the same meaning, properly enough 
translated * wilde" by the Dutch. The Brahmans of Malabar for this plant 
would appear to have two generic names, Sailo and Papalou, the first a very 
rude attempt at classification, uniting it with the Theka robusta. Concerning 
the name Papalou I know nothing. 
I have already (Linn. Trans. xii. 549.) mentioned the error into which 
Burman fell respecting this plant, which subsequent authors have not yet 
introduced into the system; but M. Poiret (Enc. Méth. v. 1.) makes some 
pertinent remarks on the subject. If the fruit is above the calyx, he thinks 
that it must belong to the order of Verbenacee ; but like the Teka it has five 
stamina and a regular corolla, on which account it comes nearer the Bor- 
raginee. M. Poiret, however, confesses that the fruit has every appearance of 
being crowned by the calyx, in which case it must belong to the order of 
Rubiacee, and it is nearly allied to the genus Psychotria, only it would seem 
to have but one seed, while the Psychotrias have two. But although the fruit 
is represented in the figure with only one seed, yet little reliance can be placed 
on this circumstance, many plants being subject to the failure of one seed, 
where the regular number in a complete fruit is two or more. On the whole, 
it is probable that this plant possesses the generic character of Webera, as given 
