on the Hortus Malabaricus, Part IV. 197 
Linnzeus, however, in the Flora Zeylanica (349.) continued to confound the 
Karil with the Telabo or Sterculia foliis digitatis, which in the Species Plan- 
tarum became the Sterculia fetida (Burm. Fl. Ind. 207.), an error continued 
by Willdenow (Sp. Pl. ii.874.), but corrected by M. Poiret (Enc. Méth. vii.431.). 
The Karil, however, is the only authority quoted for the S. feetida in the Hor- 
tus Kewensis (v. 339.); and, unless this is an error, the plant in that noble gar- 
den cannot be a Sterculia. It is evident from the figure that the flower of the 
Karil is monopetalous and irregular, with one stylus; but the stamina are not 
noticed, and the fruit is evidently a drupa, covered at the lower part by the 
calyx, and containing a nut with one seed, probably by abortion. Whether or 
not, from the stamina having been unnoticed by Rheede, we may infer that he 
saw only female flowers, is uncertain, the separation of the male from the 
female organs being very unusual if not unknown in the order of Verbenacee. 
If its flowers are actually dicecious, I know no such plant; but I suspect that 
Rheede may have overlooked the stamina as being closely connected with the 
stylus, a circumstance not unusual in didynamous flowers. In this case I have 
seen two species nearly allied to Vitex, that very nearly resemble both each 
other and the Karil "These I shall now describe, being uncertain which I 
should reckon most nearly allied to the plant of Rheede. 
The first I found in Ava, and sent to England specimens, which are pro- 
bably in the collection of Sir Joseph Banks under the name of Vitex leucoxry- 
- lon, although I am not sure that it is the same with the plant so called by the 
younger Linnzus (Willd. Sp. Pl. iii. 392.; Hort. Kew. iv.67.; Hort. Beng. 46.), 
for it is by no means remarkably like the Vitex trifolia. 
Arbor elata. Rami tetragoni, obtusanguli, leves. Folia opposita, petiolata, 
ternata vel quinata. Foliola petiolata, elliptica, integerrima, acuta, supra 
nuda, subtus valde reticulata; exteriora minora. Petiolus communis semi- 
teres, canaliculatus, mediocris, glaber, non stipulaceus : partiales breves, 
teretes, canaliculati. 
Panicule axillares, dichotomze, longitudine folii nutantes, nude. Pedunculus 
teres, glaber. JBracfew vix ulle. Flores coerulescentes, magnitudine 
florum Rosmarini, incani. 
Calyx quinquedentatus. Corolla quinquefida laciniis unilateralibus, obtusis ; 
2D2 
