90 
water-courses. The specimen figured was gathered near 
Negapatam in February. 
SurPL. Tas. XXV. Fig. 1, Flower. Fig, 2, Flower laid 
open to show the pistil :—magnified. 
XXVI. 
PTEROSPERMUM SUBERIFOLIUM, 
Monave.puia Potyanpria. Nat, Ord. Byrrneriacez. 
Cal. 5-partitus, basi subtubulosus, nudus involueratusve. 
Pet. 5. Stam. 20, quorum 5 sterilia. Stylus cylindraceus. 
Stigma crassiusculum. Capsula lignosa, 5-loc., 5-valvis. 
Semina in alam producta, albumine parco aut nullo. DC. 
Pterospermum suberifolium; foliis obovato-cuneatis apice 
irregulariter subtrilobis lobo medio acuminato subtus 
canescentibus, pedunculis axillaribus 1—3-floris, petalis - 
lanceolatis, involucro nullo. (Surrr. Tas. XXVI.) : 
P. suberifolium. Wild. Sp. Pl. v. 3. p. 728. (non Sims in Bot. 
Mag. t. 1526. nec Roxb. MSS. Cat.) De Cand. Prodr. 
v. 1. p. 500. Wall. Cat. Mus. E. I. C. n. 1166. 
P. canescens. Roxb. MSS. Cat. cum Ic. 
Pentapetes suberifolia. Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 959. Cav. Diss. 
3. p. 130. t. 43. f. 2. 
Pterospermadendrum suberis &c. ** Ammann Act. Petrop. 
8. p. 215. t. 14." 
A considerable £ree, with rough bark and ramous slightly 
spreading heads. Branches round, dark brown, the young 
shoots at first covered with white powdery down, after- 
wards becoming of a rusty brown colour, Leaves alternate, on 
short rust-coloured petioles, coriaceous, strongly nerved, 
smooth, bright green above, white beneath, somewhat unequal 
at the base, and unequally 3-lobed at the apex; the middle 
lobe larger, acuminate. Peduncles axillary, or sometimes from 
a little above the axil, short, rust-coloured, from 1 to 5-flow- 
ered. Flowers white. Calyx deeply 5-cleft, tubular at the 
base; segments linear, acute, externally of a rusty brown, green 
within, 5-angled before expansion. Petals ovato-lanceolate, 
