No. XI. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES 



'202. Phascolus Pulniensis, R, W. Root tuberous : stems procumbent 

 difi'use, and with the leaves and p]onj,^ated peduncles hairy : leaflets 

 ovate, lanceolate, acute : stipules small, lanceolate, attached by the 

 ba^e : peduncles very lona:, ascending?, curved, one-flowered : low- 

 ers large : legume cylinUrical, somewhat clavate, tapering towards 

 the point, hairy. 



H^h.^Pulney mountains ^creeping among long grass at an elevation 

 (if about 6000 feet 



1. Plant, natural size^-^, A dissected flower — 3. Ovary divided 

 lengthwise, !-howing the ovules— 4. Legume, natural size — b. A por- 

 tion opened to show the seed in situ — natural size—^. A seed — 7. 

 The same cut transversely — 8. The same cut vertically — 9. Cotyle- 

 dons and radicle, testa removed— i^i/A the exceptions mentioned, all 



more or less magnijied, 



203. Lahlah vulgaris. Legume broadly scimitar shaped, gibbous 

 below the apex, and ending abruptly in a straight or recurved cus- 

 pidate point, seeds longitudinally oval, 



1. Flowering plant, natural sise-^^. A dissected flower— 3. A 

 legume, natural size — 4. Portion of the same opened to show the 

 seed — 5, A seed, natural size—Q, The same, the testa partially re- 

 moved. 



204. Zanthojcyhn Iriphi/Uum, Jnss, Unarmed: leaves opposite, 

 palraately 3-foliolate ; leaflets oval, oblong, acuminated, somewhat 

 unequal -sided at the base, glabrous: peduncles axillary, longer than 

 the petiols, corymbs large, spreading, flowers numerouSp minute : 

 carpels 1*4, spreading, 1-seeded; seed globose, glossy black. 



1, Flowering bianch, natural size— 2. A male flower, petals re- 

 moved to show the stamens and sterile ovary— 3. Fertile flower, 

 petals removed, one shown separately— 4. Stamens— 5. Ovary cut 

 verticallv— 6. Transversely-7. A carpel burst, showing the enclosed 

 seed, natural stze-B. A seed removed— 9. Seed cut transversely, 

 embryo enclosed in albumen— 10 Embryo detached— icith the excep- 

 tions mentioned^ all more or less magnified, 



205. Monocerafcrruginea, R. W. Arboreous : leaves coriaceous, 

 oval, acute, at first villous, afterwards glabrous above, tomentose, 

 rusty coloured beneath, oval, acute at both ends : racemes axillary, 

 shorter than the leaves, many-flowered, flowers drooping, and with 

 the rachis clothed with rusty tomeutum : seuals lanceolate : petals 

 involute on the margin, many-toothed, anthers glabrous, 

 straight, drupe oval. 



^''tfj7;?Aem^5.— Messrs. Munro and Gough. The specimen 

 vas communicated by Mr. Gough. A very distinct species 

 allied to M, tuherculala, but quite distinct. 



I. Vlowenns branch, natural size—^. A flouer— 3. The same, the 

 sepals forcibly opened and the petals removed to show the stamens 

 —4. Stamens— 5. Ovary-fl. Ovary cut vertically— 7. Cut trans- 

 versely—a. A portion of the upper surface of the leaf-9. The under 

 surface. 



206. Jonesia Asora, Koxb. Arboreous : leaflets 4-6 pairs, lanceo- 

 late, racemes teiminal and axillary, cymose. stam. ns usually seven: 

 legume compressed, ovules, all except the texminal one often abort- 

 ing. 



1. Flovrering branch, natural si ze-'^ . A flower split open show- 

 ing the long pedicel of the ovary ^3. An auther-4. A IPir"me. 

 nalurul sizp-5. A seed— 6. The same cut transversely-a//, except the 

 anthery sliuhtly ma^nijied. 



207. Melkttia Tnhi<renosa. Youns parts, petiols and racemes 

 covered with rustr tumentum : leaflets 2-3, oblong, lanceolate, acu- 



- mfnated, when ybun- covered with a shining yellowish adpressed 

 pubescence, afterwards more glabrous, racemes elongated, tiroopmg, 

 nearly as lone as the leaves, solitary, with shortish lateral pedun- 

 cles, bearing 3-5 flowers, calyx minutely toothed : vexillum silky on 

 the outside, with two large tomentose culosities on the inside at its 

 base : ovary with 3 ovules : legume linear, lanceolate, pomtea. 



The specimen here figured was found at Courtallum, I have since 

 got fruit of apparently a different species from Goomsoor, 



1. Flowerinc? branch— 2. Flower dissected— 3, Anther3-4, An 

 Ovary split open— a// ^nore or less magnified, 



208. Crotalano ohiecfa, Rraham. SuiFruticose, erect, covered all 

 over with short dense tomentum : branches terate : stipules ana 

 bracteas setaceous, minuter leaves oval, mucronate : racemes ter- 

 minal, elon^-ated ; flowers numerous, approxiraatd : bracteoles on 

 the middle of the petioles, setaceous: calyx deeply 5-cleft. densely 

 covered with rusty tomentum ; segments all distmrt, linear, acumi- 



brlstle 



figured 

 nearly 



nated, falcate: legumes sessile. obl«)ng. rather broader upwards. 



about 4 times as lon^ 



the calyx, densely tomentose, many-seeded. 



1, Flowering branch, natural stze~-i, A dissected flower-3-4. 



Anthers— 5 Ovarv split open-6. Legume, nniural stze-fl. A seed, 



natural Hze-%. Cut verticallv-9. Cotyledons removed trora the 



testa— ai^ with the exceptions mentioned, more or less magmjted, 



209. Desmodium cnn^estum. Wall. Shrubby: old branches gla- 

 brous : voung shoots obtusely triangular, clothed with whitish pubes- 

 cence : 'leaves 3-foliolate ; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, nearly glabrous, 



stipules 



mes 



petiois : noweis nuuiciuvia, av^-nv "^.-.. -.-.Deileo. . 



calyx, segments broad, about equal : legumes compressed, slightly 

 pubescent, 4-6 jointed. 



1. Flowering branch, natural Kize—2. A flower— 3 A cluster of 

 fruit, natural sizr~i. A le-ume split open-5. A seed— 6- 1 he same 

 cut lengthwise, showing the curved embryo— 7, The cotyledons. 



210. Butpa parviflora, Boxb. Arboreous, twininff: racemes, 

 panicled: pedicels 3-4 times shorter than the calyx; flowers very 

 numerous : calyx, segments nearly as lon^ as the tube, acuminated ■ 

 corolla glabrous, about twice the length of the calyx: vexiliuj 

 ovate, emarginate at the apex, 



1, A flowering branch, natural jiizfi— 2. A dissected flower— magwz- 

 Jied. 



211. Quercus semiserrata, "Roxh, Leaves petloled, lanceolar firm 

 and lucid, anterior margins serrate; veins simple and paialleh /-e- 

 jna/e/ytc^rs in axillary pairs. Nuts oval, acuminate, smooth of a 

 chesnut colour, base only, embraced by the saucer-shaped, thicfe. 

 belted, villous cup. Roxb, 



1. Flowering' branch, natural size— 2. Female flower witti its invo- 

 lucrum— 3. AiuU gro>vn acom— 4. The same cut vertically, showing 

 the embryo at the apex. 



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212. Querctis lenaecefoUa, Koxb. Leaves short petioled, lanceolar, 

 entire, obtusely acuminated, firm anJ lucid. Spika panicled, ter- 

 minal. iVt//i- oval: cup in some completely covering the nut, ia 

 others variously split and covering more or less fcf its lower part only. 

 Roxb. 



1. Male plant, flowering branch— 2. Fcuiale fruit, bearing branch-^ 

 3. The nut cut vertically, showing the plicate cotyledons, and the 

 manner the integument of the seed enters betweeu the folds— 1. Two 

 seed, " so closely united as to seem a simple seed with a double 

 corculum at the apex," 



213. Quercus squamata, Roxb. Leaves broad. lanceolar, entire* 

 somewhat acuminate, coriaceous and glossy, spikes axillary mid 

 terminal, often compound, the terminal ones' panicled, cups growing 

 togetht'r massy, rough and scaly, embracing slightly, the oase of the 

 hemispherical, hard, glossy, nut. Roxb. 



I. Male flowering branch — 2. A male flower opened seen from 

 above— 3. Female— A fruit be^iring branch— 4. An acorn cut verti- 

 cally, 



214. Emnymus crenulafus. Wall. Leaver elliptical, obtuse, short 

 petioled, creuuIato-sjTiated towards th<^ apex, coriaceous, convex 

 aiidbullate above : peduncles solitary, shorter than the leaves, once 

 or twice dichotomous, few flowcre'd, petals 5 (or occasionlly 6) 

 orbicular; stamens very short ; anthers openini; transversely, mar- 

 gin of the torus free : style very short, stiijma blunt, somewhat urn- 

 bilifated : capsule turbinate, 5-celled. lobeS at the apex : seed soli- 

 tary in each cell, hilum truncate without an arillus— flowers purple. 



Ols. — The specimens figured are not those described, heuce some 

 discrepancy between the figure and description, but not enough I 



think, to constitute them distinct species, unless the fruit prove 

 them so. 



Hab. ^Shera^herry hills. 



1, Flowering branch, natural .«?"jfe— 2. An expanded flower seen 

 from above— 3. The same, the petals removed— 4. A stamen — 5. Ova- 

 ry cut transversely— 6. Cut vertically, atl ma^nijxed, 



215. Eucmjmua (^ushii, ''R. W.) Shrubby, glabrous, ramuli com- 

 pressed: leaves somewhat triple-nerved, shortly petioled, quite en- 

 tire, oblong-ovate, acute at both ends ; acuminated : peduncles ax- 

 illary, short, l-Ji flowered, calyx scutellate, 5-lobed : petals 5, orbi- 

 cular, fimbriated on the margin, stamens 5, inserted on the disk, 

 connectivum of the anthers broad, cells placed transversely, dt* his- 



cing If'ngthwise, ovary immersed in the disk, S-celled, with 2 ovules 

 in each . 



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lltkh.—A'eilgherries — G. Gough, Esq.' 



I. Flowering branch, natural tize—^ "Expanded flower— 3. The 

 same, petals removed— 4. A stamen— 5. Ovarj- cut vertically— 6. Cut 

 transversely, 



216. Jambosa aguea, (D.C.) Leaves almost sessile, oblong, lanceo- 

 late narrower, and somewhat cordate at the base: peduncles terminal, 



or from the upper axils 3-7 flowered, (flowers ^vhite) fruit turbinate, 

 flattened at both ends. 



Petals fimbiiately divided on the 



Copied JuU sizefroiu Roxburgh's drmcing. 



1. Flowering branch, n(Tf«rflrJ«ri?— 2. A dissected flower. 



217, Rotalajimhriata, (R. W.) 

 margin. 

 Hab. — Mysore in paddy fields or on the borders of tanks. 



Ofc*.— The genera ^mnnwnia A'es ^a and Rutala appear to be very 

 imperfectly separated by their present characters. I propose ameud- 

 iu"- them tbus— All the species of Ammnnm'a with an uneven num- 

 Ij^r r3— 5) of parts of the flower, and a 3-celIed ovary Avi. fmfo7idra 

 to be referred to i?o/a/a— AH those having an even numbt-r (4) with 

 the petals and stamens equal, and the ovary 2-celled, to Awmamna—' 

 those with 4 petals and stamens and a 4-celled ovary (^?rt. ry/an<i*- 

 fofiaj to Mirkooa, and lastly, those having twice as many stamens as 

 petals and a 4-ceiled ovary, ^-^vi. OctandraJ to Nescea— .1/?';A-ooa is 



one of oui sub-genera of im»ia««i*a, which I propose to elevate to 

 the rank of a genus. 



Petals and stamens 3-5, ovary 3-celled, flowers axillary, solitary. — 



Rolala. 



u . 4, ovarv 2-celled, flowers axillary. Ainmannia. 



, 4, ovary 4-celled, flowers spiked. Mirkoca, 



Stamens twice as many as the petals, ovary 4-celIed. peduncles 

 axillary, 1-3 flowered. Nc^ew, 



218. Quercus ferox, Roxb. Leares ovate-lanceolate, and oblong- 

 acute, entire, glossy, Male spikes pointed ; Flo.oers w ith a six-cleft 

 calyx', and twelve stamina. Cup an entire evalvular capsule, armed 

 with many compound thorns, hiding completely the sub-ovate 



acorn. ' -^fl-^^- 



1, Male flowerinz branch— 2. Male flower— 3. Female spike— "(S 

 Capsule opened, showing the enclosed nut. 



219. Quercus fenest rata, Tio-s-h. Leaves petioled, lanceolar. entire, 

 finely acuminate, firm and polished. Spikex panicled, terminal. 

 Flowers tern ; male dodecandrous. Nut hemispherical, all but the 

 obtuse apex hid in the oblately SL>herical, muricated cup. Roxb, 



' 1. Female flowering branch— 2, Ovary expor-ed by the removal of 

 part of the calyx— 3. Ovary cut vertically, two pendulous ovules ia 

 each cell— 4. Cut transveiseiy— 5. A full grown acorn, the nut en- 

 closed in the cup— 6. The same cut vpTtically— 7. The nut removed 

 fiom the cup-8. Cut vertically, showing the superior emi)ryo. 



2-''0 Quercuf lappacea, Roxb. Leaves lanceolar, entire, much acu- 

 minated, downy underneath. Spikes axillary, solitary. A'^u/ ovate, 

 villous, slightly embraced by the inoffensive, echmate, saacer- 

 shaped cup. 



1. Male flowering branch— 2. Male flower— 3. Ovary— 4. Female 

 branch— 5. Acorn cut verticallv, 



221. Querctts turhijiaia, Roxb. i^are^^ lanceolar, eutire, obtusely 

 acuminate, hard, glossy. Spikes terminal, geuerally paired; the 

 lower part occupied by clusters of female flowers, and the upper 

 pait crowded with male ones, Na/* turbinate, smooth; cup small. 

 rugose. Roxb. 



L Floweriu'* branch— female flowers below, male ahove—2, Male 

 flower— 3. Female hermaphrodite divided vertically— 4. Ovary cut 



tran<!verselv— 5. Acorn. 

 t>-7-'^-9 Belon'' to Quercus acuminata, ^oxb. introduceainron'^n a 



mistake ofthe copyist— and printed before the blunder was discovered. 



Roxb, 



