This genus, of which Roxburgh's Cæsalp. oleosperma 
seems a second species, is nearly allied to my genus 
Acrocarpus (Icon. 254), and by its affinity confirms 
the view taken of the relationships of that genus. 
1995: WAGATEA SPICATA (Dalzell, Cæsalpinia 
digina? Law in Graham's catal., C. spicata, Dal. 1. c. 
Paulghaut jungles, Belgaum, Malabar mountains. 
Many years ago I received specimens, but without 
fruit, of this plant from Mr. Law, forwarded from 
Belgaum. Last year I received one from some hill 
jungles near Paulghaut, but still without fruit. Sub- 
sequently I recognised, in Mr. Dalzell's graphic char- 
acter, my old friend, and on application to him was 
immediately furnished with a legume to enable me to 
complete my drawing, which I have now had by me 
for at least 12 or 14 years. z 
, MACCLELLANDIA. (R. W.) 
Gen. CHAR. Calyx campanulate, 6-cleft. Corolla 
6 petals; petals inserted on the margin of the calyx 
between the lobes, unguiculate. Stamens 12, inserted 
on the bottom of the tube of the calyx, alternately 
shorter, the longer ones alternate with the petals. 
Ovary free, stipitate, concealed within the tube of the 
calyx, one-celled ; ovules numerous attached to a 
free central placenta: style filiform, at first incluse, 
afterwards, through the enlargement of the ovary, ex- 
serted; stigma umbilicate. Pixis globose, scarcely 
exserted. Seed very numerous, irregularly angled, 
cuniate; testa thick, soft and spongy : embryo exal- 
buminous, radicle pointing to the hilum.—A rather 
large, very ramous shrub, growing on the sea shore 
almost within high water mark. Leaves short petiol- 
ed, opposite, oval or somewhat obovate obtuse, softly 
pubescent on both sides, very succulent (sometimes 
fully quarter of an inch thick). Flowers pedicelled, 
axillary, solitary, moderate sized, varying from nearly 
white to deep pink: calyx conical, tube externally 
hairy, lobes triangular acute: petals ovate or sub- 
— corrugately plaited on the margin, deci- 
uous. 
I have dedicated this genus to Mr. John McClel- 
land of the Bengal Medical Service; Editor of the 
Posthumous works of that transcendent Botanist, 
William Griffith. Though not himself a Botanist, 
I think the Science owes him a large debt of grati- 
tude, for his disinterested labours, which I here en- 
deavour, in part, to pay, by dedicating a genus to 
him and associating with his name that of his justly 
lamented friend. 
MACCLELLANDIA GRIFFITHIANA. (R. W.) 
Islands off Tuticoreen, close on the sea beach 
flowering and also bearing ripe fruit in February— 
and, judging from the appearance of the trees, ap- 
parently in flower at all seasons. In this, in many 
respects unique plant, I have availed myself of the 
opportunity of uniting the names of two, so long as 
both lived, inseparable friends, and trust they may 
ever remain so associated, by its proving a really 
hitherto unknown plant and, up to the publication 
of this sheet, an undefined genus and species. 
1997. Horronta FLORIBUNDA (R. W.), arboreous, 
leaves opposite, exstipulate, petioled, oblong lanceo- 
late, acuminate, entire, penninerved : cymes pedun- 
cled, axillary, longer than the petiols : exterior leaves 
of the involucrum (apparent sepals), pedicels, and 
young shoots minutely stellato-puberulous. 
Ceylon in woods, in the vicinity of Pousloway and 
Rombady, flowering March and April. 
1998. Horronra OVALIFOLIA (R. W.), leaves pe- 
tioled, oval, obtuse at both ends, coriaceous, glabrous, 
when dry slightly revolute on the margin : peduncles 
axillary, 1: or few-flowered, exceeding the petiols : 
fruit pedicelled, ovate, slightly compressed, glabrous. 
Adam's Peak, flowering in March. Gardner, com- 
municated by Mr. Thwaites. This differs from the 
preceding in the inflorescence and form of the leaves. 
1998-2. Horronta ACUMINATA (R. W.), arbo- 
reous: leaves petioled, ovato-lanceolate, acuminate, 
entire, glabrous: peduncles axillary, exceeding the 
petiols, few-flowered. 
Ceylon, Colonel Walker. This, as regards foliage, 
greatly resembles H. floribunda, but the inflores- 
cence and flowers,so far as my solitary specimen 
enables me to judge, is very different. 
1999. CALYSACCION LONGIFOLIUM (R. W., Ill. Ind. 
Bot. I. 130), arboreous, monoicous or dioicous: 
young shoots obsoletely 4-sided: leaves opposite, 
short petioled, linear lanceolate, obtuse, coriaceous, 
costate, but without lateral parallel veins: flowers 
numerous, fascicled on axillary tubercles: fascicles 
dense, many-flowered, flowers short pedicelled. — - 
Malabar, indigenous; Bangalore, introduced; Nor- 
thern Circars, possibly also introduced—and in that 
climate monoicous or becoming hermaphrodite. 
The plants I saw at Bangalore were all covered 
with fruit, hence I presume, like those from the Cir- 
cars, and others I heard of introduced, I think, in 
Combaconum, becoming, under the modifying cir- 
cumstances of change of climate, bisexual. Those 
from which the original character was taken and 
those now figured were from the Malabar Coast, and 
in both instances dioicous. 
“ A large tree, leaves opposite, oblong; flowers in 
March and April in clusters on the thick branches be- 
low the leaves; small, white, streaked with red, diæci- 
ous. The male tree is called Woondy, the female 
Poonay, both are also known by the name of Suringel 
or Gardeoondy." Hab. *Parell and Woorlee Hills, 
Bombay, Kennery jungles in considerable abun- 
dance. On the Ghauts and throughout the Concans. 
The flowers are collected and exported to Bengal for 
dying silk." Graham's catal. Bombay Plants, p. 73. 
2000. CENTUNCULUS TENELLUS (Duby in D. €. 
Prod. v. 8, p. 72), small erect, branched from the base 
or simple, branches erect : leaves broad ovate, acutish, 
entire, subsessile, or narrowing into a petiol: flow- 
ers axillary, peduncles shorter than the leaves: seg- 
ments of the calyx linear lanceolate, subulately acumi- 
nate, as long as the eorolla : corolla deciduous, pitcher- 
shaped at the base: capsule as long as the calyx. 
Neilgherries, Rev. Dr. Schmid. 
I am indebted to the Rev. Dr. Schmid for the spe- 
eimens of this very rare plant from which the draw- 
ings were made. He found them, I think, on the 
grassy steep slopes behind Dawson's Hotel, along with 
some most minute forms (probably a new species) of 
Hedyotis. I am also indebted to the same acute 
observer for specimens of an Erodium, apparently 
new, but on that point the speeimens are scarcely 
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