200 ON THE GENUS LOXODISCUS. 



Bryocakpum, H.f. et T. 



Caly 



Corolla infundibuliformi-cam- 



panulata, ad medium 7-loba, lobis liaearibus apice obtuse bilobis, 

 fauce nuda. Stamina 7, fauce corollae inserta ; iilamentis brevibus ; 

 antheris oblongis, aeurainatis. Ovarium lineari-oblongum, squamu- 

 losum; stylo aequilongo ; ovulis placentae axillari columnari adnatis. 

 Capsula elongato-cylindracea, membranacea, striata, apice operculo 

 longe rostrato dehiscente. Semina matura non visa. — Herba Hima- 

 laya orientalis spithamcea ad pedalem ; rhizomate crasso ; foliis om- 

 nibus radicalibus, petiolatis ; petiolo late alato ; lamina ovata v. cor- 

 dato-ovata, obtusa, obscure crenata, subtus pallida, squamulis orbiculatis 



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Himalaicum, H.f. 



Hab. In sylvis tcmperatis Himalayse orientalis, prov. Sikkim, alt. 



8-1100 ped. (fl. Maio). * 

 Rhizoma crassitie digiti minoris. — Folia 1-3 una longa, petiolo aequi- 



longa, membranacea, kete viridia. Scapi foliis 2-4-plo longiores. 



Flores |— f unc. longi. Corolla calyce duplo longior, lobis sub- 



patulis. Capsula pollicaris, erecta, striata, striis tortis. 



Plate Y. Fig. 1. Portion of under surface of leaf, with squamulae. 

 2. Flower. 3. The same, with the corolla laid open. 4. Stamen. 

 5. Squamulse from the ovary. 6. Apex of scape and young fruit. 

 7. Ditto, with old capsule. 8. Unripe capsule laid open. 9. Unripe 

 seed : — all but fig. 6 and 7 magnified. 



Tab. VI.) 



of SAPiNDACEiE/hMw New C 

 .E.S. and L.S., etc. (With 



Char. Gen. Sepala 5, ina3qualia, oblonga, obtusa, glanduloso-dentata. 

 Petala 5, subaequalia, breve unguiculata, oblonga, obtusa, intus pilosa. 

 Discus obliquus, carnosus, postice incrassatus, 7-lobus. Stamina 7, uni- 

 serialia, subunilateralia, declinata, postica minora, omnia sestivatione 

 incurva; antheris oblongis; filamentis filiformi-subulatis, incurvis. 

 Ovarium breviter stipitatum, elliptico-oblongum, glandulis stipitatis 



