EXPLANATION OF PLATES 



VOL. II. PART III. 



515. F ossiculum vulgabk (Gaertn.) biennial: stem 

 terete at the base : segments of the leaves linear-filiform, 

 elongated: umbels with 13-20 rays: involucre wanting. 

 — W. and A. Prod. 1. page 37 J. 



I Flowering branch --'2 expanded flower, side view — 



front view-- -4 rnericarps entire-— 5 cut 



3 the 



same, 



transversely---6 commissure with two vittae. 



516. CoRIANDRUM SATIVUM (Lin.) 



This plant is cultivated in various parts of India, and 

 the seed is at all times to be found in every bazaar being 

 extensively used as an ingredient in curry stuffs. 



1 Plant natural size---2 disk flower, front view- --3 ray 

 flower, front view, petals unequal— -4 stamen---5 and 6 

 semi superior ovary with the unequally toothed calyx— - 

 7 rnericarps before maturity— 8 mature fruit cut trans- 

 versely, but not very well represented — 9 mericarp se- 

 parating adhering by the apex only— 10 commissure of 

 the mericarp concave constituting the distinctive charac- 

 ter of the tribe. 



517. 



Erian- 



(R. W. 



them Nees) stem procumbent; leaves suborbicular, sub- 

 sessile : flowers axillary, pedicels from 1 to 3 flowered. — 

 Nees in Wall. PI. As. Rar. 



The essential distinction between Erianthera and An- 

 drograph.it is, that the anthers of the former are 1, those 

 of the latter 2 celled. The anthers in this species being 

 decidedly 2 celled I have accordingly removed it from the 

 genus in which Nees placed it to the one with whose 

 character it conforms. 



1 Portion of a plant, natural size — 2 calyx and co- 

 rolla a little magnified — 3 corolla split open to show the 

 insertion of the stamens — 4 calyx opened showing the 

 ovary in situ — 5 back and front views of the anthers— 6 

 capsule after dehiscence showing the seed in situ. 



518. Andrographis paniculata (Wall.) herbaceous 

 glabrous: leaves lanceolate attenuated into a petiole: 

 racemes axillary, bifid, or dichotomous : capsule many 

 seeded.— Nees in Wall PI. As. Rar. 



1 Flowering branch, natural size — 2 corolla split open 



to show the insertion of the stamens — 3 calyx opened" 



showing the ovary — 4 stamens, anthers conate at the 



base — 5 a detached stamen — 6 capsule dehiscing with 



the seed in situ— 7 a single seed detached with a por- 

 tion of the placenta adhering. 



519. Vitex Negundo (Lin.) leaves digitate quinate, 

 leaflets lanceolate entire; three larger petioled,two smaller 

 sessile: flowers racemosely panicled. — Lam. En. p. 662. 



1 Flowering branch — 2 corolla split open showing the 

 stamens — 3 calyx opened showing the ovary — 4 anthers 

 back and front views — 5 ovary cut transversely— 6 cut 

 vertically — 7 a fruit, natural size — 8 cut transversely. 



520. Bragantia Wallichii (R. Br.) dioicous : leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, 3 nerved at the base : tube of the pe- 

 reanth smooth, lobes of the limb acutish: anthers 9, tri- 



adelphous,-united by threes : male pistil very short, stig- 

 mas 9 radiating, united at the base, three of them bifid, 

 fruit terete. — W. and A. Ed. Phil. Jour. July 1832. 



1 Flowering plant natural size — 2 an expanded flower 

 front view — 3 calyx removed showing the stamens — 4 

 and 5 capsule dehiscing— 6 placenta with the seed ad- 

 hering — 7 a seed — 8 the same cut transversely. 



521. Nelitrfs paniculata ? (Lindl.) leaves ob- 

 long acuminated : panicles terminal and axillary: ca- 

 lyx 4 toothed : petals 4, pellucid dotted : ovary 8 celled 

 with a single ovule in each. — It. W. Illust. Ind. Bot. vol. 

 2. page 12. 



1 Flowering branch natural size —2 expanded flowers 

 3 the same, the petals removed to show the perygy- 

 iious stamens — 4 anthers back and front view — 5 a pa- 

 nicle of immature fruit — 6 a berry cut vertically — 7 cut 

 transversely. 



522. Myrtv-s tomentosa (Ait.) branches downy - 

 leaves ovate, 3-nerved, the lateral nerves near the mar* 

 gin, upper side when young downy, under tomentose and 

 hoary: pedoucles 1- or occasionally 3-flowered, bear- 

 ing 2 ovate bracteoles under the flower: calyx downv 

 5 cleft : petals slightly downy on the outside : berry 3- 

 celled : seeds compressed, forming two rows in each 



cell. 



1 



W. and A. Prod. I. page 328. 

 lowering branch— 2 flower, petals removed 

 detached petal— 4 stamens— 5 ovary cut vertically show- 



■the series of ovules are usu- 



3 a 



ing the ovules superposed 



ally more numerous than here represented— 6 ovary cut 



transversely, 3-celled with 2 rows of ovules in each -7 



young fruit-8 cut transversely— 9 seed— 10 the same 



cut longitudinally, showing the form and position of th* 



cotyledons. 



523. Jossinia indica (R. W.) leaves short petioled, 

 obovate spathulate, glabrous on both sides : peduncles 

 axillary, solitary, or congested, sometimes, from abortion 

 of leaves, corymbose on the en is of the branches, one 

 flowered: tube of the calyx globose, clothed with short 

 whitishtomentum, limb 4-lobed, lobes persistent: ovary 

 and fruit 2-celled, seed several in each : testa polished 

 soft : cotyledons foliacious. 



1 Fructiferous branch, natural size— 2 a young fruit 

 cut vertically to show the seed in situ— 3 a fruit cut 

 transversely 2-celled— 4 one somewhat less advanced 

 cut vertically showing the remains of numerous aborted 

 ovules adhering to one about half grown— 5 a seed not 

 quite mature— G the same cut lengthwise, showing the 

 cotyledons in situ— 7 cotyledons detached. ° 



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Gun. Char. Flowers quaternary : ovary one celled 

 with two parietal placentas : ovules numerous : fruit 

 drupacious, containing several nuts (4 in two that I exa- 

 mined) nuts 3 or by abortion 1 -celled, with a cylindrical 

 curved seed in each cell. Shrubby plants. Leaves op- 

 posite, 3-nerved, ovate-oblong, obtusely acuminated, 

 acute at the base, coriaceous, glabrous * above, greyish 

 beneath; peduncles axillary, congested, one-flowered- 

 flowers small, calyx tube hairy, 4-lobed, with 2 bracteas 



at the base j petals 4, stamens numerous : style solitary 

 pointed. * J 



524. Monoxora sp^ctabilis (R. W. Myrtus spec tali- 

 lis Blume).— The plant here figured is the only species of 

 the genus. Its one-celled ovary (whence the name) with 

 parietal placentae and several celled nuts readily distin- 

 guish it from all the other genera of the order. 



1 Flowering branch natural size— 2 flower— 3 the 

 same, the petals and bracteas removed — 4 stamens— 5 

 ovary cut vertically— 6 cut transversely— 7 a fruir, natu- 

 ral size— 8 cut transversely, showing 4 nuts— 9 a nut 

 detached— 10 cut transversely, 3-celled— 11 a cell open- 

 ed showing the seed in situ 



525. Eugenia (J) hkmtspeuca (R. W.) leaves pe- 

 tioled, lanceolate, acuminated at both ends: cymes axil- 

 lary solitary or paired, shorter than the leaves : calyx 

 tube short, semiglobose: petals orbicular, reflexed: fruit 

 — Ceylon.— ii. W. 111. Ind. Bot. 2, p. 14. 



1. Flowering branch natural size -2 a flower bud be- 

 fore expansion— 3 a somewhat dissected flower— 4 a 

 flower cut vertically— 5 stamens— 6 ovary <?ut vertically 

 more highly magnified— 7 cut transversely. 



526. Eugenia (J) pauciflora (R. W.) leaves short- 



petioled, lanceolate, attenuated towards the base, end- 

 ing in a long slender acumen : pedicels solitary from 

 the extreme axils, one -flowered : calyx tube cylindrical 

 long and slender, limb 4-cleft, fruit oval.— R. W 111. 

 Ind. Bot. 2. p. 14. . 



Ceylon — Courtaltum. This species seems very near- 

 ly allied to the following, but the solitary one flowered 

 pedicel common to this plant, both as found in Ceylon 

 and on the continent, at once distinguishes it. 



1. Flowering branch natural size— 2 a flower bud 

 cut vertically— 3 stamens— 4 ovary cut vertically— 5 

 cut transversely— 6 an immature fruit— 7 divided verti- 

 cally to show the seed in situ— seed detached and coty- 

 ledons senarateri. 



