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base, pubescent beneath; sub-sessile. Corymbs super-decompouud, 
open and large, terminal and from the exterior axils. Lacinie of 
the corol oblong-cuneate, acute. ; 
- Khasee name, Mattia-Chanda. 
A native of the hilly parts on the borders of Bengal biens Silhet, 
from thence introduced, in 1815, into the Botanic Garden at Calcutta, 
by Mr. M. R. Smith. It blossoms most freely fering the hot and 
rainy seasons. 
An erect, strong, branchy shrub, about four feet high, with sca- 
brous, brown bark. The younger branches pubescent, slightly com- 
pressed towards the i insertion of the leaves, ash-coloured.— Leaves 
sub-decussate, spreading, leathery and firm, five or six inches long, 
about two broad, tapering towards the base and there rounded or 
slightly emarginate, dark green, bullate, smooth and shining above; 
pale and pubescent beneath, especially along the elevated rib and 
copious nerves.— Petiols thick and woody, scarcely more than a line 
long —Stipules broad ovate, pubescent ending in a long subulate 
adpressed point, connected and stem-clasping by means of a nar- 
row membrane, continuing within the base of the petioles, and cone. 
cealing a series of small rust-coloured cilig.—Corymbs round, as 
large as the leaves, mostly elevated on a peduncle, with trichoto- 
mous brachiate spreading pubescent reddish peduncles, the lower 
ones an inch long; the whole forming an ample terminal inflores-. 
cence of innumerable, most beautiful, pale, rose-coloured, ternate,. 
sessile flowers.—Bractes opposite, lanceolate, connected by a cili- 
ated margin.—Ca/yz very small, oblong with four reddish lanceo- 
late ciliated teeth, supported by two adpressed bractes.—Cilia as 
in the preceding species.—Corolla pubescent ; tube slender, a little 
more than an inch long ; lacinie smooth, spreading, at last reflecte. 
ed, equalling one-fourth of the tube in length.— Fi/aments reflected, 
Anthers linear-sagittate.—Stigma reddish. 
- Obs. This shrub is exceedingly eleganton account of its largeround : 
corymbs which for eight months of the year are produced'in a constant 
Succession. The colour of the flowers is a pale pink, gradually be= 
