446. TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA- Ammannia, 
. Root annual.—The Stems and numerous branches diffuse, some- 
what fouresided, pretty smooth, spreading to the extent of one or two 
feet.— Leaves opposite, narrow-lanceolar, smooth, entire, whiter une 
derneath ; length about an inch.-- Connecting membrane many-tooth- 
ed.— Peduncles axillary, from one to many-flowered.— Flowers small, 
white—Calyr, the divisions couical.—Corol with gibbous- tube, . 
mouth bearded.— Fi/aments short. Anthers within the distr 
Germ, &c. as in the genus. P 
pu AM MANNIA. Schreb. Gen. N. 208. 
Corol four-petalled, or none ; when present inserted im the plait- 
ed mouth of the calyx which is from four to eight-toothed. Capsule 
superior, from one to four-celled ; seeds numerous. 
1. A. rotundifolia, Buch. 
Diffuse. Leaves opposite, round, entire. Flowers spiked, petals 
oval. Capsule fourelobed. — 
Plants sent from Lukshmee-poora and Malda, sls they are indi« 
genous, flowered in the Botanie Garden during the cold season «i 
1797.* 
Stems several, creeping, with ascending apices, round, smooth, 
and succulent; whole plant spreading from six to eight inches.— 
Leaves opposite, sub-sessile, orbicular, entire, smooth, and upon ts 
— Spikes terminal and axillary, the terminal often co ME. 
Bractes opposite ; exterior cordate ; interior lanceolate, and often very 
small, -one-flowered.— Flowers numerous, small, pink-coloured.— 
Calyz four-parted, divisions obtuse.— Corol of four, large, oval, st es , 
pink-coloured withering petals.— Capsule hid in the bottom. a f the 
remaining calyx, and corol, four-lobed.—Seeds numerous. = ——— 
ae 
‘Z. A. octandra, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. Willd. i. 679. Roxb. Corom. Pi. 
2. N. 133. 
*Lbave | had this elegant plant from Mr. Wi. ek who gathered itat de Tot: 
raye, where it is called Thuntuncea and 7irkóoa ; also from Nepala iu the. vicinity et 
Katmandu, from the Hon, E: Gardner. —N. We 
