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ter_than the tube of the corol. Corol; tube gibbous, 
outwardly rugose, otherwise smooth, particularly within, 
Border of five, obliquely linear-oblong, revolute mar- 
gined, spreading segments, which are at least twice the 
length of the tube, Their length and narrowness, and 
want of fragrance are the most obvious marks by which 
to distinguish this species from A, odoratissima, 
Genitalia oval, just the length of the tube of the corol. 
Common stigma oblong, and almost entirely hid by the 
inner lamina of the nectary, Follicles lanceolate, smooth, 
23. A. laurifolia. R, gags 
Twining. . Leaves petioled, oblong, polished. Panicles 
- axillary, round, crowded. Corols subrotate ; genitalia 
round-oval. Follicles slender, diverging horizontally. 
A native of Chittagong, Tippera and the mountainous 
countries east of Bengal. Flowering time in the Bota- 
nic garden at Calcutta, the rainy season ; the seeds are 
ripe in March. 
Stem and branches shrubby, twining to a great extent, 
Bark brown, and every part replete with a milky juice 
‘which exudes from fresh wounds, Leaves opposite, pe- 
tioled, oblong, entire, some obtusely cuspidate, some e- 
marginate, ofa firm, somewhat fleshy texture, polished 
on both sides; a range of dark coloured points where 
joined to the petiole ; length from two to six inches, and 
one or two broad, Petioles one-fourth the length of 
the leaves round and smooth. Panicles laterifolius, soli- 
tary, globular, crowded, much shorter than the leaves. 
Peduncles about as jong as the petioles, round, villous, 
with short, ferruginous hairs, Pedicels shorter but simi- 
lar, Bractes minute, triangular. Flowers numerous, very 
small, pale yellow. Calyx five-toothed. Corol sub-rotate ; 
divisions of the border obliquely-oblong, hairy on the in- 
side ; their margins meet only, and are not contorted as. : 
in most species of this pny order. i 
See Cd 
