~~ POLYANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Nymphaea. 
what peltate, as in N. rubra, and Lotus, broad-cordate, 
lobes large and overlapping each uther in Bengal; on the 
coast they are less luxuriant, and often divaricate, with 
the apex rounded, and the border sometimes waved, of 
a pale green on the upper side and a deep purple on the 
under side ; both sides smooth. Flowers pale blue, consi- 
derably smaller than either of the former species. Petals 
from eight to twelve, lanceolate. Filaments about twenty- 
five, in a double series; many of the exterior series having 
their summits subulate and coloured like the petals. Rays 
of the stigma ten or twelve, very short. Berry about half 
the size of that of the two first species, nearly glopalar, 
ten or twelve-celled. 
The roots and seeds of this species are also cates by 
the natives, but less esteemed than those of the former. 
5. N. esculenta. R. 
Leaves sub-peltate, entire, downy underneath ; flowers 
white. Berries from ten to fifteen-celled. 
Koteka is the Telinga name of the plant, and Koteka- 
dumpa the tuberous root. r 2 
Beng. Chota Soondi. 
Like the other species it grows in sweet, standing W2- 
ters. ‘It flowers during the wet and cold seasons. _ 
species is considerably smaller than any of the others 
even than cyanea. ~ 
Root perennial, tuberous, &c. like the rest. Leaves 10 
shape, colour, substance, and down like those of N. Lotus, 
but the margin is always entire, or most slightly wayed, 
whereas i in Lotus it is always scallop-toothed, and as the 
size according to the rules of Linnzus, cannot be admit- 
ted as a specilic mark, the difference in the margin is alone 
tobe observed. Flowers white, and smaller than those of 
cyanea. Petals from ten to fifteen, inserted asin the other — 
species. Stamens about thirty, in a double series. Stign® oe 
its rays are in number from ten to fifteen, long, @ and wes 
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