Commelina, TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA, 173 
pointed, three-celled, three-valved, with two seeds mic: 
Cattle are fond of this species, 
5. C. nana. R. 
Creeping. Leaves cordate-lanceolate, sah Mleaping. Flow- - 
ers terminal, sub-panicled, Petals equal. Capsules rete 
celled, many-seeded. 
- A-native of wet places over India; it appears dea the 
rainy and cold season, 
» Root annual, | Stems or branches creeping, enveloped 
in the sheaths: of the Ieaves; from three to six inches long. 
Leaves stem-clasping, sheathing, linear-cordate, somewhat ci- 
liate, and waved ; sheaths a little downy. Flowers terminal, 
sub-panicled, small, bright blue. Calyx equal, permanent. 
Corol of three, roundish, equal petals. Wectarial filaments 
as in the other Indian species, but naked, . Filaments three, 
from the middle downwards clothed with hairs, converging 
over the stigma, .4nthers blue. Style shorter than the-sta~ 
mens, straight and tapering. pr sane tee ont with 
finda aise ix ci iE ee te 
Obs, Were the style longer, or even spirally as: I aonid 
have concluded this plant to be Commelina spiraia, Mant. 
2, p. 176, Burman’s figure of his C. diffusa. Flor. Ind. tab. 
7. f. 2. isso bad that no comparison can be made ; es or 
4 the same, 9 . ‘ 
e C. smudigorit. Linn, sp. at: ed; Willd. 1. 252. 
- Frequently creeping. Leaves linear, sessile, senshi ; 
Blowers terminal, racemed, diandrous, Priel away sit | 
sules three-celled ; cells -desuuwguncak y SRG p. 
“Beng. Kanduli, 5 TAB, 
Shien ean! Rheed. Mal, 9. pl 123, t. 63. spel 
Stems none, es it Pleainat: sliort creeping, aio dint) 
