438° rn MONOGYNIA, Chloranthus, 
charging, after which it shuts, as before that period. ..Spa- 
dix cylindric, obtuse, completely covered with hermaphro-) 
dite florets; length little more than one inch. Calyx none, 
Petals four, obovate, concave. Filaments four, broad; length 
of the petals, Anthers two-lobed. Germ oblong, one-celled, 
containing one ovula attached to the top of the’ — se 
none. Stigma glandular, flat, 
12. P. Lasia, R. 
Armed, Leaves radical, pinnatifid, Spathe + very long, and 
twisted above the spadix. Berries one-seeded, muricate. 
~ Lasia aculeata, Lourier, Cochin sr ed. Willd, i, 1038. 
- Teling. Moola-sari, 
Beng, Kanta-kutchoo, | | 
A native of boggy, or wet places “~ ord Crear moun- 
tains, 
' Leaves radical, petioled, pinsctilld 3 ilies whale, 
smooth, shining, the nerves on the under side armed with 
prickles; length, about two feet, breadth about a foot and 
half. Petioles erect, from two to four feet long, round, every’ 
where thickly armed with sharp prickles, Scape the length 
of the petioles, round, and equally covered with prickles. 
Spathe very long, erect, below gaping; above the spadix _ 
twisted, leathery, dull red colour, Spadix about one-sixth of 
the length of the spathe, cylindric, every where covered. with 
e fr eeeasiaatoin shee i ep op ager tec oed: Wee 
eon CHLORANTHUS, Sehreb. gen. Np 1780s; sorts 
“Calyx none, » Corol; a three-lobed, unilateral anette 
ous petal on the outside of the pistillum, Germ semi-superunt 
sia Pi ARE IR MO Dra ’ one 
ispicuns, bin spec! plant, Wi 6885 a? 
