CLASS. V. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. _ 
* 
HELIOTROPIUM. Schreb. gen. N.239: 
Corol salver-shaped ; throat contracted with vaults, Seis 
ssc naked, or each covered with its — senso 
1. H. indicum. Willd. sp. i, 740. siete ui 
Annual, diffuse, ramous. Leaves petioled, cordate, Spikes 
leaf-opposed, peduncled, solitary. Fruit two-cleft, 
Bena patsja. Rheed. Mal. x. p. 95. t. 48. 7 nina 
» Sans, Shreehustinee, Bhooroondee. is 
Beng. Hatti-soora, 
_ This is one of the most common plants in India, it is’ in 
. floweb at all seasons, and delights in out-of-the-way were 
rubbish, &c. where the soil is rich and dry. . 
. Stems and branches diffuse, dichotomous, hairy, general 
height one, or two feet, but spreading to an extent greater 
— its oe prevvcisiosientcmesttcerhirtis ae — ; 
eet 2 oolley, peduncled, foiger than thd. leaved PB 
ers rigidly sessile, minute, in two rows on the upper side of | 
_ the spikes, Corol longer than the calyx. Tube gibbous ; bor- 
der five-lobed, pale rose colour. Seeds united towards the 
base, two-cleft, smooth. = Kea. 
a i. “tei aera Willd. sp. i, 742. 
