and on a new Genus of the Family Balanophoreee. 101 



Stigma obtusum. Frucius siccus, pilis (immutatis) immersus, compressus, striatus, 



apice papillosulus. [ ' ' r.r :■,■■- 



Planta robusta, habitu et evolutione Balanophorae, tola hrunnea. Spica oblonga, areolata, 



oculo nudo velutina. 

 Genus Balanophnra vicinum, discrepans prsesentia pilorum paraphysiformium, pistillo per- 



fectiore, stylo deciduo, fructuque apice papillosulo. 



Ph^eocordylis areolata. 

 Hub. In sylvis densissimis CoUium Khaslyanorum, ad Mumbree ; altitud. 6000 ped. 



Descr. Axis informis, subglobosa, carnosa, superficie verrucosa; verrucas simplices vel 

 saepius varie lobatae. Caules clavati, spithamaei vel pedales, erecti, basi annulo volvari 

 varie diviso cincti. Squamte (loco foliorum) carnosae, horizontales, obsolete pyramidales, 

 (apicibus planis truncatis,) parvae, subspiraliter disposita;, infimae approximatae, supe- 

 riores distantiores, Spica crassa, oblonga, aspectu ferrugineo-velutina, obsolete areo- 

 lata, areolis centro elevatis. Pili (paraphysiformes) densissime aggregati, superficiem 

 fere totam spicae occupantes, lineari-clavati, rariiis simplices, frequentius e cellularum 

 oblongarum seriebus binis vel imo ternis conflati, apice emarginati vel 3-dentati. Cel- 

 lulae basin versus diaphanae, globulas diaphanas, inaequales, in massulas irregulares con- 

 gestas continent ; cellulas apicis rotundatae, materie grumosa obscuratse. Fructus pilis 

 obsiti et immersi, sessiles, basi lata affixi, oblongo-elliptici, compressi, longitudinaliter 

 striati, apice subpapillosi, cicatrice styli obscure notati, brunnei. Pericarpium siccum, 

 subcrustaceum. Embryo carnoso-cereus, albus, aspectu albuminis, pendulus? compo- 

 situs e cellulis irregularibus mutuo firme adhaerentibus, materie moleculari repletis. 

 Pistilla abortiva plura; ovaria oblonga, compressa, fere plana, striata, 1-locularia; sty- 

 lus longe exsertus, filiformis ; stigma obtusum. 



Obs. I. — This species was only observed in an advanced state and of one 

 sex in the journey of the Assam Deputation across the Khasiya Hills, a.d. 

 1835-36. :- i 



Obs. II. — The general anatomy of this plant appears to be the same as that 

 of'Balanophora. The vessels however appear to be more developed ; they are 

 scarcely unroUable. It is not so remarkable as Balanophora for the presence 

 of nuclei in the component parts of the cellular tissue. 



Its parasitism would appear to be precisely the same. The chief difference 

 in habit from Balanophora arises from its larger annulus and its more minute 

 scales, which rather resemble the bractese of the male flowers of Balanophora 

 than the scales (or leaves) of that genus. 



