Caryophyllacee.] THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS. 77 
ramis triphyllis. Don Prod. Fl. Nep. p.200,—Hab. Mussooree in the rainy season.--Nepal. Hamilton 
and Wallich. Tab. 19. fig. D 
18. PITTOSPORE. 
This family, first formed by Mr. Brown of New Holland plants, is composed of but 
few genera and species, but has a very extensive distribution. Mr. Brown has remarked 
that ‘* Pittosporum, the only genus of the order which is not confined to Terra Australis, 
«has the most extensive range in that country, and has been found in many other parts 
‘ of the world,”—as New Zealand, Norfolk Island, the Society and Sandwich Islands, 
the Moluccas, China, Japan, and even Madeira, but not in America. To these it may 
be added, that I have found species of the same genus nearly as far north as Madeira, 
both in the Kheree Pass, where the shrubs and trees belong chiefly to tropical genera, 
as well as at Mussooree, at 6,700 feet above the sea, where the same kind of vegetation 
is of an European nature. A species of Senacia is also mentioned, as occurring in 
Nepal; but there is reason for supposing that Pittosporum floribundum is the same plant. 
It is probable that the latter genus occurs all along the foot of the Himalaya, whence it 
extends into the Peninsula, where two or three species have been found by Dr.Wight. 
Pittosporum floribundum (Wight and Arnott); foliis lanceolatis undulatis reticulato-venosis 
supra nitidis, junioribus pubescentibus, floribus terminalibus corymbosis, capsulis late cordatis sub- 
compressis breviter pedicellatis 1-4-spermis.—Frutew 10-pedalis, folia numerosa versus apices ramu- 
lorum conferta. Calyx 5-sepalus, sepala imbricata oblonga versus basin marginibus ciliatis leve cohe- 
rentia. Corolla 5-petala, petala lineari-oblonga libera patentia demum recurvata. Stamina 5 hypogyna 
petalis alternantia, sepalis opposita. _Germen bacciforme subbi vy. triloculare, loculis polyspermis. 
Styli 2 v. 3 breves recti. Stigmata simplicia. Capsula complanata late cordata extus rugosa 2-3. 
valvis 1-locularis. Semina 1-4, (tria sepe abortiva) capsule basin adnata, pulpa resinosa rubra 
arilliformi obducta, albumen corneum semini conforme. Embryo minimus—-Hab, Kheree Pass, 
elevation 2000 feet ;. flowering in March, 
P. eriocarpum ; foliis petiolatis ovatis utrinque attenuatis tomentosis, floribus terminalibus corym- 
bosis, capsulis polyspermis ovoideis villosis—Sepala 5 squamiformia imbricata. Petala 5 lineari- 
oblonga imbricata medio coherentia apice recurvata. Stamina 5 hypogyna. Germen villosissimum. 
Stylus unus. Stigma simplex. Capsula villosa, ovoidea, basi styli persistente terminata,. bivalvis 
\-locularis polysperma. sSemina compressa pulpa resinosa. rubra obducta placentariis parietalibus 
adnata.—Hab. From above Sansadhara to Mussooree, or from 3000 to 6700 feet of elevation in, vidal 
of northern latitude. 
19. ELATINE#. 
The Llatinee, dukagiene’ = their capitate stigma and want off albumen, from 
Caryophyllacee, in which they are included, with a doubt, by the celebrated M. de 
Candolle, form but a small family, found in marshes and their neighbourhood, in 
Europe and Asia, as well as Africa and America, have a few species in India, in similar 
situations. Of these, Bergia verticillata, referred, as all the other species, by Dr, 
Wight and Mr. Arnott, to Elatine, is found in Egypt as well as in India. 
20. CARYOPHYLLACE. 
The plants of this se being inhabitants of the demperite and frigid zones, , chiefly 
of 
