384 ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BOTANY OF [ Melanthacee. 
Trillium Govanianum, foliis ovatis acuminatis petiolatis, sepalis lanceolatis acuminatis ; ‘interioribus 
3 duplo angustioribus, stigmatibus ovario longioribus. —Tab. 93.. fig. 1. & ie 
Trillium Govanianum. Wall. Cat. n. 812. 
Hab. Choor, Urukta. 
Obs. Species inter Trillium et Paridem quasi media. 
Smilax Villandia, caule tereti aculeis conicis recurvis armato, foliis ellipticis hucraaatis. 5-nerviis 
membranaceis lavibus, petiolis cirrhiferis, umbellis utriusque sextis multifloris pedunculatis subgeminatis. 
Tab. 94. fig. 2.—Smilaw Villandia. Ham. Mss. Wall. Cat. n. 5125. 
S. macrophylla. Roxb. F1. Ind. 3. p. 793? 
Hab. Mussooree. 
S. maculata, caule angulato aculeis recurvis armato, foliis cordatis subhastato-lanceolatisve mucro- 
natis 5-nerviis coriaceis: nervis subtus petiolisque nunc parce aculeatis, petiolis cirrhiferis, umbellis 
utriusque sextis multifloris sessilibus spicatis. Tab. 94. fig. 1 iadagoorted maculata.. Roxb. FI. Ind. 3. 
p- 796. Wall. Cat. n. 5113.—S. fulgens. Wall. Cat. n. 5122. 3 
Hab. Mussooree. 
Ophiopogon intermedius, foliis strictis margine serrulato-scabris scapo triquetro multo: longioribus, 
pedicellis geminis bracteas lanceolatas membranaceas subsequantibus, stylo staminibus longiore sub- - 
declinato. Tab. 96. fig. 1—Ophiopogon intermedius. Don Prod. FE Nep. p. 48. see 
177. MELANTHACEZ. — 
Melanthacee, often called Colchicacee, form an order re-established by | Mr. Brown, 
and in which are often included some genera (Paridee) already treated of with Smilacee. 
To which, as well as to Asphodelee and Juncee, the plants of this family are allied. 
Constituted, however, as at present, it contains some genera, which may subsequently 
be separated from it, and therefore we ought not to expect any great correspondence 
in climate or properties. The Jelanthacee, however, chiefly prevail in moderate 
temperatures, and not in either very high or very low latitudes. Divided into the 
tribes Colchicacee and Veratree ; the former occur chiefly in the South of Europe, 
with some in Central Europe, the North of Africa, and the Oriental Region: the 
latter in New Holland and the Cape of Good Hope, as well as in N. America; with a 
few in the North of Africa, the mountains of Europe, and Central and Northern Asia. 
In India they are absent from the plains, but some are found in the mountains of the 
Peninsula, probably at seasons when there is moderation of temperature, or moisture of 
atmosphere. Anguillaria indica, the Melanthium indicum of Linneus, is found there, as 
well as on the coast of New Holland, within the tropics. It was found by Dr. Wallich 7 
(v. PI]. As, Rar. t. 259) in the mountains of Prome, along the course of the Irrawady and 
in Nepal; also by myself in the ascent to Jurreepanee, in 30° of N. latitude. The penin- 
sular specimens are, however, narrower leaved. Ledebourea is 4 new genus, established 
by Roth, of a plant not well known, but referred by Kenig, Heyne and Rottler, to both 
Melanthium and Erythronium, with the specific name of hyacinthoides. 1t appears to 
de common all along the Peninsula. Mr. Malcolmson collected it near Nagpore, and I 
: at Lohargaon, i in lat. 25° N., coming into flower at the commencement of the rains, 
and gave specimens to Dr. Wallich, (v. Cat. N. 5170, and Hooker Bot. Mag. t. 3226.) 
In the Himalayas we have species of genera found in other temperate parts of the 
world, as of Tricyrtis and Disporum, with species, according to Dr.Wallich, also of 
Uvulari ia. 
A species 
