3 nerved, veinless when green: flowers sessile, axil- 
lary or fascicled round the knots of the branches: brac- 
tea lateral, embracing the base of the ovary, very ob- 
tuse : calyx truncated entire : tube of the corolla terete, 
limb elongated indurated, acute before expansion, 
lacinee subulate, becoming elastically involute on dehis- 
cence : filaments red ; anthers subulate : stigma cla- 
vate, berry red about the size of a small bean. 
Frequent about Coimbatore parasitic on Euphorbia 
antiquorum and tortilis, flowering in July. Very nearly 
allied to L. elasticus, but I think quite distinct ; differ- 
ing in the form of the leaves and in their being only 3, 
not 5 nerved. The flowers of this are slender, about an 
inch and a half long, one-third of which only is 
truly petaloid, forming the proper tube; the limb is 
firm and coriaceous, at first bursting with elasticity, and 
then becoming spirally involute like the main spring of 
a watch. The whole plant is exceedingly fragile, and 
will scarcely bear the gentlest handling, all tumbling to 
pieces in drying. "The juices of this plant do not show 
à trace of milkiness. 
1064. STYLocoRONE RIGIDA (R. W.) shrubby, 
glabrous : leaves elliptie shortly acuminate at both ends, 
coriaceous shining: cymes terminal and from the axils 
of the upper leaves, compact, trichotomous : calyx limb 
5 cleft, lobes obtuse, nearly equaling the tube of the 
corolla : corolla 5 cleft, tube short, with a ring of hairs 
within below the stamens throat hairy, limb spreading 
or reflexed, segments obtuse, villous near the base: 
anthers linear, cuspidate : ovary 2 celled with numer- 
ous ovules, 
Neilgherries in woods near the Avalanche Bungalow, 
flowering February and March. "The mature fruit I have 
notseen. The leaves on the flowering branchlets, are 
about 25 inches long and about half as broad ; below 
they are considerably larger ; of a very firm rigid texture, 
the transverse veins large and prominent on both sides : 
the young shoots, and peduncles, thickly covered with an 
abundant resinous exudation. "This, as compared with 
several other species in my herbarium, is a very distinct 
one: it comes nearest Moons S. cerefera of which 
I have an indifferent specimen but is I think distinct. 
1064. (bis) CANTHIUM NEILGHERRENSE (R. ነኛ.) 
shrubby or subarboreous unarmed, branchlets obsolately 
4 sided glabrous : leaves short petioled, ovate, bluntly 
acuminate, membranous ; nearly glabrous above, hir- 
sutulate beneath : peduncles axillary, about the length 
ofthe petioles, bearing a small umbel of from 5 to 7 
flowers, furnished with subulate braets : calyx limb 
truncate 5 toothed : corolla 5 cleft, throat hairy : 
stamens short nestling among the hairs : ovary 2 celled, 1 
pendulous ovule in each : stigma capitate: drupe glabrous 
obovate compressed succulent. 
Sisparah on the Neilgherries in jungles flowering most 
part of the year. Leaves 4-5 inches long about halfas 
broad, ending in a short obtuse acumen, thin and mem- 
branous : flowers small white very hairy in the throat 
fruit succulent glabrous pale yellowish or cream coloured 
1065. Paverra BRUNONIS (Wall.) soft and villous 
all over : leaves obovate : stipules and bracteas broad, 
membranous : peduncles trichotomous, having the bran- 
ches dense and corymbose : lobes of the calyx subulate. 
—G. Don. 
Northern slopes of the Neilgherries flowering April 
and May. This seems clearly the plant described by 
Mr. Don, the only difference being that here the lobes 
of the calyx are not subulate, I do not however think it 
can be kept distinct from P. Rothiana, supposing this 
to be truly Wallich’s plant, it differs from Roths charac- 
(C $ 
ter and description, but not sufficiently so, at least in my 
estimation, to constitute it a distinct species. In Roth’s 
plant the leaves are described as elliptic sprinkled with 
short hairs, here they are obovate shortly and bluntly 
acuminate and clothed on both sides with soft short villi, 
This seems the only difference: in his the calyx is des- 
cribed as very minute “ dentibus triangulis obtusis" 
which is the case here. There is no station assigned to 
Roth’s plant, Neilgherries is appended to this—but I 
have other specimens from Malabar and Mysore, the lat- 
ter being the country, where most of Heyne's plants were 
collected. The similarity of the two plants, to eaeh 
other did not strike me when naming the drawing, other- 
wise I think, I should have given this the older name. 
1066. Ixora POLYANTHA (R. W ) shrubby, every 
where except the inflorescence glabrous, leaves elliptic 
oblong obtuse or sometimes bluntly acuminate : stipules 
acuminate or subulate, pointed: corymbs terminal, 
contracted, many flowered, branches and tube of the 
calyx densely hairy : scariose bracts and ovate lanceo- 
late acuminate lobes of the calyx glabrous : calyx limb 
4 parted, divisions subulate pointed : corolla glabrous, 
tube long, slender, limb 4 cleft, segments obtuse reflex- 
ed : style exserted, stigma 2 lobed. 
Calicut, Malabar, flowering in March. 1 have not 
seen the growing plant, but judging from a coloured 
drawing and specimens it seems to be a very handsome 
shrub. The larger leaves exceed a foot in length and 
are about 6 inches broad. The very dense hairy 
corymbs, scariose bracts, and large 4 parted limb of the 
calyx, at once mark this as a peculiar and distinct species, 
1067. OPHIORRHIZA ERIANTHA (R. W.) suffruti- 
cose, erect, nearly glabrous, except the young shoots 
and inflorescence : leaves elliptic, lanceolate acuminate, 
tapering at the base : stipules about the length of the 
petioles subulate : bracts long filiform and with the calyx 
and corolla hairy : corolla funnel shaped, tube glabrous 
within, much longer than the dilated 5 cleft limb: 
stamens and style included : stigma deeply 2 cleft. 
Western slopes of the Shevagherry mountains under 
the shade of brush wood. Leaves from 5 to 6 inches 
long, and from 14 to 2 broad thin and membranous, 
terminating in aslender acumen: cymesterminal compact 
hairy: anthers linear blunt: seed irregularly angled. 
1068. OPHIORRHIZA RoxBURGHIANA (R W.) suf- 
fruticose erect or somewhat diffuse ; young shoots and 
corymbs villous: leaves from ovate to oblong-lanceo- 
late, acuminate, glabrous, except the veins, on the 
under surface : Stipules lanceolate acute, shorter than 
the petioles : corymbs terminal congested, villous: bracts 
narrow linear lanceolate and with the calyx hairy : 
corolla funnel shaped, tube much longer than the di- 
lated 5 lobed limb, villous without hairy within : 
style and stamens included : anthers linear acute: stig- 
ma dilated 2 lobed. 
Shevagherry mountains with the preceding near the 
base on the western face, August 1836. This though a 
nearly allied species is quite distinct from the preceding. 
1069. OPHIORRHIZA GRANDIFLORA (R. W.) suffru- 
ticose erect glabrous : leaves ovate lanceolate acuminate : 
stipules minute triangular : corymbs terminal glabrous : 
bracts linear subulate and like the calyx glabrous : corolla | 
funnel shaped, a few hairs near the base, and along the 
veins ; tube much longer than the dilated limb, glabrous 
within; style and stamens included : stigma tapering to 
a point 2 cleft. dee 
Shevagherry mountains with the 2 preceding species. 
The corolla in this is nearly an inch and half long. It 
