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mus. tab. 1989.—Pentapetes suberifolia, Linn. ; Cav. diss. 3. t. 43. FK. 2.— 
Amm. in. act. Petrop. 8. t. 14. Southern districts of the Peninsula. 
Flowers small, about an inch and a quarter across. 
253. (3) P. reticulatum (W. & A.:) leaves cuneate-oblong, 4-nerved, ob- 
lique and slightly cordate at the base, acuminated, entire or coarsely toothed 
towards the apex ; under side covered with white mealy pubescence, reticu- 
lated with prominent veins: peduncles about 3-flowered, erowded towards 
the extremity of the branches, ag ad than the petioles: involucel-leaves pal- 
matifid, a little distant from the owers, caducous: petals obovate-oblong, 
patent: sterile filaments filiform: ovarium with about 6 ovules in each cell. 
f 
—Wight! cat. n. 241. Sopher. te MESIE 
d Flowers much larger than those of the last, but not nearly so much so as in 
e next. 
254. (4) P. Heyneanum (Wall.:) leaves cuneate-oblong, acuminated, 
slightly cordate and 4—5-nerved at the base, and sometimes a little oblique, 
coarsely toothed or lobed towards the apex; under side clothed with a 
roughish tomentum ; veins slightly prominent: petioles short, attached a little ` 
within the margin : peduncles axillary, very short : involucel-leaves and brac- 
teoles imbricated round the base of the flower-bud, palmatifid and laciniated, 
deciduous: petals obovate, patent : sterile filaments linear: capsule oblong, 
acute; outside encrusted with a furfuraceous pubescence: seeds 8 in eack 
cell— Wall. ! L. n. 1169 ; Wight ! cat. n. 240.—P. suberifolium, Willd. sp. 3. 
P. 728 ; Sim's bot. mag. tab. 1526 ; Roxb. hort. Bengh. p. 50; in E. IT. C. mus. 
tab. 97 ; DC. prod. 1. p. 500 ; Spr. syst. 3. p. 80.—Velago xylocarpa, Gertn. 
Jr. t. 133.— —Gingie hills, and elsewhere in the southern provinces. ^ 
_ Flowers large, nearly as much so as in P. acerifolium ; sepals about 2. 
inches long. 
255. (5) P. glabrescens (W. & A.:) leaves cuneate-obovate, shortly acu- 
minated, entire, cordate, equal and 5-nerved at the base; under side very 
shortly pubescent ; veins conspicuous ; petioles short, marginal ; stipules pal- 
mate, persistent ; peduncles axillary, about the length of the petiole: capsule 
oblong, 5-angled, suddenly acuminated, glabrous; cells 10-12 seeded.— 
Wight! cat.n. 242.—P. Heyneanum, Wail.! L. n. 1169. g.—Rheed. Mal. 6. t. 58. 
€ have only seen very imperfect specimens. It is most allied to P. ace- 
rifolium, but has much shorter petioles, and fewer nerves at the base of the 
leaf. The flowers in Rheede’s plate are larger than in the next species. 
* 956, (6) P. acerifolium (Willd.:) leaves roundish, entire or coarsely tooth- 
ed, cordate at the base, usually more or less peltate and 10-12-nerved at the 
Insertion of the petiole ; under side clothed with roughish tomentum ; veins 
Conspicuous ; petioles elongated: pedicels axillary, much shorter than the 
petiole: involucel-leaves at a little distance from the flower, very caducous: 
Petals linear-revolute: sterile filaments club-shaped: ovarium oblong, 5- 
angled, with 12-14 ovules in each cell: capsule oblong, 5-angled ; outside 
encrusted with a furfuraceous pubescence.— DC. prod. 1. p. 500; Spr. syst. 
3. p. 80; Roxb. hort. Bengh. p. 50; in E.I. C. mus. tab. 9605 Wall.! L.n. 
1170.— Pentapetes acerifolia, Cav. diss. 3. t. 44.—Amm. aet. Petr. 8. t. 16-17. 
We insert this as Wallich obtained it from the Madras herbarium, but we 
Suspect it not to be a native of the Peninsula. Mr Arnott has specimens 
Canton, China, and from Silhet. We have not seen the mature fruit : 
the ovarium is 5-angled, and both Ammana nd Cavanilles represent the fruit 
to be so likewise, According to these botanists, it.js obtuse or at most. 
acute, without the remarkable acumination of the lastispeeies ; it appears also 
to be at least twice as large. TNCS z 
Soie : XIV. KYDIA. Roz: 
| Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed, persistent, surrounded by, and united at the 
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