308 " SALICARIEJE. LAGERSTREMIA. 
tween the true teeth, linear or oblong, unguiculate. Stamens twice as many 
as the petals, protruded, inserted into the base of the calyx. Ovarium ses- 
sile, 2-celled. Style filiform, protruded. Stigma bifid. Capsule 2-celled, 
2-valved, included within the calyx. Seeds very numerous, attached to thick 
central placentas.—Shrubs. Leaves opposite, quite entire, under side dotted 
with black scattered glands. Peduncles axillary, several-flowered. Flowers 
red. 
949. (1) G. tomentosa (Roxb.:) branchlets pubescent: leaves lanceolate, 
somewhat cordate at the base, sessile, under side hoary, upper more or less 
glabrous: petals usually 6: stamens declinate, usually 12: capsule oblong.— 
Roxb. Cor. 1. t. 91 ; fl. Ind. 2. p. 233; DC. prod. 3. p. 92; Spr. syst. 2. p. 
216; Wall.! L. n. 2110; Wight! cat. n. 1032.—Lythrum fruticosum, Linn. 
sp. p. 641; Roxb. in E. I. C. mus. tab. 653 (good). 
t 950. (2) G. punctata (Ham.:) branches and flowers erect: leaves pe- 
tioled, lanceolate, glabrous: calyx 4 times longer than broad: petals 6: sta- 
mens 12.—Sm. in Rees’ cycl. n. 2. 
We suspect this to be a variety of the former. 
TRIBE 11.—LAGERSTREMIEE. DC. 
Lobes of the calyx exactly valvular during zstivation. Seeds expanded into a 
membranaceous wing.—Shrubs or trees. 
VIII. LAGERSTR(EMIA. Linn. 
Calyx bibracteolated at the base, 6-cleft ; lobes distinct ; sinuses rounded. 
Petals 6, unguiculate. Stamens 18-30. Capsule surrounded below by the 
persistent calyx, 3-6-valved, 3-6-celled.— Trees or shrubs. Branches qua- 
drangular. Leaves opposite, quite entire. Peduncles axillary, often forming 
a panicle or raceme towards the ends of the branches. Flowers purple or 
white. i 
* 951. (1) L. Indica (Linn. :) leaves elliptical or ovate, glabrous, paler be- 
neath: panicle many-flowered, terminal : calyx even (neither plicate nor tur- 
rowed): petals with long claws, much curled: the six outer stamens longer 
and thicker than the others : capsule globose, 5—6-celled —DC. prod. 3. p.93; 
Spr. syst. 2. p. 603 ; Roxb. fl. Ind. 2. p. 505; in E. I. C. mus. tab. 30; Wall.: 
L. n. 2118 ; Wight! cat. n. 1083.—V elaga globosa, Gertn. fr. 1. t. 188.— 
Rumph. Amb. 7. t. 98. =< 
952. (2) L. parviflora (Roxb.:) leaves from oblong or oval and obtuse to - 
ovate and aeute, pale beneath: peduncles axillary, 3-6-flowered: calyx 
even: petals flattish, shortly unguiculate: the 6 outer stamens longer 
the others: capsule oblong, 3-4-celled.—2 ; under side of the leaves downy: 
—Wight ! cat. n. 1034.—L. parviflora, Roxb. ! Cor. 1. p. 48. t. 66; fi, Ind. 2. 
p. 505 ; DC. prod. 3. p. 93; Spr. syst. 2. p. 603; Wall: ! L. n. 2119 (partly). 
— ; under side of the leaves glabrous.—Wight ! cat. n. 1035.—L. P! 
Wall.! L. n. 2119. g, hz ; Circars.—8 ; Courtallum. Neelgherries- 1 
953. (3) L. Regine (Roxb.:) leaves oblong, glabrous : panicle terminal : 
-calyx tomentose, longitudinally furrowed and plaited: petals orbiculsts 
waved, shortly unguiculate : stamens all about equal, broadly ovoid, 6-celled- 
Road. Cor. 1. p. 46. t. 65; fl. Ind. 2. p. 505; DC. prod. 3. p. 935 Spr. W, 
2. p. 603 ; Wall. L. n. 2114; Wight ! cat. n. 1036.—L. flos-regina, Ret, obt. 3 
p. 20, and 5..p. 25.—Adambea glabra, Lam. enc. meth. 1. P- 39.—4v 
Mal. 4. t. 20, 21. Circars. Courtallum. Malabar. 
T 954. (4) iN hirsuta (Willd. :) leaves oblong, pubescent : panicle co". — 
