358. PARONYCHIACE E. Hararosta. 
der; leaves setaceous, mucronate ; corymbs lax and slender.—Wight ! cat. 
n. 1171.—P. subulata, DC. ? in Lam. enc. meth. 5. p. 25.—— Common. 
Ourlast variety presents two forms: one a first year's growth, with the 
root the same as that of an annual, and the stem erect but dichotomously 
branched ; of the other the root is at least two years old, and the stems dif- 
fuse as in our specific character: of both the leaves and whole habit are as 
slender as in the specimens of P. corymbosa (Wall. L. n. 1511. c) from Prome. 
This variety is thus intermediate between P. spadicea and. P. corymbosa, and 
seems almost to unite the two species: we have, however, referred it to the 
former, as the first year's growth of a perennial or suffrutescent plant cannot 
show its true appearance so well as when more advanced. Dr Wallich’s P. 
densiflora is composed partly of our var. y and partly of P. corymbosa : both 
occur under the same letters. 
1114. (2) P. corymbosa (Lam.:) stems ascending or erect, simple or with 
a few simple branches; young parts glabrous or tomentose: leaves narrow- 
linear or setaceous, mucronate: cymes terminal, dichotomous, rather lax: 
sepals entirely scariose, lanceolate, acuminated, 2-3 times longer than the 
capsule.—DC. prod. 3. p. 314; Wall.! L. n, 1511; Wight! cat. n. 1172.—P. 
densiflora, Wall.! L. n. 1513 (partly).—P. Indica, Lam. enc. meth. 5. p. 489. 
—Achyranthes corymbosa, Linn.—Celosia corymbosa, Willd.? sp. 1. p. 1200; 
Roxb. ft. Ind. 1. p. 681 ; (ed. Wall.) 2. p.310.—Mollia spadicea, Willd.? en. hort, 
Berol; Spr. syst. 1. p. 195.—Lahaya spadicea, Schult.? syst. 5. p. 405.— 
Burm. zeyl. t. 65. f. 2; Bocc. mus. t. 89; Pluk. t. 120. f. 2? 
It is almost impossible to extricate the synonyms of Willdenow, Schultes, 
and Sprengel, with any kind of satisfaction, from their characters being com- 
pounded partly of their own observations, and partly of the descriptions gi- 
ven by others of probably a different species: on the whole, however, We 
consider these botanists to have applied the name spadicea to the Linnwan 
corymbosa 
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II. HAPALOSIA. Wall. 
Calyx 5-partite, fleshy: segments somewhat navicular, membranaceous 0n 
the margin. Petals 5, shorter than the calyx. Stamens 3, inserted with the 
petals into the bottom of the calyx. Style 1, trifid. Capsule 1-celled, ovoid 
or somewhat 3-sided, 3-valved. Seeds numerous, attached by podosperms 
to a central placenta.—Anmual diffuse branched plants. Leaves opposite, 
apparently vertieellate as in the last genus. Stipules scariose. Flowers 
compactly corymbose. 
Polycarpea Memphitica of Delile i : we have only ob- 
We i 9 stamens : indeed asa Hcet Ria pes ws Be to separate 1t 
from H. Leflingie, unless, as De Candolle affirms, the petals be quite entire, of 
"which however we cannot satisfy ourselves. E. 
1115. (1) H. Leflingie (Wall.:) stems much branched, more or less. 
densely pubescent: leaves cuneate-oblong or spathulate, usually glabrous. 
when old, sometimes pubescent or slightly woolly when young: cory”) 
terminal or in the forking of the branches: petals linear, truncated, toothet 
at the apex.—Wall.! L. n. 6962; Wight! cat. n. 1173.—P harnaceum de- 
pressum, Linn. mant. p. 564.—Leeflingia Indica, Retz, obs. p- 48 ; fl 
mus, tab. 535.—Polycarpea depressa, DC. prod. 3. p. 875.—P. lanuginos - 
Wall. L. n. 1515. b.—P. Benthamii, Wall? L. n. 1514. bd 
HI. DRYMARIA, Willd. 
Calyx 5-partite ; segments herbaceous, membranaceous on de un 
Petals 5, bifid, inserted at the base of the urceolate torus. Stamens 5 (or 
