mens 5, all fertile, scarcely exserted : anthers cells 

 pendulous from the apex of the filaments (this 

 structure is not clearly shown in the plate), stigma 

 bilamellate: capsule siliqueform, very long, com- 

 pressed, 2- valved; septum paralleled to the valves: 

 seed bound with a circular membranaceous wing. 



1339. Spathodea Rheedii (Wall.), ^ arborious 

 glabrous: leaves unequally pinnate, 3-paired; leaf- 

 lets oval-lanceolate, acuminate, petiolulate, entire: 

 racemes terminal, short, about 3-flowered: corolla 

 with a long slender tube, capsule siliqueform, sub- 

 cylindrical, erect or more or less curved. — Corolla 

 white, 5-6 inches long, capsule about 8 inches long, 

 septum thickened in the middle, hence the capsule 

 is somewhat 4-celled: wing of the seed thickish, 



opake, truncated. 



Malabar— near Tillicherry, &c. 



My figure differs somewhat from Rheede's, but 

 not I think to such an extent as to lead to any they were prepared. 



sub-bilabiate, 5-lobed |; lobes dilated 



1343 — 44. Panjanelia Rheedii (R. W.), arbori- 

 ous: leaves unequally pinnate, leaflets unequal 

 sided acuminate: calyx campanulate, S-lobed, lobes 

 emarginate at the points: corolla campanulate, 



and crisp 



on the outer margin, furnished on the edges with 

 a line of dense woolly tomentum; externally tube 

 glabrous, limb pubescent: longer stamens conni- 

 vent: capsule 12-15 inches long, winged, cuspi- 

 date: seed orbicular, compressed, winged. 



Malabar, not unfrequent in the jungles between 

 Coimbatore and Paulghaut, flowering during the 

 rainy months, July and August. 



A glance at this figure, as compared with Dr. 

 Wallich's figure of P. viultijuga^ must satisfy any 

 one, that they are different species. My figure 

 does not look much liker Rheede's than Wallich's, 

 but the station is the same, and some allowance 

 must be made for the different periods at which 



doubt of the identity of the species. 



1340, Spathodea arcuata (R. W.), arborious, 

 leaves unequally pinnate, 4-5 pairs leaflets from 

 ovate subacute to orbicular, unequal at the base, 

 entire, softly pubescent when young, afterwards 

 glabrous : racemes terminal, elongated, many-flower- 

 ed: calyx cylindrical oblique, pubescent external- 

 ly: tube of the corolla slender, limb funnel-shaped, 

 5-lobed, fimbriated on the margin: capsule arcuate 

 compressed, 8-12 inches long by about 1 broad. 



Coimbatore district, flowering during the autum- 

 nal rainy months. Calyx about an inch long, cor- 

 olla between 2 and 3 inches, very deciduous; 

 usually expanding in the evening and droppmg 

 off in the morning; rarely producing fruit. The 

 one introduced into the figure was an old one 

 found on the tree, but the seed all gone. I believe 

 it is more frequent in the jungles towards Paulghaut 

 than in Coimbatore. In this district I have only 

 seen two or three trees. From the character of the 

 fruit this species seems to approach Bignoma. 



1341. Stereospermum chelonoides (D. C), ar- 

 borious, glabrous : branches terete : leaves unequal- 

 ly pinnate, 4-paired; leaflets elliptic cuspidato- 

 acuminate: panicles terminal, loose, the extreme 

 xamuli 3-flowered: calyx coriaceous, 2-3 lobed or 

 5-toothed: corolla campanulato-bilabiate, cUiate : 

 capsule very long roundish, glabrous, with a 

 spongy septum.— Flowers fragrant, yeUow: cap- 

 sules a foot or more in length. . 



A considerable tree, not unfrequent in the jun- 



1345. Sesamum laciniatum (Klien.), stem pros- 

 trate hispid, all the leaves laciniately three-parted. 



D. C. prad. 



Balaghaut mountains, Carnatic. DeCandolle re- 

 marks of this species, which he had never seen, 

 "Valde affine videtur S. indici var a nee forsan 

 satis distinctum." A view in which I cannot coin- 

 cide, for, to me, it appears most distinct from all 

 the endless forms of that species. 



1346. Sesamum prostratum (Retz), leaves or- 

 biculate, crenated, hispid above, niveo-tomentose 

 beneath: flowers solitary peduncled: stem diffuse. 



Sprengel. 

 Sand-hills along the Sea coast, frequent in such 



situations near Madras towards the Adyar. 



It is remarkable that the identity of a plant so 

 easily procured, so often sent to Europe, and so 

 really well figured by Plukenet 140 years ago, 

 should .still be considered sub-judice. In 1705 

 Plukenet figured a specimen from Madras. About 

 70 years after Retz obtained specimens which he 

 named and published, quoting Plukenet's figure. 

 In 1800 Willdmow expelled it from his sp. plant, 

 because it coincided in various particulars with 

 Torenia asiatica! In 1821 Roth restored it to the 

 genus, Springel kept it there with an improved 

 character, and finally, in 1845, DeCandolle places it 

 among his "species exclusae"! as being a misnamed 

 specimen of Torenia asiatica. The figure and an- 

 alysis now given will, I trust, set the question at 

 rest in all time coming. The recent leaves, like 



gles^etween CoimbaWe and Paulghaut, flower- - /J, --;Sr„^™urlx, wheu roS ta •;:;:;e;for 

 ing dfhng the rainy spring months. 



1342. Stereospermuui Suaviolens (D. C), ar- 

 borious: leaves unequally pinnate, 2-4 pairs; leaf- 

 lets oval acuminate intre: panicles terminal, loose, 

 subrachiate : calyx 5-toothed : corolla hairy or wool- 

 ly, capsule siliqueform, cylindrical; septum corky, 

 cylindrical.— Flowers duU purplish, very fragrant: 

 leaves vary from broad ovate shortly and abrupt- 

 ly acuminate, to oval lanceolate long acuminate, 

 entire or subserrate, pubescent or glabrous: pani- 

 cles pilosely viscid or glabrous. 



A not uncommon tree, but apparently often cul- 

 tivated for the sake of its fragrant flowers. D. U. 

 seems to think that several species may be con- 

 fused under this name. 



a few minutes, renders it thick and mucilagenous. 



1347. ^scHYNANTHUs Cetlanica (Gardner), 

 leaves lanceolate acute at the base, obtusely acu- 

 minate at the apex; lateral nerves few oblique: 

 umbels 2-3 flowered, pedicels about the length of 

 the calyx, glabrous: calyx 5-parted glabrous, lobes 

 linear: corolla glanduloso-pubescent, 4 times longer 

 than the calyx; lobes rounded, ciliate, spotted: 

 stamens exserted, filaments puberulous: seeds lur- 

 nished with a single thread at each end. Gardner, 



Calcut. Journal. , 



Courtallum, during the rainy autumnal months. 

 Also in Ceylon, whence Mr. Gardner's specific 

 name. 



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