Pladera. tetrandria monogynia. 403 



with four broad membranaceous wings. Branches opposite, 

 and like the stem ; all are smooth. Height of the whole plant 

 about eighteen inches. Leaves of the stem opposite, sessile, 

 lanceolate, three-nerved. Floral leaves perfoliate, all smooth 

 and entire. Flowers terminal, ped uncled, numerous, pretty 

 large, pale rose colour. Calyx four-toothed, striated, perma- 

 nent. Corol irregular, somewhat two-lipped; the upper one 

 larger and deeply two-parted, the lower one consisting - also 

 of two lobes, but smaller. Filaments four, three of them ra- 

 ther shorter, and inserted on the upper side of the tube ; the 

 third larger, and inserted below the fissure of the lower lip. 

 Anthers oblong'. Style as long- as the stamens. Stigma two- 

 parted. Segments recurved. Capsule oblong-, one-celled, two- 

 valved. 



5. P. pusilla. R. 



Annual, from one to two inches high. Leaves sessile, sub- 

 cordate. Flowers terminal, sessile, three-fold, monandrous. 

 Corol hid in the calyx. Capsule globular. 



Compare with Hopea dichotoma. Vahl. enumer. i. p. 3 ; 

 also with Fxacum sessile. Willd. i. G35. 



A beautiful minute plant, a native of Coromandel. 



Stem erect, four-sided, branchy ; from one and a half to 

 two inches high. Branches cross-armed. Leaves opposite, 

 sessile, cordate, minute, smooth. Flowers terminal, sessile, 

 three-fold, small, yellow. Calyx one-leaved, sub-cylindric, 

 as long- as the corol, four-toothed, permanent. Corol one-pe- 

 talled. Tube a little gibbous, mouth four-toothed. Filaments 

 four within the tube of the corol, and inserted into it near the 

 base. Anthers, three minute, and abortive ; one large and 

 fertile. Germ globular. Style short. Stigmas two, globular. 

 Capsule oval, covered by the calyx, one-celled, two-valved. 

 Seeds numerous, black. 



Z 2 



