Baeobotrys. pentandria moxogynia. 557 



on the upper side convex, villous, of a deep but bright 

 orange colour, and greenish underneath. Filaments five, 

 short, inserted into the middle of the tube. Anthers linear, 

 hid in the tube. Germ inferior, two-celled; ovula numer- 

 ous, on a pedicelled jugiform receptacle, projecting" above 

 the insertion and far below it. Style half the length of the 

 tube of the corol. Stigmas two. Capsule oval, two-celled, 

 two-valved. Seeds numerous. 



Obs. In some parts of India the white floral leaves are 

 brought to table as an esculent herb. 



2. M.frondosa. Willd. sp. i. 997. 



Shrubby, erect. Leaves oblong-, acuminate, villous. Pa- 

 nicles terminal, dichotomous, villous. 



M. Zeylanica. Burnt. Zeijl. 105. /. 76. 



Belilla. Hheed. Mai. ii. 27. tab. 17. 



A native of various parts of India ; in the Botanic garden 

 at Calcutta it grows to be a pretty large shrub, but with few 

 branches, at least when compared to the preceding- species, 

 but the flowers, which appear about the end of the rains and 

 beginning 1 of the cool season, are larger and of a brighter co- 

 lour. 



BAEOBOTRYS. Schreb. gen. N. 318. 

 Calyx five-parted. Corol tubular. Germ semi-inferior, 

 one-celled, many-seeded, attached to a free, inferior, central 

 receptacle. Berry inferior, many-seeded. 



1. B. indica. R. 



Shrubby. Leaves alternate, ventricose-oblong, grossly ser- 

 rate. Racemes axillary, and terminal ; the terminal ones more 

 generally compound. 



A large shrub, a native of Chirtagong ; in the Botanic gar- 

 den at Calcutta it flowers in February, March and April, but 

 rarely perfects its seeds there. 



