Vahlia. pEntandria digynia. 89 



spots in the Botanic Garden at Calcutta during the 

 rains. 



VAHLIA. Schreb. gen. n. 452. 

 Calyx five.leaved. Carol five-petalled. Capsule in- 

 ferior, one-celled, many seeded. 



1. V, oldenlandioides. R. 



Annual, erect, ramous. Leaves linear, lanceolate. Pe- 

 duncles solitary, two-flowered. 



Oldenlandia pentandra. Willd. 1. 676. Retz. obs. 4. n. 64. 



A native of cultivated lands on the coast of Coroman- 

 del ; it appears only during the cold season. 



Stem erect, annual, round, jointed, ramous, a little 

 downy, about a foot high. Leaves opposite, sessile, spread- 

 ing, linear, lanceolate, entire, downy ; about an inch 

 long. Peduncles axillary, solitary, erect, rather shorter 

 than the leaves, each bearing two small, yellow flowers. 

 Petals nearly as large as the calyx. Capsule crowned 

 with the calyx, one-celled, opening at the apex. Re- 

 ceptacles two, affixed by the apex. Seeds numerous. 



I believe Konig called this plant Cyrilla Oldenlan- 

 dioides. 



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2. V. viscosa. R. 



Annual, sub-erect, ramous, downy, and clammy, Leaves 

 lanceolate. Peduncles two-fold, very short, one flower- 

 ed. 



Oldenlandia digyna. Willd. 1. 674. Retz. obs. 4. n. 65. 



A native of the same places with the former, and ap- 

 pears during the same season. 



Stem not so straight as that of the former, less branchy, 

 shorter, more downy, and a little glutinous. Leaves oppo- 

 site, sessile, from lanceolate to linear ; all are entire, 

 pointed, and downy ; from half an inch to an inch long. 



