443 tETRANDiiiA MOKooVNjA. ^mmannja. 



Setig. Daud-maree. 



Ttling- Aghundra-pakoo. 



An annual species ; found in wet cultivated ground during the 

 rainy and cold seasons. 



Stem erect, from six to thirty-six inches high, obsoletely four-sid- 

 ed, very branchy. Branches, below opposite, decussated ; above tre-» 

 quently alternate. — Leaves opposite, sessde, lanced, smooth; floral 

 leaves many times smaller than those below. — Corol none. — Ptri" 

 carp one-celled, one-valved, half covered with the calyx, 



Obs. It differs from A. bacci/'era m having a capsule of one cell, 

 in being evalvular, and in the leaves being lanced, in that species 

 ihey are linear. cord;itc at the ba.»e, and embrace the stalk. 



This plant has a strong muriatic smel), but not disagreeable. Its 

 leaves are exceedingly acrid ; they are used universally by the natives 

 to raise blisters in rheumatic pains, fevers, &.c. The fresh leaves 

 bruised and applied to the part intendt^i to be blistered perform their 

 office in the course of half an hour or u litihj more,^nd most effec 

 tually. 



5. A. pentandrc, K. 



In the lower part of the plant crei;ping and simple, erect portion 

 ramous ; four-sided ; branches simple. Leaves sessile, lanceolate. 

 Flowers axillary, solitary, sessile, pentandrous. Capsule one-celled. 

 A native of moist places; lowering in the rainy and cold seasons. 

 Stems creeping near the base, above erect; the erect part is 

 branchy, four-sided, smooth, and coloured ; from six to eight inches 

 high. — Leaves opposite, sessile, lanceolate, smooth, entire. — Flow* 

 ers axillary, solitary, sessile, — Bractes two, lane eolate, pressing the 

 calyx laterally.— -Ca/^.r ten-tOL^hed, alternaicly smaller and inflect.. 

 ed. — Corolf petals five, very minute, — Stamens five. 



6. A. Tiana, R. 



Ba^e creeping, erect portion ramous; branches com^poand. Leavcf 

 wedge-shaped, sessile, Floa-ers solitary. Capsule one- celled. 



