54 DiANDRiA MONOGYNiA. Jttsminmn^ 



Teling. Adivi-mulh*. 



To the best orniy knowledge, this species is a native of (he moun- 

 tainous parts of the Circars only. It is much larger than the other 

 species, though like tiiem it has a woody twining, or climbing stem, 

 but lis branches are in general straight and spread. Bianchleta oppo- 

 site smooth. — Leaves opposite petioled, varying from oblong, to 

 broad-cordate, pointed, entire, smooth ; size various. — Coij/mbs 

 terminal, divided by threes, diffuse. — Flowers large, white, fragrant. 

 — CahjxwlUx a .sliort tnbe, and seldom mure than five-cieft burder. 

 — Cn/ui tubular j border from eight to Iwelve-clelt; segments slen- 

 der, and paif^n'. — Berries one or two; when single oblong; whea 

 two kionev-siiaped. 



10. J. arbo/escais. R. 



Arborescent. Leaves opposite, and three-fold, oblong, downy. 

 TiGzcers terminal, numerous, corymbiform, border from teu to twelve- 

 cleft. Stigma two-lobed. 



Sans. ^Tf^X^ ^"ptwla, cl^1TI%^> NMvamwlU'ka. 



JBeng. liura-koondfl, N?/va-m?dU'ka. 



Nyctanlhes grandijiora. Loureir' Cochinch. 26. 



A native of the more elevated parts of Bengal, where it blossoms 

 about the beginning of the hot season. 



Trunk scarcely any ; branches many, stout, woody, sub-erect, co- 

 vered with smooth, ash-coloured bark ; young shoots round, and 

 somewhat villous. Height of the whole tree ten or twelve feet. — 

 Leaves opposite, rarely three-fold, or alternate, short-petioled, 

 ovate-cordate, acuminate ; margins entire, and often waved, smooth 

 on both sides ; lenglli from two to four inches, and from one to 

 three broad. — Petioles channelled, jointed near the middle. — Flozo- 

 ers on terminal, trichotomous, three-flowered peduncles, often form- 

 ing large, corymbiform panicles ; they are large, white, and very 

 fragrant. — Bractes subulate, villous. — Calyx crowned with five or 

 six subulate, incurved, villous divisions.— Coro/. Tube longer than 

 the calyx. Border of ten or twelve, somewhat acute, linear divisions. 



