374 TETRANDEiA MONOGYNiA. Spermucoce. 



reality it is that of a Knoxia ; here it does not open spontaneously, 

 and has black round seed. 



3. S. exsertu. R. 



Shrubby, straight, tender parts villous, heaves remote, opposite, 

 petioled, lanceolate; corymbs terminal, decompound. Stamina 

 and the bifid stigma exsert. Capsule oval. 



A native of the Circars, where it blossoms in October and No- 

 •vember. 



Obs. Is nearly allied to S. teres, farther examination may prove them 

 the same. 



4. S. glabra. R.* 



Shrubby, round, smooth, erect Leaves linear-lanceolate, smooth. 

 Corymbs axillary, compound ; styles hairy. Stigma cluvate. Capsules 

 globular, smooth. 



A native of Pulo-pinang, has much the habit of a stron"' grass 

 or slender bamboo, the situation of the leaves excepted- 



Branches round, smooth, straight, jointed, in the dry specimens 

 fistulous. — Leaves opposite, sub-sessile, linear-lanceolate, smooth, 

 entire, length from four to six inches ; connecting membrane with 

 unequal awned processes from its mouth. — Peduncles axillary, bear- 

 ins several cro^s-arnied, minute unibellels or headlets of small cream- 

 coloured flowers. — Bractes minute.— Coro/ bell-shaped, mouth of 

 the tube hairy. — Style longer than the corol, hairy. S^/of/»a clavate, 

 grooved. — Capsule globular, smooth, size of a large pin's head. 



5. S. l(£vis. R. 



Biennial, straight, round, smooth. Leaves sub-sessile, lanceolar. 

 Corymbs terminal. Anthers hid in the bearded mouth of the infun- 

 dibuliform corol. 



A native of the interior of Bengal; in the Botanic Garden it 



• This name was previously given to an Ameiicau distinct species by WichauT- 

 -N. W. 



