16 9CHIZANDREAE. kadsora. 



sotota, leirelli glaucescenles rabicondi. Gemmae parvae axillarei tabcylindrlcae 

 acotae, squamia oblongis cilialis bifarie imbricanlibos, qoiboadam persistentibas 

 basinqae ramolorom jonioram laxe ambientibos. Polia copiosa approximau pa- 

 lentia alterna lanceolalo-oblonga 4-0-pollicaria gubcaroosa, ad lucem visa ml- 

 nate pellucideque panctulata acuminata, basi concala et per peliolom leviter 

 decarrenlia remote denticulala, denticulis Bubulalis incrassalo-subglandulosis, 

 laele viridia, supra lucida, novella rofescenlia, demum opaciora, sublui pallida 

 penninervia, costa gracili, nervis obliquis allernis, venis relicolalis. Peliolui le— 

 res gracilis, supra sulcatas pollicaris, basi inarticulala simplici. Blipolae nullae. 

 Flores magni admodum rragranlei nulantei axillarei lolitarii vcl sparsi circa ba— 

 sin ramorum novorum, globoso-campanulali, pollicem transversam melienlei ''v. 

 albo flavicanies, exlas versus basin saepe purpurascenles. Sepala icrnario 

 ordine disposita ovalo-rolundala oblusa cras a et snbcarnosa intcgerrima, Inle— 

 riora sensim minora. Aeslivalio laxe imbricala giobosa. Pedunculas lcrcs laxus 

 pracilis bipollicaris aequalis, basi saepius squamula gemmacea una alterave mn- 

 niius. Ploris masculi slamina circiler40 calyce parara breviora clavata aggregata 

 in acervum ovatom saper receptaculum carnosum leviter elevalum Blamenlorum 

 bases connatae .' , Blamenta brevia erecta subulala alba carnosa. Antberae ovaiac 

 compressinsculae obtusac, conneciivn (disco?) carnosae, ulrinque debiscenles 

 loculo angusto Inngiludinali cxlrorso, pollcn albiclum. Piililli rudimenlum nul- 

 lum. Plores foeminei mascalis parum majores sepalaque exleriora saturatius 

 coloraia. Ovaria admodum minuta numerosa lenlicularia , exlrorsam obliqae 

 acata, subtus gil>l>oso-convev.a, sarsum nolata marginalo rectilineo, sessilia spi- 

 raliler densissimeque aggregala super receptaculum carnosum oblongum sepala 

 majora subaequans. Ovula 2 minulissima marginulo illi opposila oblique pen— 

 dula. Stylus nullus. Sligma sessile carnosum byalioum scabriusculum perpen— 

 diculare, ulrinquc liberum, apice oblusum levilerque rccurvum, basi ovario ad- 

 pressum, medio apiculae hujus inserlum. Baccae ovalo— subrcniformes sessiles 

 coccineac laeves nilidae, magniludine liibeseos majoris numerosissimae, supcrnc 

 apicula lincolaquc brevi fusca dccurrenlc nolatac biloculares dispermae, dispo- 

 silae in spicam laxe pcndulam insidentem pedunculo gracili apice leviler incras- 

 salo cacicrum vcro immutato. Rhachis carnosa crassa pancticulala flavicans. Caro 

 pallide rubra mollis lineam crassa. Semina duo fusca borizonialiter superposita, 

 scplo pulposo scparata reniformia Icviter complanata, lateribus convexis obtusa, 

 hilo sursum i. c. versus apicem verlicis baccae spectante. Inlegumentum exlerius 

 cruslaceum laeve, sub lente minute puncliculalum, inlerius lenuissimnm peri- 

 spermum arcle involvcns. Perispermum album carnosum teres in Bguram semi- 

 lunarem curvalura, exlremilatibus oblusis approximatis, dorso convexo nniaium 

 fascia vasculorum lenui fusca, altera extreraitale exsculptum cavitate minuia 

 embryonifera superficiei apicis proxima. Embryo minulissiraus subglobosus al- 

 cus. Radicula cenlrifuga? — Crescit frequenler in Nepaliae monte Sheopore. 

 3. K. PROPINQUA Wall. I. c. 11. f t. 15. — Dioica polyandra: floribus subfascicu- 

 latis erectiusculis; pedunculis petiolum vix aequanlibus, mcdio bractealis; an- 

 Iheris sessilibus immersis; baccis dispermis spicalis, rhachi tubcrculosa. 6^ — 

 Ramosissima glaberrima. Folia inlersliliis duplo vel triplo longiora ovato-lan- 

 ceolala in acumcn desinentia longora ei gracile, remotc denliculala interquc 

 denles obsolete sinuala, nunc fere inlegerrima, basi rolundala vel acutiuscula, 

 carnosa fnmia ct fragilia 5-6-pollicaria lucida, sublus pallida, nervis capillaceis 

 vcrsus margincm anaslomosantibus, siccitate reticulala, ad luccm visa minute 

 punciulaia, in planlis novellis luxuriantibus maculis pallide viridibus subalbican- 

 libns variegala. Pciiolus crassiusculus brevis aris, caetcrum ut in prae- 



cedentc. Flores axillares solilarii vcl geminali, illis dimidio minores fcrc inodori, 

 leviier nulanles palenlissimi, inliio pallide flavi, deindc auranliacf, dioici, aesli- 

 vationc in globulum Pisi magniludine imbricali. Pedunculus leres peliolom 

 subaequans, nunc terlia parte brevior, basi squamulis duabus lanceolatis emar- 

 cidis dcciduis, versus medium inslrucius bracleola carnosa scmiamplectenle ovala 



