12 ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN BOTANY. 
This exposition of the characters of the genera of this order leaves no room to doubt, 
that the plant have figured is a true Wichelia. 
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required towards the determination of the value of characters taken from the corolla, but those 
and, by so much, more valua- 
dopting the number of spathes as a sectional character in the manner mentioned above, 
the following distribution of species into two leading sections, will probably be found correct. 
Ist. Flower buds with one bractial and one calycine spathe, 
MM. Champaca, M. excelsa, M. Doltsopa, M. Kisopa, M. auran 
nilagirica ? and three undescribed species in my herbarum from Ceylon 
With one bractial and two calycine spathes. 
- Pulneyensis, M. lanuginosa (?) and perhaps some of the Magnolie of DeCandolle’s 
second section, which are referable to this genus. 
1e Nepal species with the exception of the last, T have referred to the fir 
authority of the following passage in Wallich’s Tentamen Fl. Nepalensis, “ they (the flower 
uds) are enveloped in two entire membranous rounded sg 
tiaca, M. fuscata, M. 
not f at liberty to offer a ini : jec 
may here observe that the cluster of ays in a they aco ak i a Sones 
M. Pulneyensis, but to a new and distinct species, (namely, Mf. Rheedii of this work,) and 
