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The following Synopsis of the FE ast Indian species Drosera and Parnassia, drawn up by 
published in the Companion to the Botanical Magazine, { re-. 
publish entire, that work being but little known in India. 
Dr. G. A. Walker A 
rnott, and 
SYNOPSIS OF THE EAST INDIAN SPECIES OF DROSERA AND PARNASSIA. 
BY G. A. WALKER ARNOTT. 
Drosrra. Linn. 
§ 1. rocerra. D C. 
1. D. umbellata (Lour.); acaulis, foliis ee 
longe petiolatis, scapo apice umbellato 5-floro.— 
Coch. (ed. Meads Soha artnet rod. 1. p. 317. 
in Mill, Dict. |. p 
Has. In Chin 
This I have at seen, noram I aware of its exist- 
ence i 
a 
e rec ruit, and is 
somewhat doubtful avers the — although the ap- 
pearance ee aca roser 
(v acaulis, foliis =. 
ovovatis ceaihbeh a ae scapo* paucifioro 
erecto capillari ealyceque glabris, seminibus eaarille: 
ti ahl, Symb. 3. p.50, DC, 
! ‘ As 18. Don 
in Mill. Dict. 1. De 344. Roa. Fil. Ind. 2. p. 
, Moon 
ther, . Beaters. 
can fein, Wight, Grifith, Bengal and Silhet, 
Silva, Cochinchina? Fin- 
3. - Loureirii (Hook, et Arn.); acaulis, foliis ob- 
longo-spathiulatis a petiolum subaque longum pilosu 
attenuatis, é 
bus olla pete et A, 
zab. 31.—D. rotundifolia, 
L p- 233, — urmanni. 
Sten plantam Chinense 
: ochi pele Louresvo. 
— La prim Co lie 
oy. p 167. 
Leur. Coch. ve apes 
G... Prod. 1. Pp: 
cain China, 
calyceque copiose 
=o nee seminibus Spine 
Linn, 03.2 C 
* « p. 403 rod. |, 
in Mill. Diet. ee z Fi. 5 ig 2. p ne 
5 Hig Cat. Ceyl. Fl. p. 23 Wight et Arn. Prod. Fl. 
Pen. Ind. Ort. p. 34. Wall, Cat, n. 1244, Wi ht, 
Gat. m. \19.—Rlieed. H. Mal, 10. t. 20. Burm, Zest r' 
Jap. Ceylon. Herm Burm. 
yo Walker. Peninsula a nin 
ws ey Campbell. Tavo re kein 
5. D. Hin 080, foliis 
> her ple bus longe subulato-attenuatie 
nargineque brevite ilos: 
subeequi-lato brevi, racemis elongatis multbers ace 
ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN BOTANY. 
tenuia Sentrinecr is, ungue brevi] 
pigs 
tissime reeque__ glanduloso- ee 
issi parceq g -} MO ae 
ovoideis serobiculato-punctatis. 
pre- 
sents a considerable difference in habit, but approaches 
too closely in character. I have only seen one speci- 
men, and that an imperfect one. 
§ 2. gercattium. D C, 
6. D. lunata (Ham.); caule erecto glebrs, foliis 
radicalibus rotundato-reniformibus, caulin spars 
petiolatis peltatis lJunato-triangularibus, arizalt is duo- 
us acuminatis tertio rotundato, sepalis lacero-dentatis — 
ciliatisve ceteroquin tails, seminibus exer ae 
in D 
am Pro p. 319. Don Prod. ep. 
p. 212 G. Don. in het Dict £ p. 346. M oe Cat. 
Ceyl. Fl. p. 23. Cat. 1243.—D. Peltata. 
Wight et Arn, Prod. I Fi. re tag. Or. |. p. 34. Wight, 
Cat. n. 117, 
Hig. Ceylon. 
Wight. Nepal. 
Gerard. Silhet 
Although I po tee kept D. lunata distinct from 
D. peltata, 1 do so with much hesitation; and the 
doubts, del iat by Dr. Wight a 
Prodrom Penins., 
specimens yi Van Diemen’s Land, agreeing entirely 
with the above Ghaiaster The only difference I can 
Moon, Walker. Peninsula of India, 
Hanitton Wallich. Himalayah, 
f they be really distinct species 
di 
it is not easy to say to which Smith’s and Labillarigre’ 
synonyms belon ng. 
Parnassia, Linn. 
is y be conveniently divided into four 
ee + two of ee belong to Europe, N. America, 
and tia; the other twoto Kast India. I shall here 
pe ke definitions - sg bh, with an enumeration of 
all the Species | pos 
amina ag rilia 
in selas graciles apice glan- 
= margine intege 
=. aroliniana. | Mich.—P. palustris. Lint 
plies D C., Hook. Fi B vagy om 1. 4. 27.—P. 
otzebuti, Ch, et. Schl, 
— erdli lan- 
— nssaela "a im selas validas apice 2 
- nentia; pelala basin versus fimbrrato- 
*p, Wi are Sefews ); foliis late cordato-ovatis 
subreniformibes sinu su es, bractea foliis simi 
li ampleetente, ” 
oS 
ediam in segmenta sim acta. 
