_ of my new species scarcely exceeds the size 
Che fers so widely in habit and approaches so little in struc~ 
ture, that I cannot help following the footste 
this place. . Be EE Ten 
206 ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN BOTANY, 
capsule 2-valved, dehiscence septifragal. Nimmonia only differs i 
they are marcescent. Mirkooa however differs from both in h 
1. Calyx 3-5 cleft. Petals 3-5. Stamens 3-5. Ovary 3-celled. Capsule 3-valved, ) Rorara. 
nae sguetear a innasestaess ay Pee gage Regier a, opeeeeenaeb bande Ammannia, partly. 
2. Calyx 5-cleft, the sinuses furnished with accessory teeth, petals 4 or 0 ? 
tion) Stamens 4, ovary 2-celled: capsule opening irregularly transversely, (the } AMMANNIA. 
5 imyogstbe cep: hou Gen reece eee a i i da 
3. Calyx 4-cleft, without accessory teeth, petals 4, stamens 4, ovary 2 or 4-celled. ) AMELETIA. 
Capsule 2 or 4-valved, septifragal, (Howers in bracteated spikes, calyx bi-brac- | Mirkooa, W. and A. 
tiolate) BPR sted irae oor tess te So es FER ae ree ee monia, R 
4. Calyx 4-6-cleft, with accessory teeth in the sinuses, petals 4-6, stamens 8-12, { Nusa. 
piel Eid mers bc seanptln aarti Pace ore oT een Rae +++ { Ammannia, partly. 
None of the other genera of the order require notice. To Lagertiraemis I have added 
one new species L. microcarpa (Icones PI. In. Or. tab. 109) which we had formerly confounded 
with Roxburgh’s ZL, parviflora. Icon. tab. 69. The latter species has a large fruit while that 
of a pea. ie 
The sub-order Ceratophylliae differs 
ps of most modern Botanists in excluding it from 
2. A. tenuis, (R. W.) Shrubs somewhat procumbent 
- at the base, afterwards erect, most slender leaves Oppo 
“in eaves » te, orbicular, spikes terminal, flowe i 
_ -R. Roxburgiana, (R.W. obed, petals and dicelled, from the axil of a linear 
_ Stamens 5, leaves opposite.—Wight—Icon. Pl. Ind, Or. large: stamens included ; style pro 
: ay memes pentandra, Roxb. D.C. Prod.W.and ¢apsule 2-valved—Icon. Pl. Ind. O 
Sao eee .) calyx’ S-lobed. petals “and igo q.8: 4-oribunda, (R. W.) Erect, very ram 
ae R. qpetony: 2 oti Ha a ace bath) bial alternate, ia Bs rdate 4 the base 
FP <orahn$ petals “4 — ‘nagtgta al Et i mare  Spik inal, few-flowered : 
_ Bite—Teon, PL. TAO OR ARMY: loses rast Gm 2 solitary, in the axils of linear lanceolate, bracteas: brace 
Coe “AMELETIR; DO G4 tuna. & teoles about half the length of the calyx: 
au, A Omey 2-celled.’ “Capsule 2svatved: << Stamens short, included wiht tee onibe vt the € 
ee ane e Leaves opposite, - bes ao : style long, projecting, capsule ovate, srelved 
Sh lie htemidas So Seed Ninmonéa Jlortiunda, B 
8. A. floribunda. mee oe rotundifolia, (R. W.) 
ae a § a 4-celled _ Capsule 4-valved. et branches erect: leaves orbj ular, opposite, 
Pata: . Rear the extremities o 
: flowers. sessile, solitary, in the 
orig teoles subulate, membra- al 
ealyy. ef the calyx. Stamens ° ca 
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