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erecta, libera, antheris 1°5 mm. longis; styli 2, basi coaliti, 
superne ramosi. Fructus bilocularis, ala una lineari, | cm. longa, 
a stylis distante et de eis directa, valvis lateraliter dehiscentibus. 
Eastern Himaraya. Abor Hills: very plentiful about 
Rengging and in the Lalik valley; growing flat against rocks or 
on the ground in deep shade, 500—1700 m. Flowers in January. 
Burkill 36111, 36246, 36247, 36270, 36673, 36831, 37315, 37336. 
The stamens are said usually to be directed upwards under the 
hooded sepal. 
958. Begonia scintillans, Dunn [Begoniaceae]; B. Keg, 
Putzeys, aftinis, sed repens et foliis superne hispidis. 
Herba monoica, acaulis. Rhizoma longum, gracile, ex nodis 
fasciculos radicum fibrosorum et saepe etiam folia 1-3 et pedun- 
culos emittens, ubique ut petioli paleis rubidis vestitum; inter- 
nodiis plerumque 4-5 cm. longis. Foliorum petioli 5-10 cm. 
longi; laminae saepissime maculis parvis albis inter nervis aggre- 
gatis pulcherrime ornatae, oblique rotundato-cordatae, acumi- 
natae, 6-10 cm. longae, minute dentatae, supra virentes, pilis 
in pedunculis 3-12 cm. longis saepius terni, 2 of, 1 Q, extus 
sparse pilosi; pedicelli graciles, 2-3 cm. longi; bracteae lanceo- 
latae, acutae, 5mm. longae. Flores go‘: sepala inaequalia, ovata, 
obtusa, mazora 2 em. longa, corallina; petala concoloria, duplo 
minora; stamina libera, numerosa, 3 mm. longa, antheris 1 mm. 
longis. Florum 9: sepala et petala ut in Qf at paulo minora; 
styli 3, basi coaliti, 4 mm. longi, stigmatis tortuosis. Fructus 
immaturus rhomboideus, utrinque obtusus, 1 em. longus, 6 mm. 
diametro, 3-alatus. 
Eastern Himaraya. Abor Hills: plentiful about the moun- 
tain of Bapu, both on the south face and towards Rotung; 1200— 
2000 m. Burkill 36219, 36543, 36820, 36928. 
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lato-dentata, 10-14 em. longa, glandulis rubris praecipue prope 
marginem conspersa, nervis 12-13-paribus subtus prominulis, 
_ serrulata, 1-1-5 mm. longa, aperta. Petala 5, integra, per 
2 longitudinis in tubo coalita, lobis contortis ovalibus, incarnata. 
Stamina 5, petalis paulo breviora, filamentis brevissimis petalis 
Fructus ignotus. 
Eastern Hrmataya. Abor Hills: summit of Bapu; 2000 m., 
Burkill 36929. : 
Named at Mr. Burkill’s request in honour of Major-General Sir 
Hamilton Bower, K.C.B., who planned and carried out the expe- 
dition to the Abor Hills on which these plants were collected. 
