82 Polygalacece. \Polygala. 



6. P. rosmarinifolia, \V. and A. Prod, yj ("1834). 

 Thw. Enum. 22, 400 {yzx. piiberula). C. P. 1082. 

 Fl. B. Ind. i. 204. 



An erect annual, stems 12-18 in., with ascending, appressed- 

 pubcscent branches ; 1. numerous, sessile, erect, Hnear, apicu- 

 late, glabfous or sHghtly hairy ; fl. few, erect, in erect racemes 

 usually shorter than the 1. ; outer sep. oblong, acute, ciliatc, 

 wings oblong, oblique, mucronate, membranous at margin,, 

 about as long as oblong-ovoid, notched, pubescent, ciliate 

 capsule. 



Upper zone of low country and lower montane zone to about 4000 ft. : 

 rather rare. Palagalla ; Kandy ; 'common in the Uva district' 

 (Thwaites) ; Atampitiya ; Lunugala ; Wilson's Bungalow ; Mannar. 

 Fl. all the year ; reddish-pink. 



Also in Southern India. 



7. P. sibirica, Z. Sp. PL p. 702 (1753), var. macrolophos, 



Hassk. in Miq. Ann. Miis. i. 167 (sp.). 



P. glomerata, Lour., var. pedunciilosa^ Thw. Enum. 400. C. P. 592. 

 FI.'B. Ind. i. 205. 



A semi-shrubby herb, with many long, ascending, finely 

 hairy branches ; 1. extremely variable, \-2\ in., from broadly 

 oval to narrowly linear-lanceolate, acute at both ends or 

 acuminate at apex, glabrous but for a few long hairs beneath, 

 midrib prominent ; fl. rather large, \ in,, on rather long,, 

 slender ped., in few-fld. axillary or extra-axillary racemes 

 shorter than or about as long as the 1., bracts caducous or 

 persistent ; outer sep. oval, ciliate, acuminate, wings oval, 

 acute; capsule shorter than sep., orbicular, notched, surrounded 

 by a thick, narrow wing ; seeds hairy, aril large, with 3 linear 

 lobes. 



Moist country, ascending into the montane region. Labugama ; 

 Ambagamuwa; Maturata; Adam's Peak; Dolosbagie. Fl. Jan.-March; 

 white, the crest violet. 



The type is found throughout India, Central Asia, China, and Japan. 

 Our variety (perhaps a distinct species) is endemic. 



8. P. telephioides, Willd. Sp. PL iii. 876 (1800). 

 Thw. Enum. 22. C. P. 1080. 



Fl. B. Ind. i. 205. 



A perennial herb, with numerous, short, thick, prostrate 

 or ascending, pilose branches from a woody rootstock ; 

 1. numerous, crowded, about \ in., sessile, oblong-oval, acute, 

 thick, glabrous ; fl. very small, crowded in short, racemose, 

 extra-axillary fascicles ; outer sep. acute, wings oval, oblique, 

 strongly acuminate ; capsule broadly ovoid, notched, glabrous, 

 not winged. 



