200 Boraginece. \Heliotropium. 



2. H. paniculatum, Br. Prod. 494 (18 10). 



H. linifnlium, Lehm., Thw. Enum. 215. C. P. 1886. 

 Fl. B. Ind. iv. 151. Wight, let. 1391. 



Semi-shrubby herb, stem i--2 ft., erect, with numerous 

 ascending branches, glabrous or with a few adpressed hairs, 

 smaller branches compressed; 1. sessile, soon falling, \-\ in., 

 linear, glabrous above, with stiffly adpressed bristly hairs 

 beneath, margin recurved; fl. very numerous, on short ped., 

 cymes numerous, long, 3-4 in., stalked, spicate, simple or bifid, 

 often with linear bracts; cal. slightly bristly, segm. cut nearly 

 to base, ovate, acute; cor. tube much exceeding cal, narrowed 

 at throat, limb funnel-shaped, lobes triangular, very acute; 

 fruit of 4 very small, ovoid, slightly rough, brown achenes. 



Sandy places near the coast in the dry district; rare. Near MuUiativu 

 (Nevill); Jaffna (Gardner); Illupaikadavai, &c., N. Prov. Fl. Feb., 

 July ; white. 



Also in S. India, Burma, Siam, Australia. 



I suspect this may be really H. seyhmicuin, Lam., in which case that 

 name would take precedence of Brown's. 



3. H. scabrum, Ret 2. Obs. Bot. ii. 8 (1781). 



H. inarifolium, Retz., Thw. Enum. 215. C. P. 1889, 1891. 



Fl. B. Ind. iv. 152. Wight, Ic. t. 1389 and i^H. jnarifolium) t. 1390. 



Stems numerous, spreading, prostrate or ascending, much 

 branched, strigose with long white hair; 1. numerous, often 

 crowded, shortly petiolate, \-\ in., lanceolate or linear-lanceo- 

 late, acute at both ends, with long bristly hairs on both sides; 

 fl. on very short ped.; cymes usually very short and capitulate 

 Ijut sometimes shortly spicate, bracts numerous, leaf-like, 

 hispid ; cal. -segm. deep, ovate, acute, bristly ; cor.-tube 

 scarcely exceeding cal., lobes broad, acute or obtuse ; fruit of 

 4 minute, ovoid, slightly scabrous achenes. 



Damp sandy places in the low country, especially in the dry region; 

 rather common. Fl. all the year ; white. 



Also in S. India. 



I am unable to separate H. marifoliuin., Retz., from this, though it is 

 maintained in Fl. B. Ind. Its inflorescence is less congested, being 

 drawn out into spikes. The two names were published on the same 

 page, but the one here adopted comes first. Nor does H. brcuteatum, 

 Br., given for Ceylon in Fi. B. Ind. iv. 152 (the specimens being, as I am 

 informed by Dr. Stapf, C. P. 1891), seem to me to differ specifically, 

 though, perhaps, worth varietal distinction from its different habit. To 

 this is referred in Fl. B. Ind. H. scyhi/iicuvi, Wall, (non Lam.), as var. 

 laxijlora. Dries black. 



4. H. indicuxn, L. Sp. PL 130 (1753). Et-s^tiya, Et-honda, 

 Sitnl biya, T^dkodukku, T. 



Hcim. Mus. 3. Fl. Zeyl. n. 70. Moon Cat. 12. Heliophytum indicum^ 

 DC, Thw. Enum. 215. C. P. 1893, 1894. 



Y\. B. Ind. iv. 152. Wight 111. t. 171 {Tiaridium indicum). 



