304 Commelinacece. \Covtmelina. 



Clarke (1. c.) does not give this as for Ceylon, and quotes C. P. 2326 

 under the ^ery different Aneilema montanian. There is no Ceylon 

 rspecimen in Herb. Kew. 



8. C Kurzil, Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. xi. 444 (1871). 



C. longifolia, Thw. Enum. 322 (part) (non Lam.). Clarke, Mon. 185. 

 •C. P. 3224 (part). 

 Fl. B. Ind. vi. yji. 



Stem robust, hairy or glabrate ; 1. 2-6 by \-\ in., subsessile, 

 narrowly lanceolate, caudate-acuminate, rather coriaceous, 

 scabcrulous or puberulous, base unequal-sided, sheath \-\ in., 

 ■ciliate ; spathes |-i in, long and broad, sessile in subterminal 

 capitate clusters, rarely solitary, broadly turbinate, acute, 

 cucullate, pubescent or puberulous ; larger pets. |-| in. diam., 

 orbicular; ov. 3-celled, cells i-ovuled; capsule \ in. diam., 

 obovoid, pyriform or subglobose, trigonous, brown, dorsal cell 

 small, indehiscent ; seeds \ in. long, ellipsoid, smooth, ashy 

 grey, of the dorsal cell hemispheric. 



Low country ; rather rare. Between Haragama and Maturata 

 {Thwaites). Fl. Dec.-Feb. ; pale violet-blue. 

 Also in S. India. 



9. C. ensifolia, Br. Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 269 (18 10). 



C. longifolia, Thw. Enum. 322 (part), non Lam. Clarke, Mon. 188. 

 C. P. 3224 (part). 

 Fl. B. Ind. vi. 374. 



Stem diffusely branched, branches 12-18 in., slender, 

 creeping below, glabrous or pubescent ; 1. 2-4 by ^-h in., 

 sessile, narrowly linear-lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous or 

 pubescent on both surfaces, coriaceous, veins few, base 

 narrowed, sheath lax, ^-| in., mouth ciliate with long hairs ; 

 spathes 1-3, contiguous, ^-| in. long, very shortly peduncled, 

 broadly triangular-ovate, acute, cucullate, straight, or recurved, 

 membranous, glabrous or hairy, base truncate or rounded ; 

 ov. 2-celled, cells i-ovuled ; capsule transversely oblong, 

 about ^ in. broad, 2-celled, 2-sceded, valves coriaceous; seeds 

 ellipsoid or cymbiform, smooth, dorsally convex, ventrally 

 concave, puberulous. 



Dry region; rare. Ella Pass, Uva. (The C. P. specimens are without 

 locality.) Fl. Sept. 



Also in India and .Xustralia. 



10. C. appendlculata, Clarke, Comin. and Cyrt. Beng. t. 13 



(1874). 



Clarke, Mon. 186. 



Fl. B. Ind. vi. 374. Clarke, Comm. Beng. t. 13. 



Stem rather stout, diffusely branched from the base, 

 branches 2-3 ft., ascending, glabrous ; 1. sessile, 4-6 by \-% in., 

 narrowly linear or linear-lanceolate, narrowed at both ends- 



