CXXXV. COMMi;|ylNA<JK>1',. 787 



PcIuIh Mih!, obovatc; or Hiil)(M'bi(.'ul!ir. .SIiuikoih .'{ (moiihiIjiiwh only 2) 

 [H-A-Uicl; HtaiiiiuodoH ii or I ; iWaiucwU (>[ all bcimUul. CiipMuli.-MiillijjHoid 

 or Hubg]o|jo8(5, j in. in diiiiii,, willi a bluish fiii^o, Hinoolb, ^liHtciiiiig, 

 rnucroiiJiUj. HecAn 'i-4 (rarely .0) in (;;i(:li coll, l-Horialo, /,, in, i;i diain., 

 J{-gonouH, roticulalf;, ^'laii(|iilai--|jijb<;nilouH, (jbu-ko, in 1J( '. Moito^. j'lian. 

 V. :i(l8HJj p. 20J; JackH(;n, Indox K<ju(!n. v. I, p. IIJO. yindbuna 

 lineolatum, Kuntli, I'^niiin. v. 4 ( |H4;{) p. 00 ; (Jlarl«!, Coiiiin. & (JyrL 

 Uurif,'. p. 27, t. 15; Jlook. 1'. FJ. IJ. I. v. ( IHiiJj p. ;}7'{ ; VV<iO<|r. in 

 Journ. Hoinb. Nat. v. 12 (1800) p. r,2\ ; I'rain, Honf,'. I'l. p. lOHI. 

 yJ. ddlam, Kunth, Etiuin. v. 4 (\M'.y) p. 70; Dal/-, in Kovv .loiini. Mol,. 

 V. a (1851) p. i:{7; J)it|/,. & (Ji|,H. p. 2,', I. yi. balfulU,,!,, VVigl.L, Icon. 

 V. (IH.O.'J; p. :jO, t, 2072.— JaowcTH : A(if,'.-S(.))t. ' 



Konkan; Sfoi:kn\, Lav>\\ dark woo(l« of IhoH. Koiikui), Did.-nH ,^ OUiHim; Wuri 

 f.-oiinl.ry, DaLrnUl H. M. Countuv : /tanigliiif., liUcklt',, HWM -JJXM'U/)). India 

 (Hikkii)i, JJho(,uri, Klja«iii Uilln, JJiniDi, W. J'.:niii«iil(t) ; Alality IhIuikJh. 



.'{. Aneilema spiratum, /(^. ///■. I'ro'lr. (\H\^}) |>. 271 (In, (ulnni.). 

 A (Iwari annual, braticlicd IVoHj Uji; baMi; ; root libroiin; brancliOH <I 10 

 in, loiif^ (oiX(;n Ichh), df'cnmbcnl, and rooting b(;lf;w, Ically. \ic;iv(-m 

 HfiKHib;, tfif; lower broadly lincar-lanccolatrj, th(j uj)p<-r oblont^, cordalo, 

 all arnpl<;xicaul, {,dabroiiM, -11^ by ^ -^ in,, ar;nf,o, canalicnlal.o in tbo 

 jiiiddle ; Hli(;atliH very Hliort, J'"lo\V(;rH about /, in. ac'ro-^x, in dicboto- 

 inoiiHly branolied, fevv-floworod panicleH ; p<;dnn<;loH terminal and from 

 tbe upper axilH, solitary or twin; p<jdii-<;l« rather lon;<, lo/iget- than tlio 

 fruit, bil'ariouH, distant ; braefs minute, ovate, amplexicaul, per«i/4i}nt, 

 HepalH Hpreading. I'ctals blue, broadly oblong, obtiine, Stair/enM Ji 

 perfect, 1 be anthers apiculaU;, blue, the filaments bearded; Htau)i»JodeH 

 y, shorter than the stamen h, the /ila/ne/its usually nakeri but occasion.dly 

 bearded. CJvary ij-cfdled ; cells Ji-many-ovulate. Capnules ,J^j ],^ in, 

 long, oblong, mucronate, smooth, shining, JJ-gonous, the cells ^l-7-se<jded. 

 Heeds l-sei-iato, jninute, angulur or cuhieal, while or straw-colored. Fl. 

 Ji. I, V. 0, p. :i77; Clarke, in UC, Monog. J'han, v. :} (\W\) p. 207; 

 VV'oodr. in .Journ. liomb, Xal. v. 12 (IHOO) p. .02.";; JVain, Heng. 

 J'l, p. 1084, AndUma i-AinaUcidiUiim, l)nh. in Kuw Joiir/j. Hot, v. -i 

 (1H-,>1) p. J;i7; JJalz, & (Jibs, p. 2">1. A. narmm, Kunth, Knum. v, 4 

 (IH4'4) p, 05; Wight, Icon. t. 2077 right band ligui-e.— Mowers : Oct. 



KoNKAS : l)al,zp.U\, Hl.of:kit\, Jmvi\; Uafnugiri, Wo'dnrw. Diu.CAn : MiihaUU'jiliwtir, 

 Woodri/w. H. M. C'ot.'vruK ; Uclgauui, ///;/'';/«'<! I- iJ/«T/u(!. Tliroij^liout JfjrJiji ; C<jyiyM| 

 Malay iBJuriflg, C'liiiia. 



4. Aneilema dimorphum, hoJz. in, Kkoj .Imira. lUti. s.'A (\K)\) 

 p. i;i8. Whole plant ^^lahrous (except the mouths of th<5 sheaths), abr^ut 

 J ft. high ; root Jibroiis ; stems many, branching fronj the root, tho 

 branches erect, \mvc.\m, ntp'tnUi. Jicaves J-2,j by /j -j in,, linear -oblo/jg tr; 

 ovat^i-lanceolate, obtuse or acniAi, tint, base rounded ov conkle, ; moiitli 

 of short sheath c'll'inUi. Flowers ^ in, across, in panicle* I 1 J in. long, 

 which are sparingly dichotomouhly branch<,'d, few-flowered ; bni^;ts snjall, 

 ^W~]^2 ^'^- '*"^^» '^vate or orbJ<;ular, obtuse, cucullate, persistent. Sepals 

 ovate, obtufje, concave, reflexed. Fetals blue, obovate, subjwjuUj. 

 .Stamens '4 fertile and '4 staminodcs ; bbi/nents of fertile stameuH 

 b«jarded, those of the staminodcs nakr;d. Ovary H-noMiui ; crMn 3-5- 

 ovulat.<;, (;aj;«ij!es ].-\ in. long, oblong, Ij-gonous, shining. 8e^ 



