4. Ebiol^na.] 21. STERCULIACEJE. T6. Buettnbbia. 



Much resembling the last but the flowers in large ter- 

 minal panicles exceeding the leaves and the bracteoles as 

 above. The capsnle also is smoother and more oblong. 



Parasnath, Prain ; Jaspur, Wood. 



Ponltices of the root cures wounds, Wood. 



Pentapetes phoenicea, L. Barebaha, 8., is a branched herb 2-5 

 ft. high, glabrous, or with a few scattered hairs, easily recognized by it3 

 long lanceolate sharply toothed leaves 3-5" long with only 1 primary nerve. 

 Fls. large, red nodding on short 2-flowered peduncles. Capsule sub- 

 globose, bristly. 



In wet fields, not common. The root is used medicinally, Camp. 



6. Buettneria, L 



Trees, shrnbs, or herbs, sometimes climbing, with simple 

 entire or toothed leaves. Fls. purplish small or minute cymo*e. 

 cymes often umbellate and panicled. Petals with a hooded 

 base and variously shaped horns or appendages. Stamina! 

 tube short with 5 fertile anthers and 5 stami nodes. Ovary 

 5-celled, cells 2-ovuled. Capsule globose more or less echinate, 

 septifragally 5-valved. 



1. B, aspera, Colebr. 



A large woody climber (or tree ?') with large cordate 

 sub-orbicular or oblong leaves with 6 basal nerves, and the 

 minute flowers in axillary hoary cymose panicles. 



Rajmehal Hills, Prain. Fl. May-June. 



L. glabrescent shortly acuminate with 4-6 prs. sec n. above the basal. 

 Sep. triangular valvate, lurid purple-green. Pet, linear blackish with 

 yellow pilose horns on the back, Clarke. Capsule 1±" diam. 5-celled with 

 long curved spines. 



This plant is described as a tree in the F.B.I, and in Bengal Plant6. 

 All the herbarium sheets (I have seen none from Chota Nagpur), which 

 bear remarks as to its habit describe it as scandent. 



2. B. herbacea, Moxb.~ Idel sanga, K. ; Deku sindur, 8. 

 A branched berb with a perennial woody rootstock, distant; 



ovate-lanceolate acuminate toothed leaves 1-2 J" long and 

 axillary cymes of small purplish flowers, remarkable for the 



