6, Wejdlandia.] 84. BUBIACE^J. [8. MussiBHDA. 



persistent recnrved stipules, and panicles of very fragrant 

 small white flowers. 



Common, esp. in second-growth forest and on "broken ground. Light 

 demanding. Fls. March-April. Ft. April-May. Evergreen. 



L. 4-8" by l-2i" w i tn 12-16 prs. of prominent sec. nerves. Corolla-lobe* 

 longer than the tube. Capsules hoary pubescent T y diam- 



2. W. tinctoria, B.C. Hnndrn, Undru, K. ; Tilai, 8. 



A small tree or shrub, much branched, with nearly 

 glabrous ell., oblong or obovate leaves 4-8" by 2-3|" acute, 

 narrowed into the petiole. Stipules J" erect orbicular with 

 laterally flattened acumen. Corolla |-|" long, lobes mnch 

 shorter than the tube. 



■ \ ery common in Sal forests. Shade-bearing. Fls. Jany. -March. Fr. 

 March-April. Evergreen. 



L. shining above, pubescent on the 8-12 prs. of sec. nerves beneath* 

 Petiole £-$''. Panicles 6-8''. The fiowers open before the corolla-tub« 

 lengthens. Capsules somewhat pubescent, brown, rather large c than in 

 the last. 



7. Hedyotis, L. 

 1. H. vestita, Br. 



Diffuse herb 1-3 ft. from a slender twisted nodose 

 tuberose rootstock with pubescent or sub- villous branches, 

 elliptic soft pubescent leaves 2-3" by f-1* and small flowers ia- 

 axillary 3-5-nate cymes, - • 



Sal forest, Latua block, etc., in the valleys. Fls. Oct.-Nov. Fr. Dec. 



Petiole £". Btipules connate below with 1-3 excurrent seta) §-£* long. 

 Cymes £-§". Calyx-tube globose. Sepals 4, T y. Fr. indehiscent. 



H. hispida and H. pinifolia are small annual species common 

 in Sal forest and open ground, but of very different habit. 



8. Mussienda, L, 

 l. M. incana, Wall. 



An nndershrub 1-3 ft. densely clothed with appressed 

 hairs, with ell. ovate or oblong hairy' leaves 4J" by 2£" and 



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