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Kat. V. IL (1808) p. 041; Watt, Ditt. Econ. Prod. v. 5, p. 480. 

 Oldmlandia herbacea, DC. Proilr. v. 4, p. 42-5 (not of Linn.). J/edi/otis 

 Jiurmnni)iaiia, Br. in Wall. Cat. 808 (in part); Grah. Cat. p. iiO ; 

 Dal/.. & Gibs. p. J 10. — Flowers : Sept.-S'ov. Vicux. I'itpupdi. 



A common weed. Konkan : Stoclcn ! ; Dliaramfar, Wondruw ! ; Savaiil.wari, 

 Kunithar\; Kalyan, Woodrow] Deccan : Kliaiidala, C(joke\; Toona, Wood row'.'; 



Koiiia valley, C'oiifcc.\ S. M. Countky : Loiula, Coofce\; Bulgaum, Iii/chie, •'•"'£; 



PiSTKin. Tlii-ougliout India; Ceylon, Tropical E. Asia to Java and the Pliilippines, 

 Ti-()|)ical Africa, and Auu'rica. 



The plant Ikw some roputo in native medicine and is empluyed in the treatment of 

 bilious fevers. See Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. 1. e. 



2. Oldenlandia diffusa, Iio,rb. Ilort. Bear/. (1814) p. 11. Annual, 

 diffuse, glabrous ; stems numerous, prostrate, often rooting at the nodes. 

 Leaves subsessile, |-1^ by r^— ^ in., linear or linear-lanceolate, acute, 

 glabrous; stipules short, slightly pectinate. Flowers usually solitary 

 (rarely 2 together), sessile or on very short pedicels. Calyx-teeth Ion'', 

 narrowly triangular, cuspidate, finely ciliate, very distant in frui't. 

 Capsules larger than in 0. cori/mhosa, broader than long, very truncate 

 and tlat on the top, not protruded beyond the calyx. Seeds angular. 

 Fl. 13. I. V. 3, p. 65 ; Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 2, p. 315 ; Woodr. in Journ. 

 Bomb. Xat. v. 11 (1898) p. 044.— Flowers : Aug.-Oct. 



Not common. S. M. Country : Belgaum, Bitchie, ^4^ ! Kanara : N. Ivanara, 

 Woodrow, Sirsi, Talbot ex Woodruw. — Distrib. Througbout India; Ceylon, Eonieo, 

 Philippines, Japan. 



3. Oldenlandia herbacea, Ttoxh. Ilort. Boi'j. (IS 14) p. 11 ; Fl. 

 Ind. V. 1, p. 424. An erect ghibrous annual or biennial 3-18 in. high ; 

 branches numerous, dichotomous, slender, 4-gonous, divaricate. Leaves 

 |-l-i- by sV-gi the lower leaves often broader than the upper ones, 

 sessile, linear or linear-lanceolate, acute, glabrotis, usually with recurved 

 margins ; stipules very short, inconspicuous or very shortly setose. 

 Flowers usually on solitary or 2-uate axillary filiform peduncles, some- 

 times however (especia'ly the upper flowers) forming a paniculate cym&. 

 Calyx-teeth triangular-subulate, acute, distaut on the fruit, very short. 

 Corolla \ in. long ; tube g in. long, slender. Capsules ^ in. in diam., 

 ovoid or subglobose, somewhat didymous, the crown much protruded 

 beyond the calyx, glabrous. Seeds somewhat ellipsoid in outline. 

 Trim. Fl. Cevl. v. 2, p. 315. Oldenlandia Net/nil, G. Don, Gen. Syst. 

 V. 3 (1834) p. 531 ; Hook. f. in Fl. B. I. v. 3, p. 05 ; Woo^lr. in Journ. 

 Eomb. Nat. v. 11 (1898) p. 044. IIed;/oiis ho-bacea, Linn. Sp. Fl. 

 (1753) p. 102. Hedijotis Uei/nii, Br. in Wall. Cat. 807 ; Ct rah. Cat. 

 p. 90; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 110. — Flowers: Aug.-Oct. Veu.v. rarij)dtli. 



Konkan : Stocks !, Ritchie, ^-^ ! ; Malwan, Woodrow. Deccan : Koina valley, Cooke ! 

 S. M. Country: Belgaum hills, Ritchie, \IC>'2\; Belgaum, Supckarl, Woodrow. Kanar.v : 

 Thuirvoii'. — Distrib. Throughout India in hilly districts; Malay Islands, Tropical 

 Africa. 



4. Oldenlandia crystallina, lio.vh. Ifort. Ben'j. (1814) p. 11, A 

 prostrate glabrous herb, much-branched from the base ; branches leafy, 

 2-0 in. long. Leaves g-^ by \-\ in., elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, sub- 

 acute, flat, sessile or nearly so, tapering to the base ; stipides with a fVw 

 short bristles. Flowers on solitary 1-2 (rarely 3) -flowered filiform 

 peduncles abotit equalling the leaves. Calyx (in flower) jV in. long, the 



