1. Thunbbrgia.] 104. ACANTHACE^. 



[2. T. tomentosa, TFall.'j 



Similar, but calyx-teeth in flower filiform milch longer than the 

 tube, often •2o--3', hairy, and capsule villous, beak less flattened. 



Chota Naofpur, Prain, in Beng. PL But Pram apparently regards the tomentose 

 form of T. fragrans as T, fomentom ! There is one specimen only so labelled in the 

 Cal. Herb. The calyx teeth appear to me to be onlj- slightly more narrow than in 

 T. f raff runs . and even in fruit the whole calyx is only '15" long, the teeth being then 

 lanceolate, whereas in T. tomentosa they are trulj' filiform, •25-'3" long and hairy. 

 The capsule is shortly villous. It was collected at Bandgaon (Porahat) bj' Clarke, 

 who called it both names, and it exactly matches another named T. fragrans, var. 

 vegfita. to which species aud variety I assign it. T. tomeutosa is a Kilgheny plant 

 which, I may say confidently, does not occur in our ax'ea. 



3. T. grandiflora) Roxh. 



A large climber with pendant branches and orbicular or ovate, or 

 uppermost lanceolate, leaves 3-5-7''' long and broad, uppermost often 

 passing into bracts. Flowers large light-blue, about 3" diam., axillary 

 from the uppermost leaves and in racemes. Capsule upcurved on the 

 pendulous branches, 1-5-2' long with 4-quetrous beak, on clavate 

 pedicels, 1-7-2" long or pedicel of the axillary flowers attaining 4-5*. 



Jungles of northern Purneah ! Santal Parganas, base of Rajmahal Hills» 

 Kitrz ! Probably now extinct in the Santal Parganas. Fl. Sept.-Oct. Fr. 

 Nov.-Dec. 



Leaves, lower deeply cordate and with triangular lobes, 5-7-nerved, shortly hairy 

 both sides, upi^ermost glabrous.. Bracts, upper small and deciduous, bracteoles 

 •75-1*5", falcate-elliptic, often connate on one mai-gin. Calyx a sulDentire ring. 

 Anthers bearded. Capsule thinly pubescent. Seeds plano-convex or doubly- 

 convex, *3-'i" diam, convex side with triangular adnate scaly brown iDlates. 



4. T. coccinea, TFall. 



An extensive climber with long pendant branches, glabrous, 

 elliptic or ovate acuminate entire sinuate or toothed 3-5-nerved 

 leaves and handsome pendulous racemes of scarlet flowers 1" in diam., 

 mostly fascicled at the nodes of the raceme. Capsule 1-1 '6" long, 

 •7-'8" diam., glabrous or minutely pubescent, on pedicels -S-l'S*. 



Damp ravines in the Sameshwar Hills, elev. 1000 ft. and upwards ! Fl. Aug.- 

 Jan., also April and i^erhaps at other times. 



Leaves 5-7", obtuse rounded or cordate at the base. Petiole -5-2" or in the 

 uppermost leaves. Racemes often very loug with clusters or pairs of flowers 

 rather distant. Bracteoles "7" red-purple, often connate along one edge. Calyx a 

 crenulate rim. Corolla with refiexed lobes. Seeds •25-'3" diam. sub-plano-convex 

 but raised in middle of plane side, much thicker than those of 1\ grandijlora, some- 

 what rugose. 



All the above are sometimes seen in gardens, more especially T. gravdiflora.. 

 Besides these are found in gardens — 5. T. laurifolia, Liudl., with light blue flowera. 

 similar to those of graudiflora, but leaves lanceolate acuminate and up to 9" long, 

 3-nerved. Is a native of Burma and the Malay Peninsula. 



6. T. alata, Bojer, which closely resembles T. fragrans but is softlj' villous and 

 has winged petioles and usually yellow corolla with a brown or purple eye or 

 sometimes shades of buff or orange, rarely white. Probably a native of Africa. 



7. T. erecta, T. Anders. Syn. Meyenia erecta, Benth. 



An erect bushy shrub 3-6 ft. high with rather small ovate acumi- 

 nate glabrous nearly entire leaves about 1" long. Flowers purple-blue 

 with white or yellowish tube about 1-5" long, occasionally white. 



Very common in gardens. Fl. principally cs. 



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