304 MERUILL. 



tlio bracts and l)ractcolos foliaeeous. tlio foi'iiicr nl)lon,i2,--ovat(', 0.8 mm. 

 Inno-, the latter ol)l()n<r. al)out '^ mm. loii^'; i)i'(lic't'ls 'i iiiiu. Irnvj;. ("alyx 

 tulx' ovoid, 'i mm. loiiii'. the lobes 1, narrowly oblcmg, blunt. 1.-") iiiiii. lon^-. 

 Corolla (i 111111. loii,u', the tube broadened aboN'e. .'! inni. bini;'. the lobes 

 somewhat filiate on the margins, ;> mm. lowj;, obloni:'. l''ilaiiienls 1..") mm. 

 long: anthers 1.4 mm. long. Style included "i mm. long. 



In ticnsc tliickcts on cxjjnscd ridges :it -l.MH) in. alt. ( N'n. .")7S;{). 



Xaiiicd ill lidiior (»f ./o/(;/ Wliihlirad wlio liist atlciiiplcd lo ascend iialcnn. 



Hedyotis montana ^lovrill n. s]). 



Frutex 1 m. altus, ramis i'amulis(|ue teretis vel obscure tetragonis, 

 dense pitberulis, foliis rigide coriaceis, oblongo-ovatis, acnininatis, gla- 

 bris, nitidis, 3 ad 4 em. longis, dense confertis, basi aeutis; inflorescentiao 

 axillares et terminales. ])aueiflorae, cymosae ; em-olbi purpurea. 11 mm. 

 longa. 



An nndersbrub about 1 m. high. Ui'anehes stout, terete or obscurely te- 

 tragonous, brown, ratbei- densely puberulous. Leaves oblong-ovate, rigid, 

 coriaceous, shining, 3 to 1 cm. long. I.-") cm. wide or less, the margins 

 recurved, the apex I'ather prominently acTiminate. tlie base acute: nerves 

 ;} to 4 on each side of tlu' luidi'ib. pi'oniinent beneath, ascending: ])etioles 

 1.5 to 3 mm. long; stipules short, trilid. Cymes axillary and terminal. 

 all borne near the ajiices of the bi'anchlets a])])earing like an interrupted 

 terminal intloresceiue, the peduncles pnherulent, 1 cm. long oi' less, each 

 bearing about (i congested flowers, the bracts t'oliaceous, narrowly ovate. 

 I mm. long, the bractcoles snmller: pedicels (i.T) to 1..") mm. long. Calyx 

 tube ovoid. 1..^ mm. long, the lobes I. narrowlv oblong, blunt, 'i mm. long. 

 Corolla purple, 11 mm. long, the tube about S mm. long, the loix's '.\ to 

 4 mm. long, narrowly oblong, blunt, slightly ciliate on the margins. Fila- 

 ments 0.5 mm. long; anthers 2 mm. long. Style slightly exserted, il mm. 

 long. 



On an open lioatli at 2.40"0 ni. alt. (No. .5782). 



Closely ndatcd to tlio ])roc('dinij sjK'cios, did'criiii; in its iiiilicridcnt Inaiiclios, 

 lonfjcr narrower lea\cs wliicli arc acuminate at the apex and acute at the hase 

 and with ])roniinent nerves, and imicli larucr purple llowors. 



OPHIORRHIZA Linn. 



Ophiorrhiza venosa Menili n. sp. 



Ilerba vel sulTnil ico,-;i. simplex \-el paiiciramosa. us(pie ad (Ul cm. alta. 

 foliis longe petiolatis. luciiibranaceis. oblongo-ellipt icis. basi et apice 

 acuminatis, glabris, ni'r\is 15 ad '.'0 utrin(|ue. pi-ominent ibiis. pctiolo 3 

 ad 5 cm. longer stipnlis acumiiiato-l.inccolal is. .1 mm. longis; cymae 

 terminales. fernigineo-])uberulae. 



An erect herbaceous or sull'rutescent plant, simple or slightly brain bed, 

 nboiit <i'i em. high, glabrous except the i nlloi'csccncc. Stems stout. 

 Leaves oblouLi-cl lipt ical. i;'> to •.'<! cm. long. 1.5 to ", cm. wiile. membranous. 



