946 ARISTOLOCHIACES. 
often a good way, this however may depend upon partial 
elongation of the rachis. 
Under each branch of inflorescence is a conform. but 
larger bract. : 
Asiphonia Pl. DXXVIII. Fig. II. 
Fructus siliquosus, subtorulosus stipitatus, 4-valvis. 
Replis non interjectis. PEETA 
Placenta libera centrali, 4 gona, valvis dorso striato-costat, 
seeds in single series along the flat faces of the placenta, 
which are opposite the valves, sub 3-angular placed end to 
end in a moniliform manner externally rugose greyish. 
I have only seen abortive ones. 
The characters of the fruit approach closely to those of 
Ascoma, perhaps the only diference is the want of the alter- 
nating reploid lines. | 
* THOTTEA. 
Thottea grandiflora Pls. DXXX. and DXXXI. 
Frutex 3 pedalis, robustiusculus, apice parce ramosus. 
Ramulis pubescentibus. Folia alterne exstipulata sub 
disticha subsecunda oblonga vel obovato-oblonga superiora 
(ramulor.) majora coriacea cuspida brevi lataque, breve petio- 
lata subtus dense pubescente hirta venulis ultimis etiam sub- 
tus elevatis. : 
Racemis ex axillis foliot. lapsor. caul. pubescenti hirtis, 
2.3 unciali nutantibus, bracteis distichis lineari-oblongis Su5- 
carinatis, : 
Flores amplissime penduli longitudine fere 5-unciale lati- 
. tudine extreme 4-41 unciale, colori luridi purpurei; intervenlis 
irregulariter albo-maculata (dashed.) 
Perianth. campanulat. membranem petaloid. zestivat. valvat. 
apicibus subinflexis, venis primariis conspicuosis tactu scabrit, 
basilaribus intermediis incompletis varie nexis, margine !* 
