186 Dr. Francis Hamilton's Commentary 



Corymbi axillares, terni, folio longiores, patentes, ramosissimi, divisionibus 

 inferioribus 3- sen 5-fidis, superioribus dichotoinis ; flore in dichotomia 

 sessili. Rami tomentosi, ligidi. Bractece ad corymbi divisiones singulas 

 binee, lineares, pubescentes. Flores parvi, coerulei, erecti. 



Calyx monophyllus, persistens, superne ampliatus, laciniis reflexis, ovatis quin- 

 quefidus. Corolla monopetala, infundibuliformis ; tubus longitudine ca- 

 lycis supra dilatatus, ore patente, quinquangulari intus pilosus : limbus 

 reflexus, laciniis ovatis, obtusis quinquepartitus. Filamenta quinque, 

 subulata, erecta, longitudine pilorum apici tubi inserta. Antherce cor- 

 datae. Germen in fundo calycis niinutum. Stylus longitudine staminum 

 teres. Stigma lobis acutis bifidum. 



Nux calycis fundo aucto tecta, laciniis coronata, oblonga, Isevis, quadrilocu- 

 laris, tetrasperma. 



Katou Theka, sen Catu Tekka, p. 59. tab. 28. 



The specific names Katou and Vana have the same meaning, properly enough 

 translated "wilde" by the Dutch. The Brahmans of Malabar for this plant 

 would appear to have two generic names, Sailo and Papalou, the first a very 

 rude attempt at classification, uniting it with the Theka robusta. Concerning 

 the name Papalou I know nothing. 



I have already (Linn. Trans, xiii. 549.) mentioned the error into which 

 Burman fell respecting this plant, which subsequent authors have not yet 

 introduced into the system; but M. Poiret (Enc. Mdth. v. 1.) makes some 

 pertinent remarks on the subject. If the fruit is above the calyx, he thinks 

 that it must belong to the order of Verbenacece ; but like the Theka it has five 

 stamina and a regular corolla, on which account it comes nearer the Bm-- 

 raginece. M. Poiret, however, confesses that the fruit has every appearance of 

 being crowned by the calyx, in which case it must belong to the order of 

 Rubiacea?, and it is nearly allied to the genus Psychotria, only it would seem 

 to have but one seed, while the Psycliotrias have two. But although the fruit 

 is represented in the figure with only one seed, yet little reliance can be placed 

 on this circumstance, many plants being subject to the failure of one seed, 

 where the regular number in a complete fruit is two or more. On the whole, 

 it is probable that this plant possesses the generic character of Webera, as given 



