on the Hortus Malabaricus, Part IF. 197 



Linnaeus, however, in the Flora Zeijlanka (349.) continued to confound the 

 Kuril wltli the Teluho or Sterculia fuliis digitatis, which in the Species Plan- 

 tarum became the Sterculia ffjetida (Burm. Fl. Ind. 207.), an error continued 

 by Willdenow {Sp. PI. ii.874.), but corrected by M. Poiret {Enc. MM. vii.431.). 

 The Kuril, however, is the only authority quoted for the S./cetida in the Hor- 

 tus Kewensis (v. 339.) ; and, unless this is an error, the plant in that noble gar- 

 den cannot be a Steradia. It is evident from the figure that the flower of the 

 Kuril is monopetalous and irregular, with one stylus ; but the stamina are not 

 noticed, and the fruit is evidently a drupa, covered at the lower part by the 

 calyx, and containing a nut with one seed, probably by abortion. Whether or 

 not, from the stamina having been unnoticed by Rheede, we may infer that he 

 saw only female flowers, is uncertain, the separation of the male from the 

 female organs being very unusual if not unknown in the order of Verbenacex. 

 If its flowers are actually dioecious, I know no such plant ; but I suspect that 

 Rheede may have overlooked the stamina as being closely connected with the 

 stylus, a circumstance not unusual in didynamous flowers. In this case I have 

 seen two species nearly allied to Vitex, that very nearly resemble both each 

 other and the Kuril. These I shall now describe, being uncertain which I 

 should reckon most nearly allied to the plant of Rheede. 



The first I found in Ava, and sent to England specimens, which are pro- 

 bably in the collection of Sir Joseph Banks under the name of Fitex leucoxy- 

 lon, although I am not sure that it is the same with the plant so called by the 

 younger Linnaeus {Willd. Sp. PL iii. 392. ; Hort. Kew. iv. 67. ; Hort. Beng. 46.), 

 for it is by no means remarkably like the Fitex trifoUa. 



Arbor elata. Raini tetragoni, obtusanguli, laeves. Foliu opposita, petiolata, 

 ternata vel quinata. Foliola petiolata, elliptica, integerrima, acuta, supra 

 nuda, subtus valde reticulata ; exteriora minora. Petiolus commuiiis semi- 

 teres, canal iculatus, mediocris, glaber, non stipulaceus : purtiales breves, 

 teretes, canaliculati. 



Punicuke axillares, dichotomee, longitudine folii nutantes, nudae. Pedunculus 

 teres, glaber. Bructece vix ullse. Flores coerulescentes, magnitudine 

 florura Rosmurini, incani. 



Calyx quinquedentatus. Corolla quinquefida laciniis unilateralibus, obtusis ; 



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