uian<2. N. O. Balanopborea?. 



TABS. CCV. CCVJ. 



Langsdorffia Indica. 



Gen. Char. Receptacula solitana, stipites simplices terminantia, 

 unisexualia. Flores Masculi inter paleas clavalas basi 

 complanata in favi modum nexas sessiles. Perigonium infundi- 

 buliforme, limbo S-S-fido, laciniis sestivatione indupHcalo- 

 valvatis. Stamina 3-5j monadelpha^ perlgonii laciniis opposita, 

 columna solida tubo perigonii adnata^ parte libera antheris 

 breviore- Anther^e connatae, extrorsae, biloculares; loculi 



eequales, juxta totam longitudinem dehiscentes; ovarii rudi- 

 mentum nullum. Flores Fceminei (imperfecti?) confer- 

 tissimi, pedicellati. Stylus filiformis, simplex. Ovarium stipi- 

 latum in stylum gracilem attenuatum. — Herbse carnoscs stipites 

 € rhizomate hypogceo crassiusculo assurgentes^ simplices^ squamis 

 ohsessi^ monocephali^ capitula unisexualia^ alia ex eodem rhizomate 

 mascula^ alia fceminea. Arnott. 



Langsdorffia Indica; rhizomate caespitoso ramoso, stipitis squa* 



mis patulis ellipticis margine glabris, perigonio masc. 4-5-fido 



laciniis demum reflexis, floribus foem. circa glandulam pyri- 



formem stipitatam insertis laevibus. Am. 

 L, Indica. Wight, et Am. ined. — Am. in Ann. Nat. Hist. ined. 



Balanophora Indica. Wall. Cat. n. 7247. — B. elongata. Bliime 



Enum. PL Jav. I. p. 87? 

 Hab. In Peninsula Indise Orientalis prope Courtallam et 



Cunnawady, atque in monte Newere-EIlia in Insula Ceylano ; 



Wight. 



A more full description of this plant than is necessary to ac* 

 company the figure, together with a history of the Genus, will 

 very shortly be given in TayloT^s Annals of Nat. History^ to 

 which we refer our readers. 



Fig. 1. Receptacle of male flowers : — nat. size. f. 2. Single male 

 flower, f. 3. Female flowers. /. 4. Single do- / 5. Portion of 

 the style : — magnijied. 



