Walheriane. N. O. Rubiacez. 
TASS CLAW, 
NEUROCALYX ZEYLANICUS, 
Gen. Cuar. Calycis tubus obconicus pentagonus: limbus 5- 
partitus, laciniis ovato-lanceolatis foliaceis nervosis persistenti- 
bus. Corolla rotata 5-partita, calycis foliolis -duplo breviori- 
bus. Stamina 5: Filamenta 0: Anthere magne in tubum 
pyramidalem coalitee. Ovariwm turbinatum, disco operculari 
coronatum: Stylus discum perforans filiformis, staminibus 
paululum Jongior: Stigma simplex. Capsula 5-locularis? 
Semina numerosa, parva.—Herba caude simplici perbrevi, 
radice sublignosa perenni (?). Folialanceolata, acuminata, mem- 
branacea, penninervia, integerrima, basi longe attenuata, Stipules 
multifide, laciniis subulatis. Racemi aziilares, folio breviores ; 
pedicelli bracteati. 
Neurocalyx Zeylanicus. 
Has. Ceylon. Col. Walker. 
Quite a new genus; certainly allied to, but very distinct from 
Argostemma of Wallich, as Dr. Arnott has justly observed to me. 
The underside of the foliage is much paler than the upper. 
Fig. 1. Flower. f: 2. Calyx and ovary. f. 3. Section of the 
immature fruit :—magnifted. 
