Piate 2704. 
CUSCUTA HYGROPHILA, 1. H. W. Pearson. 
CONVOLVULACE®. 
C. (§ Eugrammica) Hygrophile, YW. H. W. Pearson (sp. nov.) ; C. 
chinenst, Lamk., affinis, sed calyce haud carinato, calycis lobis obtusis- 
simis vel rotundatis, squamis multo minoribus differt. 
Caules filiformes. Spica compacta, umbellata, umbellulis 5-6 breve 
pedunculatis paucifloris instructa. Flores globosi, 1-1} lin. diametro. 
an 
incluse, }—} lin. longe. Ovarium globosum, apice fovea alta lataque 
instructum, siyli 2 (rarius 3) subulati, subequales, ovario breviores ; 
stigmata capitata, leviter lobata. Capsula obconica, apice alte de- 
pressa, 1—2- (rarius 3-) sperma, circ. 1 lin. longa. Semina subangu- 
laria, complanata, minutissime tuberculata, 4 lin. diametro. - 
Matay Peninsuta : State of Johor ; Johor Bahru, Ridley, 9161. 
ns group Obtusilobe, which, like the other divisions of the 
Australian C. australis, R. Br., from which it is easily distinguished 
by its dry fruit, fewer and more flattened seeds, smaller scales, and 
finer stems. 
