TABULA 2959. 
IMPATIENS PRAINII, Hook. d: 
BALSAMINACEAE. 
I. Prainii, Hook. f. (sp. nov.) ; parvula, rigida, foliis sessilibus lanceo- 
latis coriaceis crenato-serratis, pedunculis 1—4-floris, sepalis oblique 
ovatis aristatim peas basi cordatis, labelli ealear limbo sub- 
aequilongum rectu 
Herba parvula, glaberrima, 1-2 dm. alta, caule gracili rigido ramoso 
infra folia cicatricato ia 2-5 cm ices versus 
ramorum conferta, sessilia, lanceolata, acuminata, crenato-serrata, 
coriacea, basi acuta, marginibus n vel subciliatis, nervis utrinque 
5-6; glandulae stipulares ? Pedunculi foliis breviores, filiformes, fur- 
cati, 1—-4-flori; pedicelli 1-2 cm. longi, capillares ; bracteae ovatae ve 
lanceolatae, acuminatae vel aristatae, , memb ceae, 
apice glanduliferae. Flores angusti, em. longi, roseo-purpurei ? ; 
raphides 0. Sepala 2, oblique ovata, acuminato-aristata, saepe inae- 
quilatera, basi cordata, uno latere in lobulum producta, marginibus 
eglandulosis. — late a rotundatum, 10 mm. diametro, api- 
culatum, costa dorso medio paullo incrassata. Alae 2-5 cm. longae, 
angustae, sessiles ; ee frais late oblongus ; distalis triplo longior, 
loratus, basin versus dilatatus; auricula “dor rsalis parva. La 
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menta anguste linearia ; antherae didymae, loculis muticis. Ovarium 
lineare, lente curvum, acuminatum. Capsulae 2-2-5 cm. longae, lineari- 
clavatae; cusp idatae, polyspermae. Semina minima, vix 2 mm. longa, 
pyriformia, na castanea. 
TERN Hrmaxaya: Sikkim ; oe Valley, near Choongtang, 
Prain’ s Collectors, 377 in Herb. Colouté 
A small — with rigid stem and sessile lanceolate a recalling 
in form, crenation and exbar re I. insignis, but Le ery differen ¢ 
inflorescence and flower from that plant. —J. D. Hooker. 
Fig. 1, sepal; 2, standard; 3, wing; 4, lip; 5, stamen; 6, ovary; 7, seed. All 
enlarged. 
