Plate 1772. 



SINDECHITES HENRYI, Oliv. 

 Apoctoacej;. Tribe Echitide^;. 



Sindechites, Oliv. {gen. nov.). Calyx parvus 5-fidus lobis ovatis, 

 basi intus squamellis circ. 15 instructus. Corolla hvpocrateriformis 

 tubo cylindraceo superne. leviter dilatato calyce 4-6-plo loncriore' 

 fence nudo, hmbi lobis dextrorsum obtegentibus ovatis obtusis°tubo 

 4-o-pIo brevionbus. Stamina supra medium tubi inserta ; filamentis 

 superne hberis anguste linearibus ; anthers basi bidentatae v. bre- 

 vissime sagittate, connectivo apice producto ovato-oblongo acutato 

 PUobo, locuhs basi in appendiculas breves cartilagineas obtusiuscula* 

 productis Ovaria 2 distincta apice dense pilosa disco annulate irre- 

 gnlanter lobulato paullo longiora, pluriovulata ; stylus gracilis ; stigma 

 ovoideo-comcum, basi truncatum apice minute bidentatum.— Frutex 

 scandens glaberrimus, ramulis gracilibus teretibus lsevibus. Folia 

 opposita petiolata lanceolato-oblonga v. ovato-lanceolata acuminata, 

 subtus palhdiora venis primariis late divergentibus utrinque circ. 20. 

 injlorescenha pluriflora terminalis; pedicelli graciles flore sukequi- 



inin 



(sp 



Hab. Id 



Folia 3-4 



Henry (No. 3636) 



more, albi, 5^6 lin. longi. ' * ' *" * " 



Dr. Henry says this plant grows usually prostrate over stones, and 

 that the stem is ' full of sticky white juice.' 



Dr. Baillon, who is working at Apocynace© for his 'Histoire des 

 r Ian tes,' would give Sindechites a place near to Trachelospermum. The 

 pilose apical connective of the anthers is curious and unusual. The 

 fruit I have not seen. — D. Oliver. 



a n 1S 'u 1 ' Inter P eti olar gland. 2. Bud. 3. Calyx-lobe and included squama*. 

 *. U>rolla laid open. 5. Anthers. 6. Pistil and disk. 7. Ovaries. Enlarged. 



