Mr. J. Miers on the genus Streptosolen. 209 



mox hiantibus, in sinu cavernosum. Capsula ovata, coriacea, 

 calyce tecta, 2-locularis, 2-valvis, valvis 2-fidis, dissepimento 

 libero parallelis. Semina plurima Browallice. — SufFrutices 

 Nova-Granadenses et Ecuadorenses strigoso-hispidul(B. Folia 

 ovata, coriacea, 7'ugosa, aspera, petiolata, florifera ad bracteas 

 redacta. Ylores pedunculati, terminales, conferti, subcorymbosi. 

 Corolla aurantiaca, extus valde pubescens. 



1. Streptosolen Jamesoni. Browallia Jamesoni, Benth., DC. 

 Prodr. X. 197; — fusco- et scabrido-hispidula, foliis ovatis, 

 utrinque acutis, subcoriaceis, bullato-rugosis, subtus nervis 

 valde prominulis, utrinque scabridis, longiuscule petiolatis, 

 corymbo ampliore, calycis dentibus 4 subsequalibus, acutis, 

 erectis, fusco-viridibus, tubo cylindrico, angustato, medio con- 

 tractor concolori : corollas aurantiacse tubo infundibuliformi 

 ampliore extus molliter tomentoso, limbi campanulati lobis 

 fere sequalibus, brevissimis, mucronulatis. — Ecuador, v. s. in 

 herb. Hook. LoxajHartweg,no.SlS. Sasaranga, prope Loxam, 

 SeemanUj no. 872. 



I have already described in the foregoing page the peculiar 

 habit of this species ; the leaves are 1^ inch long, 8 lines broad, 

 on a narrow channeled petiole of 4 lines ; above they are deeply 

 furrowed at the nervures with prominent reticulate veins, hispidly 

 pubescent below, scabrido-hispid above, of a very dark green 

 colour, opake and brittle when dried ; the peduncles are 4 lines 

 long; the calyx of equal length is 1| line in diameter, somewhat 

 contracted in the middle, with almost lanceolate acute erect teeth ; 

 the corolla is 1 inch in length, the tube at base only a line in dia- 

 meter, swelling to a diameter of 4 lines at the mouth, the border 

 being about 8 lines in diameter ; externally it is softly pubescent 

 and almost smooth within. The lower pair of stamens have their 

 origin somewhat fornicated, about 2 lines above the base of the 

 tube, opposite the reflexed broader lobe of the border, are about 

 6 lines in length, quite smooth at base, minutely pubescent 

 above ; the upper shorter pair are inserted at 7 lines from the 

 base and below the mouth of the tube, which is here slightly 

 pubescent ; they are all stiff and rigid, and want that peculiar 

 arching expansion with long glandular hairs that forms so pecu- 

 liar a character in Browallia. The style is about 7 lines in 

 length, with a broadly expanded stigma, which is quite bilabiate 

 and of a distinctly different form from that of the very remarkable 

 stigma of Browallia. The pedicel and calyx do not sensibly en- 

 large in size ; the capsule, which is wholly inclosed within the 

 calyx, is quite smooth, but in other respects like that of Browallia 

 and Petunia^. 



* This species will be figured in plate 55 of the * 111. South Amer. Plants.' 

 Ann. ^ Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 2. Vol. v. 14 



