!230 xviu. CARYOPHYLLE^:. (Edgeworth & Hook, f.) [Stdliria. 



TEMPERATE HIMALAYA ; from Nipal to Marri, alt. 4-8000 ft. DISTRIB. N. and \V. 

 Asia, N. Africa, Europe. 



Perennial. Stem 1-3 ft, brittle, branched, often trailing over bushes. Leaves 

 1-14 in., membranous, lower shortly petioled, acute, sometimes ciliate. Flowers }, in. 

 diam., axillary. Sepals lanceolate, enlarged in fruit. l\tal* with divergin_ 

 Capsule 1 in., ovoid, rather exceeding the sepals; peduncle deflexed, curved at the tip. 

 JSeeds globose, tubercled. 



SECT. III. Stella ria proper. Sepals free to the base. Stom(/)s hypo- 

 gynous or subperigynous. Ovury 1-celled ; styles 2-3. Cajtsule with 4-6 

 entire valves. Seeds numerous, rarely few. 



5. S. media, Linn. ; stem procumbent with aline of hairs, leaves ovate 

 acuminate lower petioled upper sessile, cynics many-tlo\vered. sepal- 

 subacute or obtuse, petals shorter than the glandular sepals or o, stamens 

 3-10, styles 3, seeds opaque Strongly tubercled <>r echinate. If'-///. (_'<tf. (','.:[ ; 

 Wight Ic. t. 947; Boi*$. /'/. Orient i. 707, S. monogyna, l),,n l'r<l,: 215. 

 Alsinella Wallichiana, Benth. in Wall. Cuf. <>:io. 



Throughout the PAN.TAB, and temperate regions of India, ascending in the HIMALAYA 

 to 12,000 ft., and in WKSIKKN Tii'.i.r to 1 4,;.uo ft. CrTLOBt; Newera Kllia. probably 

 introduced. DISTKIH. All Air tie and N. temperate regions, a doubtful native elsewhere. 



A very common and most variable weed. Stem* f> in 2 ft., generally much branched, 

 flaccid, green. Leaves 4~1 i"-i lower long-pet iolcd, ovate or coniaif, upper M-^'.li-, 

 elliptic or lanceolate. / i'.ary and in terminal cymes, J-. 1 , in. diam.; \ 



slender, glabrous or glandular-pnl cscmt. AVy/^//x nbtiiM- or snbaciitc, bain glandidar or 

 covered with raised points. Ca^sa'e ovoid, longer than the s-pals. N ,</.-, brown, 

 acutely tubercled. Flmcer* -1-nieroi;^ and apetaloiis in Alpine .^ikkim ^ ->-\ 



6. S. sikkimensis, lltmk.f. ; decumbent, stems shining below, much 

 branched laily pubescent orvillous \vith spreading hairs, leaves small 

 ovate or ovate-lanceolate rarely cordate, cymes terminal many-llowered, 

 sepals lanceolate acuminate pilose much exceeding the L'-partite petals, 

 .stamens 10, styles 3, capsule not exceeding the sepals. 



SIKKIM IIiM.M.vvA ; common, alt. "> '.IOIMI ( 't., If, rli. f.'rijiitlt, J. D. If. 



Often forming ma; ted tufts, clothed with llaeeid bro\\ u *preadiag hairs. Leaves 



t in., spreading n-eurved or rcilexe i, aeiiie, very .-hortly-peiiolrd, opaijue, hairy on 

 th Mirfaces and ciliaie. J-'lmr, /-.v | in. diam. ; pedicels rather longer than the sepals, 

 spreading, cieeurved in fruit. tiffOU \\ith broad s> arious ma '.innate. 



ovoid, ralher longer than the sepals; valves ">, entire. >^< < tf* many, minute, opaque, 

 Oarcely tuberclea Nil-alpine specimens have more coriaceous deficxrd I aves, with 

 strongly re.curved margins. Nearlv allied to ,s'. ,-Y/.IV<////.S-, but less perigynous, inure 

 laxly liairy, and cymes much shorter peduncled and terminal. 



7. S. semivestita, EJ<j>w. ; more or K-.--S woolly, stem elongate stout 

 decumbent much branched lealy, leaves sju-cading and re-curved subulate, 

 peduncles axillary much exceeding the leaves, sepals lanceolate acuminate 

 with broad scarious margins shorter than the petals, stamens 10, styles :j. 



WESTERN TEMPERATE HIMALAYA; Knmaon, alt. 6-8000 ft.; Lohoo-ghat and 

 Dadooka Taola, T. Thomson; Chaur. Strac/t. ( \Yii>t. 



Forming large compact or lix tufts. Stews 6-18 in., terete below; branches ascend- 

 ing, crowded, very leafy, white with woolly hairs. Leaves 4~| i n - gradually recurved 

 from a broad base, 1-nerved, woolly on both surfaces or ulabrate. fwweri 4 in. diam.; 

 peduncles 1 in., very woolly. Sepals % in., very acuminate, back striate, tonientose. 

 ^Petals 2-partite, rather broad. Fruit unknown. 



8. S. Webbiana, Wall. Cat. 642 (Leucostemma) ; glabrous, stem slender 

 decumbent branched leafy, leaves spreading linear or acicular, pedicels 



