638 LXVI (C.B.Clarke.) [Begonia. 



the iiiidrV ^ falling away of 2 or 3 of the faces; placentas- 



_'-rid. v W^y monadelphous, anthers obovoid, connective not 



produced. . ^ 



K^rfomale flower 5 (rarely 6), imbricate, inner smaller, inner- 

 . Sect. Knesebeckia A. DO. 



ry and young capsule very pubescent. (See also 12. B. Josephi.) 



9. B. picta, Sm. Exot. Bot. t. 101 ; leaves ovate acuminate, capsule with 

 one wing much elongate. Hook. Exot. Fl. ii. t. 89 ; Wall. Cat. 3685 B and 

 part of A.; Bot. Mag. t. 2962; A. DC. Prodr. xv. pt. i. 312. B. echinata, 

 JRoyle III. 313, t. 80. B. erosa, Wall. Cat. 3688, partly. 



HIMALAYA, alt. 2000-6000 ft. ; from KUNAWUR to BHOTAN, frequent. KHASIA 

 MTS., alt. 3000-4009 ft. ; H.f. $ T. Throughout CHOTA NAOPUB, alt. 1000-4200 ft. ; 

 C. B. Clarke. 



Eootstock of one or few tubers ; plant 6-15 in., the inflorescence scarcely 

 exceeding the leaves, stem glabrous or obscurely pubescent. Leaves 3-5 by 2-3 in., 

 nearly equally cordate, doubly finely serrate, pilose above, villous on the nerves 

 beneath ; petiole of the cauline leaf usually 1 in. at least ; stipules lanceolate, 

 hairy, scarcely exceeding the leaves. Peduncle more or less pubescent upwards ; 

 bracts oblong -lanceolate, persistent, pubescent. MALE : outer segments 2, pubes- 

 cent ; petals 2, smaller ; stamens shortly monadelphous, about 30 ; anthers obo- 

 void ; connective not produced. FEMALE : perianth of 5 segments, outer larger, pu- 

 bescent. Styles 3, nearly separate, divided half way up into two tortuose branches. 

 Capsule large, 1 in., usually pubescent, sometimes nearly glabrous when quite ripe; 

 one wing in. broad, another \ in., the third \\ in. in a 'large example; styles 

 persistent ; wings slightly ascending, dehiscing by the three faces falling off. Seeds 

 light brown, shortly ellipsoid. Flowers pale rose, medium large ; leaves often 

 variegated. 



10. B, Satrapis, C. B. Clarke ; leaves reniforni or shortly ovate-cordate 

 not acute, capsule with 3 wings no one of them greatly elongate. 



SIKKIM ; above the Kungait, alt. 2000 ft. ; Herb. Griffith, C. B. Clarke, Dr. 

 Treutler. 



Eootstock of a few tubers. Stem erect, usually elongate above the leaves, pubes- 

 cent, whole plant 12-18 in. Leaves 2-3 by 3-4 in., nearly equally cordate, minutely 

 denticulate-ciliate, closely pubescent above, rufous-villous on the nerves beneath ; 

 petiole of the cauline leaf usually short often less than 1 in. ; stipules lanceolate, 

 pubescent. Peduncle elongate, very pubescent, bright rose-red, often rising 6 in. 

 above the highest leaf; bracts oblong-lanceolate, persistent, very hairy, laciniate, 

 sometimes divided to the base. MALE: sepals 2, pubescent; petals 2, smaller; sta- 

 mens shortly monadelphous, about 50 ; anthers obovoid ; connective not produced. 

 FEMALE : perianth of 5 (or 6) segments, outer larger, pubescent ; styles 3, nearly 

 separate, each divided half-way up into two tortuose branches. Capsule large, very 

 pubescent, length f in., wings not very unequal about in. broad (but the capsule 

 not well ripe). Seeds (not well ripe) like those of B. picta but narrower. A very 

 beautiful plant with bright rose flowers. 



** Ovary and capsule glabrous (except sometimes in 12, B. Josephi). 



11. B. Evansiana, Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 627; stem elongate, leaves 

 ovate-cordate acute unequal at the base, bracts glabrous oblong-obovate, cap- 

 sule with three unequal wings. Bot, Mag. t. 1473; A. DC. Prodr. xv. pt. i. 

 313. B. obliqua, Thwnb. ; Banks Ic. Kampf. t. 20. B. sinensis, A. DC. I.e. 

 ex descr. 



