Begonia."] LXYI. BEGONIACEJE. (C. B. Clarke.) 65 



subequally cordate at the base, minutely denticulate not serrate, with scattered 

 weak pubescence on both* surfaces, the young leaves very shaggy; petiole 2-5 in.; 

 stipules nearly in., ovate, acute, glabrous. Peduncles 3-6 in., not exceeding the 

 leaves, with a few flowers towards their summits ; bracts ovate, acute, ciliate, pu- 

 bescent or the lower ones glabrous. MALE : sepals 2, -f in., round, pubescent on 

 the back ; petals 2, oblong ; stamens about 40, anthers obovoid, connective not pro- 

 duced. FEMALE : perianth of 5 segments, inner narrower ; styles 3, nearly free, 2- 

 lobed near their summit. Capsule by in. including the wings, wings not very 

 unequal, their upper margins straight from the top of the capsule slightly descending. 

 Seeds short-ellipsoid. The example of Walker marked B. tenera, Dryand. in the 

 writing of M. Alph. DC. is identical with Thwaites' No. 2808. 



56. B. subpeltata, Wight Ic. t. 1812 ; stemless, leaves ovate, petioles 

 pubescent, pedicels and young ovary glabrous. A. DC. Prodr. xv. pt. i. 386. 



SOUTH DECCAN PENINSULA; probably Malabar or Travancore, Wight. CEYLON, 

 Thwaites. 



This differs from B. tenera, Dryand. in the glabrous pedicels and ovaries, in the 

 larger flowers, in the somewhat angular leaves which are slightly more serrate. (See 

 Thwaites Enum. p. 128.) It is hardly distinct from B. tenera. 



57. B. concanensis, A. DC. Prodr. xv. pt. i. 314 ; caulescent, gla- 

 brous or nearly so, leaves ovate serrate and sometimes lobed. Dalz. fy Gibs. 

 JBomb. Fl. 104. 



CONCAN, tropical region, Stocks. BOMBAY, above the Ghats, Law. 



Eootstock a tuber. Stem elongated, whole plant sometime 1 ft. Leaves 3-5 in., 

 acute not acuminate, cordate, subequal at the base, young leaves with a little lax 

 pubescence beneath, the older leaves with a few scattered hairs or quite glabrous ; 

 petiole of the cauline leaves l-2 in., of the radical often very long ; stipules in., 

 ovate, acute. Peduncles elongate, dichotomous ; bracts lanceolate ; flowers rose-co- 

 loured, not very many. MALE : sepals 2, nearly in., elliptic ; petals 2, smaller, 

 narrower ; stamens about 40, nearly free, anthers obovoid, connective not produced. 

 FEMALE : perianth of 5 segments, 3 inner much narrower; styles 3, nearly free, bifid 

 near the apex. Capsule - f by f-f in. including the wings, wings from the upper 

 part of the capsule, their upper margins slightly descending. Seeds ellipsoid. This 

 slightly differs from subpeltata by having a distinct (often elongate) stem and the 

 petioles without patent hairs. As to the placentas which are taken as bipartite by 

 Alph. DC., but are at least sometimes undivided, it is curious that the example of 

 B. concanensis at Kew authenticated in A. DC.'s handwriting is typical B. tricho- 

 carpa. 



58. B. trichocarpa, Dalz. in Hook. Kew Journ. Sot. ii. 230 ; caulescent, 

 leaves ovate serrate, flowers large, ovary with much lax pubescence. A. DC. 

 Prodr. xv. pt. i. 350 ; Dalz. $ Gibs. Somb. FL 104. 



MALABAB GHATS ; CONCAN, CANARA, MYSORE, MALABAB, frequently collected. 



Eootstock large, tuberous. Stem elongate, often exceeding 1 ft., glabrous or 

 nearly so. Leaves 3-5 in., acute scarcely acuminate, cordate, subequal at the base, 

 with scattered pubescence on both surfaces ; petiole of the cauline leaves often 3-4 in., 

 little pubescent ; stipules ^ in., ovate, lanceolate. Peduncles scarcely elongate, re- 

 peatedly dichotomous ; bracts f in., lanceolate, ciliate, pubescent ; pedicels and ovary 

 with lax long hairs ; flowers white. MALE : sepals 2, elliptic, sometimes exceeding 

 | in., more or less pubescent without, usually entire, sometimes fimbriate or ciliate ; 

 petals 2, narrower, shorter ; stamens 40 or more, nearly free, anthers oblong-obovoid, 

 connective not produced. FEMALE : perianth of 5 segments, inner narrower ; styles 3, 

 nearly free, each divided into two branches. Capsule || by nearly 1 in. including 

 the wings, ultimately glabrous, wings not much unequal, their upper margins from 

 the summit of the capsule slightly ascending ; placentas undivided. 



