Wendlandia.'] LXXV. RUBIACE^. (J. D. Hooker.) 39 



united by a plant of Griffith's (Kew Distrib. 2835) from Menkroom, in Birma, with 

 elliptic-lanceolate acuminate leaves, and much more pubescent panicles. 



6. W. g-labrata, DC. Prodr. iv. 411 ; glabrous or with, the branches, 

 leaves beneath and panicle minutely pubescent, leaves opposite petioled elliptic- 

 lanceolate subacute obtuse or obtusely acuminate shining above, stipules erect 

 small triangular cuspidate or acuminate, calyx glabrous, teeth minute triangular. 

 Kurz For. Fl. ii. 74. W. Heyneana, Wall, in W. 8? A. Prodr. 403; Cat. 

 6274. W. sumatrana and W. 'isevigata, Miq. Fl. 2nd. Sat. ii. 169, 346. 

 Rondeletia tinctoria, Slume Bijd. 974. 



MAISOR, Heyne; TENASSERIM, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 2836), Heifer (.Kew Distrib. 

 2831 and 2832). DISTRIB. Yunan, Malay Islands, Formosa. 



A shrub or small tree. Leaves of the form, &c., of W. tinctoria, always glabrous 

 except sometimes the midrib beneath, panicle glabrous or minutely puberulous (more 

 so in W. l&vigata, Miq.), flowers as in W. tinctoria, but calyx always glabrous with 

 very short teeth. No one has sent this plant from "Western India but Eottler, 

 whose specimens (in Herb. Kew) are marked "Nundry dr, Mars 17, 1806." A single 

 specimen from Parish has 3-nately whorled leaves. 



W. tenuiflora, Miquel mss., appears a form with the slender branches of the 

 panicle covered with empty bracteoles. 



7. W. coriacea, DC. Prodr. iv. 412 ; everywhere quite glabrous, leaves 

 opposite coriaceous petioled narrowly lanceolate finely acuminate shining above, 

 stipules erect very short and broad with an erect laterally compressed appen- 

 dage, panicles very many and dense-fld., calyx glabrous, teeth short. Wall. Cat. 

 6279. Rondeletia coriacea, Wall, in Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. Carey fy Wall. ii. 142. 



TROPICAL HIMALAYA ; Nipal, Wallich ; Sikkim, alt. 2-4000 ft., J. D. H. 



A small tree or large shrub. Leaves 5-6 by 1^-2 in., coriaceous, pale when dry, 

 narrowed into a petiole ^ in.; nerves about 10 pair, very delicate. Panicles 4-5 in. 

 high and broad, branches flowering all over. Flowers sessile, |- in. long. Calyx-teeth 

 triangular or ovate-lanceolate. Corolla-tube slender, lobes broadly oblong. Anthers 

 shortly exserted, stigmas short. This differs from glabrata in the longer narrower 

 coriaceous leaves with faint nerves and finely acuminate points and the larger flowers. 



8. W. paniculata, DC. Prodr. iv. 411 ; leaves opposite elliptic or 

 elliptic-lanceolate acuminate more or less pubescent beneath, stipules recurved 

 broad orbicular or oblong with tips rounded, panicle spreading villous, calyx- 

 teeth rounded. Wall. Cat. 6266 A. (upper specimen only} ; 6269 (tinctoria), B. 

 in part', 6267 (e.rserta), B. in part. W. luzoniensis, DC. I. <?., 412. Rondeletia 

 paniculata, Roxb. Hort. Seng. 15; Fl. Ind. i. 521. Gardenia Burha, Ham. in 

 Wall. Cat. 8298. 



ASSAM, SILHET, and KHASIA Mts., alt. 0-4000 ft. BIRMA, Griffith (Kew Distrib. 

 2837). DISTRIB. Java, Moluccas. 



A tree. Leaves usually large, 5-8 by 2-4 in., membranous, usually tapering to 

 both ends, rarely narrowly obovate, nerves 8-10 pair, petiole usually ^-^ in.; stipules 

 coriaceous, pubescent. Panicle ample. Flowers as in W. tinctoria. 



tf Calyx-teeth longer than the tube. 



9. W. ligustrina, Wall. Cat. 6272 ; branches slender glabrous, leaves 

 opposite elliptic or elliptic-ovate acute glabrous or puberulous on the nerves 

 beneath, petiole rather long, stipules broadly triangular cuspidate, panicle lax 

 pubescent, calyx glabrous, teeth filiform longer than the tube. 



AVA ; Taong-dong Mts., Wallich. 



Much branched, leafy. Leaves 4-5 by 1-2 in., acute not acuminate, rather coria 

 ceous, nerves 6-8 pair, petiole \-\ in. ; stipules appressed. Panicle-branches slender. 

 Corolla-lobes oblong, half as long as the tube ; stamens and styles much exserted. - 



