448 LXXXI. VACCINIACE2E. (C. B. Clarke.) [Agapetes. 



19. A. nana, Hook.f. in Gen. PL ii. 571 ; leaves shortly petioled narrowly 

 lanceolate, entire, cup at the apex of the pedicel deeply lobed, corolla \-^ in. 

 lobed nearly to the base. Ceratostema nanum, Griff. NotuL iv. 303 ; Ic. PI. 

 Asiat. t. 105. 



NAGA HILLS ; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3473). 



Branches thick, round, glabrous. Leaves 3 by 1 in., narrowed at both ends, 

 glabrous, very coriaceous; petiole 0-| in. Peduncle - 1 in.; pedicels, \-^ in., 

 glabrous, cup at their apex irregularly 8-12-toothed; bracts minute. Calyx-teeth 

 i in., lanceolate, glabrous. The enlarged base of the stem, shewn in Griffith's 

 drawing, occurs in many of the species of Sects. I., II. 



20. A. XiObbii, Clarke-, leaves petioled lanceolate caudate-acuminate, 

 corymbs 4 in. glabrous, corolla f-1 in. lobed much more than half-way down. 



MOTTLMEIN ; Thoung-gyun, alt. 5000 ft., Lobb. 



Branches round, glabrous, leafy. Leaves 3| by 1 in., narrowed at the base, entire, 

 coriaceous ; petiole - in. Corymbs from the axils of the leaves, numerous, large, 

 lax, glabrous ; peduncle %-^ in. ; pedicels J-J in., cup at the apex entire not large ; 

 bracts ^ in. Calyx-tedli in., lanceolate-subulate, glabrous. Corolla narrowly-tubular 

 in bud, crimson with a white top (Lobb), lobes ^ ^ in., linear. Anthers not spurred. 

 Fruit not seen. Much resembling A. saligna (n. 5) in the leaves and corymbs; the 

 deeply divided corolla entirely differing. 



21. A. pilifera, Hook. f. ms. ; leaves short-petioled elliptic caudate- 

 acuminate, pedicels subfascicled hairy, corolla in. 



KHASIA MTS. ; Pomraug, alt. 4000 ft., H. /. $ T. MISHMI MTS.. alt. 4000 ft., 

 Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3455). 



Branches round, slender, sparsely hairy. Leaves 3 by l in., suddenly narrowed 

 into the caudate point, base rounded, entire, membranous, glabrous or with scattered 

 hairs ; petiole in., hairy. Pedicels 1-4 fascicled in the axils, 1 in., hairy, scarcely 

 thickened upwards. Calyx of 5 ovate short acute lobes. Corolla tubular, lobes 

 oblong acute. Anthers spurred on the beak. Fruit not seen. 



22. A. bracteata, Hook.f. ms. ; leaves shortly petioled elliptic caudate- 

 acuminate, corymbs lax, pedicel with leaf-like bracts ^- in., corolla - in. 



MOULMEIN ; Thoung-gyun, alt. 5000 fc., Lobb, Parish. 



Branches slender, round or somewhat angular, glabrous, pilose towards the tips. 

 Leaves 2 by f in., broadly cuneate or almost rounded at the base, entire, coriaceous, 

 glabrous ; petiole % in., hairy. Corymb 2 in., peduncle in; ; pedicels \-%, hairy, 

 scarcely thickened upwards ; bracts broadly lanceolate, usually longer than the 

 pedicels. Calyx-teeth \ in., lanceolate, glabrous or nearly so. Corolla narrowly 

 tubular-conic in bud, white and purple (Lobb), lobed more than half way down ; 

 lobes recurved, apparently linear. Anthers spurred on their beaks. Fruit not 

 seen. 



23. A. discolor, Clarke, glabrous, leaves subpetioled oblong narrowed 

 at both ends toothed white beneath, calyx-limb campanulate, lobes \ in. ovate- 

 lanceolate, corolla scarcely in. divided nearly to the base. 



SIKKIM HIMALAYA ; Teniv Lampa, alt. 3500 ft, King. PATKOY MTS. ; Griffith 

 (Kew Distrib. n. 3463). BUOTAN; Duphla Hills, Nuttall. 



Branches round, somewhat slender, uniformly leafy. Leaves If by ^-f in., acute, 

 tapering at the base, coriaceous. Peduncles % in., axillary ; pedicels in., thickened 

 upwards, top cupped. Calyx-tube at base very much wider than the corolla (at flower- 

 ing time). Corolla exceedingly narrowed upwards, the reflexed lobes linear. Anthers 

 not spurred. Fruit f in. diam., globose, narrower upwards; the long calyx-teeth 

 erect. 



