402 cix. AOANTHACE^;. (C. B. Clarke.) [Ebermaiera. 



hardly any, the raceme becoming altogether a spike; bracteoles smaller than the 

 bracts. Corolla glabrous. Capsule \ by in. 



24. ZS. mergruensis 9 T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 452 ; stem 

 very short, leaves obovate-oblong obtuse nearly glabrous, base cordate, 

 panicles minutely pubescent, sepals in. lanceolate, corolla - in. 



MEKGTTI ; Heifer (Kew Distrib. n. 6081). 



Stem 1-3 in., closely villous. Leaves 3 by 1 in., tip rounded, subcoriaceous ; 

 petiole |- in. Peduncles several, 1-3 in., reddish ; racemes 1-4 in., slender, simple 

 or little divided, minutely pubescent or glabrate; bracts | in., narrow-lanceolate; 

 lower pedicels scarcely \ in. ; bracteoles smaller than the bracts. Corolla narrow, 

 glabrous. Capsule scarcely g in., broad lanceolate. 



25. E. gracilis, T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 453 ; stem hardly 

 any, leaves short-petioled large obovate-oblong nearly glabrous, panicles 

 slender pubescent, sepals in. sublinear, corolla % in. (and upwards) 

 narrowly tubular. 



MARTABAN ; Parish. 



Leaves 8 by 3 in., obtuse, minutely pubescent on the nerves beneath ; petiole 

 0-J in. Peduncles several, 3-5 in., slender panicles compound ; bracts -,' rt in., linear ; 

 pedicels Q- in. ; bracteoles ^ in., linear. Sepals minutely pubescent. Corolla 

 glabrous without when expanded, or nearly so. Capsule in. 



26. C. coriacea, T. Anders, in Herb. Kew ; stern short closely villous, 

 leaves elliptic nearly glabrous, raceme long densely softly minutely grey 

 hairy, sepals ^ in. lanceolate, corolla 3 in. tube short, anthers shortly 

 exsert. 



MOULMEIN ; Lobb. 



Stem 4 in., almost woody at the base. Leaves 2 by 1 in., obtuse, base rhomboid, 

 subcoriaceous, secondary nerves obscure; petiole g -g in. Peduncle 1| in. ; raceme 

 4 in., many-fld. ; bracts 3 in,, narrow-lanceolate ; lower pedicels in. ; bracteoles 

 in., narrow-lanceolate. Calyx with dense soft, short, grey hair. Corolla with a 

 very short cylindric base, a short funnel-shaped portion at the base of which the 

 filaments are inserted, elliptic or oblong erect-putent lobes, closely patently glandular- 

 hairy. Stamens and pistil of Ebermaiera; filaments densely patently hairy 

 upwards. Capsule in., oblong, as of Ebermaiera. The corolla is nearly as in 

 Ophiorrhizophyllum. 



27. E. parviflora, T. Anders, in Herb. Kew ; stem very short, leaves 

 obovate-oblong glabrate except the nerves beneath, panicle compound 

 slender minutely hairy, sepals T ' 2 in. sublinear, corolla - in. tube short, 

 anthers subexsert. 



MOTJLMEIN; Lobb. 



Stem 1 in., subtomentose. Leaves 6 by 2 in., obtuse, base rhomboid or almost 

 rounded ; petiole |-| in. Peduncle 4 in., pubescent, with 9 scattered bracts iu. 

 long; panicle 4| by 3 in.; bracts - in., linear; lower pedicels scarcely in. j 

 bracteoles 7 ' B in., subulate. Corolla as of JS. coriacea but smaller, the external hairs 

 shorter. Filaments glabrous except near the base ; anther-cells ovoid, minutely 

 puberulous. Pistil as of E. coriacea. Closely allied to E. coriacea, but with much 

 larger leaves, and smaller flowers. 



28. IE. Beddomei, Clarke ; leaves elliptic acuminate at both ends 

 puberulous on the nerves beneath, racemes solitary simple linear minutely 

 pubescent, corolla - in. funnel-shaped. 



TENASSEHIM ; Mt. Mooleeyit, Beddome. 



Stems densely pubescent. Leaves 4 by 1 in., membranous, whitened underneath ; 



