490 FLORA OF MADRAS. [OsbecUa. 



surface distant, lineolate, thick, completely adnate except a 

 minute mucro ; branchlets glabrous ; calyx-lobes ovate-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, appendages triangular with few bristles, one long 



2. lineolata. 



Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 1-2-25 in. long, '5-'75 in. broad, acute 

 at apex, obtuse at base, slightly yellowish when dry, bristles on 

 upper surface slender, adnate except a short point ; branchlets 

 scabrous ; calyx-lobes ovate oblong, rounded and stellately bristled 

 at apex, ciiiate on margins and with few bristles on back, appen- 

 dages short with a small tuft 3. aspera. 



Calyx- tube with simple bristles below, tufts above ; leaves 3-7-ribbed, 

 outer pair slender : 



Calyx-lobes broad, obtuse or retuse, appendages cylindrical with 

 a tuft of many bristles : 



Calyx-lobes many -bristly at apex and in a line on back ; leaves 

 elliptic, acute at apex, rounded at base, 1-1-5 in. long, '75 in. 

 broad, bristles on upper surface slender, half adnate, half free ; 



ribs 3 with a slender intramarginal pair 4. courtallensis. 



Calyx-lobes few-bristly at apex only ; leaves lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate at apex, narrowed at base, 2-4 in. long, 1-1*5 in. broad, 

 bristles on upper surface sparse, slender, half adnate ; ribs 5-7, 



the outer 2 pairs slender A 5. Kleinii. 



Calyx-lobes short, acute, few-bristly at apex, appendages short, 

 cylindrical with about 3 bristles ; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, 

 1-2 in. long, bristles on upper surface few, slender, adnate below; 



ribs 5, the outer pair intramarginal 6. Lawsoni. 



Calyx-tube with conspicuous tufts of bristles, rarely simple at the 

 base only : 



Tufts of bristles sessile as are appendages ; calyx-lobes ovate, 

 obtuse, bristly at apex, ciiiate on margins ; branchlets fleshy, 

 glabrous, bluish when dry; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 1-1'5 in. 

 long, '3-' 5 in. broad, 3-ribbed, lineolate on upper, nearly glabrous 



on lower surface 7. sublaevis. 



Tufts of bristles stalked as are appendages : 



Stalks of bristle-tufts and appendages very short, the bristles 

 woolly, the tufts large, '5-1 in. broad; leaves ovate, densely 

 tawny-bristly on both surfaces, reticulate ; ribs 7-9 



8. reticulata. 



Stalks of bristle-tufts and appendages elongate : 

 Shrubs with many branches ; leaves 5-ribbed : 

 Calyx-lobes obtuse or emarginate at apex, the bristles pale 

 and bulbous -based : 



