APOCYNEyE. III. AGANOSMA. IV. BEAUMONTIA. V. PACHYPODIUM. 



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III. AGANO'SMA (from ayavns, agones, mild, and OO-/JTJ, 

 osme, a smell ; scent of flowers). Echhes, sect. 2. Aganosma, 

 Blum, bijdr. p. 1040. Echites species of authors. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx large, 5-parted, 

 equal in length to the tube of the corolla, spreading. Corolla 

 funnel-shaped, with an oblique 5-parted limb, and the tube gib- 

 bous at the base. Stamens inclosed ; anthers sagittate, cohering 

 with the stigma. Ovarium didymous, inclosed by 5 long 

 combined hypogynous scales. Style thick ; stigma conical, 

 angular at the base, mucronate at top or bidentate. Follicles 

 cylindrical, divaricate. Seeds large. Showy Asiatic shrubs, 

 with opposite leaves and terminal corymbs of flowers. Bracteas 

 deciduous, at the base of the pedicels and calyxes. 



1 A. CARYOPHYLLA'TA ; leaves oval, acutish at both ends, 

 tomentose beneath as well as the branches ; corymbs terminal. 

 ^ . S. Native of the East Indies. Echites caryophyllata, Blum. 



bijdr. p. 1041. Rheed. mal. 7. t. 103. t. 55. Flowers pale 

 yellow, tinged with red, very sweet scented. 



Clove-scented Aganosma. Fl. Oct. Clt. 1812. Shrub tw. 



2 A. ROXBU'RGHII ; leaves ovate-cordate, acuminated : having 

 the petioles and veins red, glabrous, pale beneath and shining 

 above : with the principal nerves running from the base to the 

 apex of the leaves ; corymbs terminal ; segments of corolla tri- 

 angular, fj . / '\ S. Native of the East Indies, in mountainous 

 tracks only. Echites caryophyllata, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 11. 

 Sims, bot. mag. 1919. but not of Blume. Rheed. mal. 9. t. 135. 

 Perhaps Echites costata, Willd. is the same. Flowers large, 

 pure white, delightfully fragrant. Nectary tubular, 5-toothed. 

 Calyx and corolla hoary outside. 



Roxburgh's Aganosma. Fl. Oct. Clt. 1812. Shrub tw. 

 1 3 A. CYMOSA ; hairy ; leaves elliptic, acuminated ; cymes 

 terminal, shorter than the leaves ; segments of corolla oblique, 

 ensiform ; nectary cup-shaped, 5-toothed. T? . S. Native of 

 .Silhet. Echites cymosa, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 16. Echites con- 

 ferta, Wall. cat. no. 1655. Leaves 3-4 inches long. Flowers 

 small, dull white, fragrant. Calyx and corolla hoary outside. 



C'ymose-flowered Aganosma. Shrub. 



4 A. WALLICHII; leaves elliptic-acuminated, shining above, 

 and pale beneath, glabrous ; veins parallel ; corymbs terminal ; 

 nectary tubular, 5-toothed. ^ . S. Native of the East Indies. 

 Echites calycina, Wall. cat. no. 1653. Calyx and corolla downy 

 outside. This species differs from A. Roxburghii in the veins 

 of the leaves being parallel, not longitudinal, from the base to 

 the apex. Flowers white, fragrant. 



Wallich's Aganosma. Shrub tw. 



5 A. E'LEGANS ; leaves elliptic, short-acuminated, glabrous ; 

 corymbs terminal, crowded ; calycine segments lanceolate, linear, 

 longer than the tube of the corolla. '?'*' S. Native of the 

 East Indies. Echites elegans, Wall. cat. no. 1656. Echites 

 bracteata, Herb. Heyne. Flowers small, apparently purple, 

 being black in the dried state. Corolla downy outside, as well 

 as the calyxes, bracteas, and pedicels. 



Elegant Aganosma. Shrub tw. 



6 A. ACUMINA'TA ; leaves from oblong to broad-lanceolate, 

 acuminated, glabrous ; panicles axillary, longer than the leaves, 

 trichotomous, diffuse; segments of corolla linear, falcate, curled, 

 f; . *"*. S. Native of Silhet, where it is called Pingoree and 

 Bengeree. Echites acuminata, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 15. Leaves 

 2-4 inches long. Panicles and bracteas smooth. Flowers 

 large, white, fragrant. Calyx length of the tube of the corolla, 

 smooth. Nectary cup-shaped, obscurely 5-toothed. Follicles 

 very long, slender. 



Acuminatcd-]ea\ed Aganosma. Shrub cl. 



7 A. MARGINALIA ; leaves lanceolate, smooth : having the tops 

 of the veins forming a waved line within the margin of the leaf; 

 panicles terminal, lax, corymbose, at first sub-trichotomous, and 

 then dichotomous, glabrous; segments of corolla linear, falcate; 



nectary annular. Jj . w . S. Native of Silhet, where it is called 

 Dood-luta. Echites marginata, Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 16. Flowers 

 numerous, large, white, fragrant. 

 Marginals Aganosma. Shrub cl. 



j- A species hardly known. 



8 A. AFFINIS ; erect, tomentose ; leaves oval, mucronate ; 

 corymbs terminal ; segments of calyx equal in length to the 

 limb of the corolla. 1? . S. Native of the East Indies. Echites 

 caryophyllata, Roth. nov. spec. E. affinis, Roem. et Schultes, 

 syst. 4. p. 393. Leaves densely clothed with soft down above, 

 and grey tomentum beneath. Corolla with a glabrous tube, 

 which is said to be twice as long as the calyx, in the description 

 by Roth ; it is consequently not a true species of Aganosma. 



Allied Aganosma. Shrub erect. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Echites, p. 76. 



IV. BEAUMO'NTIA (named in compliment to the late 

 Mrs. Beaumont, of Bretton Hall, Yorkshire). Wall. tent. fl. 

 nep. p. 14. t. 7. Bot. reg. 911. Echites species, Roxb. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5, folia- 

 ceous, unequal, erect segments. Corolla with a short tube 

 and a large campanulate 5-lobed limb ; lobes erect, ovate, 

 acute ; throat destitute of scales. Stamens 5, inserted in the 

 throat of the tube, exserted ; anthers sagittate, beardless, co- 

 hering to the stigma : hind lobes without pollen ; filaments free. 

 Style twisted. Ovarium 2-celled, surrounded by a hypogy- 

 nous 5-lobed ring. Stigma oblong, with a bifid point. Follicles 

 2, large, combined, but at length separating. Seeds furnished 

 with a tuft of hairs at the umbilical end. Large twining shrubs, 

 with permanent opposite leaves : having the axillary and inter- 

 petiolar cilia subulate and sphaceolate. Corymbs axillary and 

 terminal, many-flowered. This genus agrees with Lyonsia on 

 one hand and Parsonsia on the other. 



1 B. GRANDIFLORA (Wall. 1. c.)leaves broad, oblong-obovate ; 

 with a little point, tapering towards the base, smooth and shining 

 above, but rather downy beneath ; calyx downy, f? . / ^ > . S. 

 Native of Chittagong and Silhet. Echites grandiflora, Roxb. fl. 

 ind. 2. p. 14. Corolla large, white, greenish outside near the 

 base, and dark throat. Young leaves and branches rusty. 



Great-flowered Beaumontia. Fl. Ju. Clt. 1820. Shrub tw. 



2 B. LONGIFOLIA (Lodd. bot. cab. p. 6. for 1830.") nothing 

 more than the name is known of this species. Tj . ^. S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies. 



Long-leaved Beaumontia. Shrub tw. 



Cult. See Echites, p. 76. for culture and propagation. 



V. PACHYPODIUM (from *-a X w e , pachys, thick, and *ov s 

 iro&>e, pous podos, a foot ; in reference to the thick fleshy roots). 

 Lindl. bot. reg. 1321. Echites species, Thunb. and Haw. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Digynia. Calyx 5-parted. Corolla 

 salver-shaped ; with a somewhat curved pentagonal tube ; throat 

 and tube scaleless ; segments of the limb obtuse, equal. Sta- 

 mens inserted in the middle of the tube ; anthers sagittate, sub- 

 sessile. Ovaria 2. Styles 2. Hypogynous scales none. Follicles 

 twin, ovate. Fleshy, lactescent, spiny shrubs, with the habit 

 of some species of Euphorbia. Spines 2-3-lobed, infra-petiolar. 

 Leaves scattered. Flowers axillary or terminal, solitary or ag- 

 gregate. Peduncles 1 -flowered. 



1 P. GLA'BRDM ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, or obovate-lanceo- 

 late, glabrous. lj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 in arid places. Echites bispinosa, Thunb. prod. 37. nov. act. 

 petrop. 14. p. 505. Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 69. Lin. 

 suppl. p. 167. Prickles connate. Leaves acute, paler beneath, 

 hardly an inch long. Corolla with a somewhat curved, greenish 

 rufescent tube, bearded with white hairs, and an inflated cam- 

 panulate limb, which is reddish outside, and purplish inside at 

 the base ; segments ovate, obtuse, white. 



