o2. TATTTiurE.T:. 25 



PLSTREB. India and Malay. 



There is a little doubt al>out this l*?mg identical with the Indian species. 

 I saw several forms of tliis species at Kew, and noticed tliat there are there 

 some specimens from continental Cliina which are exactly the same as the 

 present plant. 



7. Asfrottia BLUMK. 



Astronia pulchra TIDAL, Revis. PI. Vase. FiUp. p. 136 ; DC. Monogr. 

 Phanerog. YII. p. 1097 ; HAYATA Plater. Fl. Formos. p. 114. 



HAB. Hozan, Kotosho, Kashoto, Koshun, Hieranzan, Knsuknsu. 

 PLSTRIB. The Philippines. 



HAYATA (non 

 HAYATA. 



52. Lythraceae. 



('oitsjK-rfiif! <f UK F<,i-ni<>- ,'<i. 



T.ow or aquatic herbs witli small or minute flowers ; calyx mem- 

 branaeeous Rotate. 1 



Shrubs. Calyx herljaceous coriaceous or fleshy. Petals often large, 



wrinlcletl. (1) 

 ( 1 ) Calyx-lobes herbaceous or coriaceous (2) 



Calyx-loljes fleshy ; stamens x Pttnica 5 



( 2 ) Flowers 6-fid. Capsules circumcised PeinjJn'* 2 



Flowers 4-fid. Capsules irregularly breaking up Lfiicsoni". '.\ 



Floweis 6-fid. Capsules 3-6-valved. Seeds winged. .Isnjfi-*fi'<'fini<t. 4 



1. Rotala LINN. 



KI-IJ to fJif Ffiriiujsrtn fijmies. 

 (1) Plant very small, creeping 4 cm. long. Leaves very small linear less 



than 5 mm /?. nicxifonn. 



Plant 10-15 cm. high, erect or ascending. leaves Lanceolate, oblong or 

 rounded, nearly 1 cm. long. (2) 



