o/" Polygonum and Fagopyrum. 107 



small, 4-sepalous, 6-androus, semi-trigynous, in rather large heads which 

 are two together and usually slightly stalked ; the peduncles bearing 

 stalked glands ; bractese lanceolate, acute, with a pale white margin, and 

 slightly rough and glandular. Fruit compressed, the faces convex, orbi- 

 cular and acute, beautifully covered with minute reticulations, leaving 

 deep pits between ; the calyx is not agglutinated to the fruit, as is usual 

 in this section. 



The two varieties are very closely connected, some specimens being almost 

 exactly intermediate. 

 Mussooree, during the rains. 



18. P. sphaerocephalum. If all. 



" Capitulis solitariis longe pedunculatis rariiis geminis altero subsessili, brac- 

 teis paleaceis acutis muticis, floribus 6-andris semitrigynis, calyce magno 

 5-fido, ochreis muticis, foliis ovatis acuminatis è basi subcordata in 

 petiolum obsolete alatum basi nudum decurrentibus, impunctatis mar- 

 gine ciliatis subtus in nervis parce hispidulis, caule repente ramis ascen- 

 dentibus glabris." — Meisn. 



P. splicer ocephalum. Meisn. in Wall. iii. 60. 



Stem procumbent, rooting, woody, the branches upright, glabrous. Leaves 

 all stalked, cordate, acute, glabrous, fringed with minute spinous teeth, 

 pointing forwards, the petioles longish, slightly winged, without auricles. 

 Stipules blunt, entire, slightly hairy. Flowers 5-sepalous, 6-androus, 

 semitrigynous, with paleaceous acute bracteee, in rather large and soli- 

 tary heads upon very long peduncles which are glabrous below and glan- 

 dular-hispid in their upper part. Fruit too young for description. 



Meeroo. 



19. P. capitatum. Don. 



" Capitulis compactis, pedunculis geminatis ineequalibus ssepe solitariis, brac- 

 teis paleaceis acutis muticis, floribus 8-andris semitrigynis, achenii tri- 

 quetri faciebus obsolete granulatis, ochreis brevi-ciliatis, foliis ovatis vel 

 ellipticis subacutis, petiolo brevissimo biauriculato, caule repente sub- 



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