124 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXII. 



Herbs, Ekect, with Alternate Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Leaf Margins Entire. 



Petals Ununited. 



Bupleurum tenne, 



Umbellifer^. 

 F. B. L ii. 677. 

 The Plains to 9,000 ft. 

 Simla, Mashobra (Col- 



lett). 

 Murree. 



Bupleurum Maddeni, 



TJmbellifer^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 678. 

 Himalaya, 6-8,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 



Bupleurum setaceum, 



Umbellifek^. 

 F. B. L ii. 678. 

 Kashmir, 4,600 ft. 

 Kishtwar (O.B.Clarke). 



€ommelina coelestis, 



Spider- ^oort, 



'COMMELINACEiE . 



F. B. I. vi. 369. 

 Himalaya, 6-7,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 



€ommelina Hasskarlil, 



COMMELINACEiE. 



F. B. I. vi. 370. 

 The Plains, east of the 

 Sutlej, Delhi. 



Commelina obllqua, 



CoMMBLINACEiE. 



F. B. 1. vi. 372. 

 Himalaya, 1-6,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 

 Kasauli. 



1-2^ in,, stontish, streaked, petals usually black ; 

 otherwise like the last species. 



leaves, lower linear, sessile 1-3 by J in., upper 

 linear-oblong round tipped, bristle-pointed, base 

 narrowed, bracts 1-4, J in., lanceolate, short-point- 

 ed, bracteoles 4-5, lanceolate-ovate with a broad 

 tip, longer than the umbellules, rays 3-8, less than 

 an inch, never stout, fruit Iq-I ^^-y broadly oblong, 

 yellowish-brown, ridges distinct, furrows with 

 one or no oil canals ; otherwise like the last 

 species. 



medium size, stems several, leaves small, linear, 

 long-pointed, bracteoles few, not prominent, furrows 

 of fruit with 2-8 oil canals ; otherwise like the last 

 species. 



annual, slender; leaves 1-2^ in. uppermost \ in., 

 bristle-like, umbels simple, few-flowered bracts 1- 

 4, f-^ in., narrowly linear-lanceolate, usually 

 longer than the fruiting umbel, fruit ^ in., rough 

 between ^ the ridges, one large oil canal in each 

 furrow ; otherwise like the last species. 



medium size, annual, robust, succulent, velvety 

 or felted ; leaves 2-5 in. long, lanceolate long or 

 short-pointed, nerves parallel, bases sheathing ; 

 flowers I in., sky-blue in a small cluster, flowering 

 in succession, enclosed in a leaf-like, folded bract 

 (spathe), spathe broadly ovate, f-f in. long, heart- 

 shaped, pointed, sepals 3, green, thin, free or 

 united at the base, persistent, petals 3, bright 

 blue free, longer than the sepals, one larger blade 

 circular, spreading, stamens 6, not hairy, anthers 

 bright yellow, style spirally twisted, stigma small; 

 capsule 3-valved, seeds few, usually angular wrink- 

 led. A native of Mexico, cultivated in flower 

 gardens and found as an escape. 



small, much branched, rough or smooth, leaves 

 1-3 by ^-§ in., narrowly lanceolate, nearly short- 

 pointed or blunt, spathes ^-1 in., axillary, stalked, 

 folded, clusters velvety, upper branch 2-4, lower 

 1-2-flowered, seeds cylindric, smooth, abrupt at 

 one end, almost pointed at the other ; for other 

 characters see the last species. 



medium size to large, stem stout, branched, 

 leaves 4-7 by 1-2 in., lanceolate, sessile or stalked, 

 short or very long-pointed, smooth or wooUy 

 beneath, sheaths f in. margins often bearded, 

 spathes J-l|^ in. sessile or stalked, solitary or 

 crowded, funnel-shaped, capsule, three angled, 

 seeds lead-coloured ; for other characters see 

 Commelina co-elestis. 



