THUNBER GIA GRANDIFLORA. 
LARGE FLOWERED THUNBERGIA. 
EXOGEN&, OR DICOTYLEDONE A. 
mane” pen 
{ this vanes mt NY 
NATURAL ORDER, SUARERAS Es, 
—— SS Artificial diyistous DIDYNAMIA, 
: = to which gee iene 
DEC. ins this Plant belong: NEUS,* 
No. 76. 
GENUS. Tuonpercia. Linnevs. Catyx duplex externe diphyllus; 
interne subduodecim-dentatus. Capsvta bilocularis rostrata. 
' SPECIES. Tavnvercia cranprriora. Roxsvrey. Scandens, foliis cor- 
datis angulatis acuminatis hispidiusculis, pedunculis 1-floris, ealyce interno 
nie antheris barbatis calcaratis. Sprenczx: Species Plantarum, Vol. Il, 
p. 8 
CHARACTER OF THE GENUS, THUNBERGIA. CaLyx in a double 
series; the external whorl of two leaves, the internal generally of 12 
teeth. Capsue two-celled beaked. ; 
Description oF THE SpecIES, THUNBERGIA GRANDIFLORA. A 
climbing shrub. Srem smooth with somewhat tumid joints. Lraves 
opposite, petiolate, irregularly angled or lobed, cordate at the 
acuminate at the apex; both the petiole and lamina of the leaves 
clothed with soft hairs; upper surface green and marked with some 
strong primary veins, from which diverge less prominent ones; under 
Surface paler. FLOweErs solitary, axillary, on peduncles as long as the 
petioles of the leaves. Seaments of the calyx in a double series ; 
the outer consisting of two ovate folioles, rough from having smal] 
black points scattered over them, the internal segments sometimes 
wanting, when present generally 12, resembling teeth. ore 
large, ofa blue or lilac colour. Tse at first tapering, then enlarging 
So as to form a bell-shaped throat, arched on the upper side, and con- 
vex on the under: limb 5-lobed, spreading, lobes ovate-oblong, 
rounded, lower Jobe larger than the rest; traversed by dark purple 
veins, somewhat resembling those of the leaves. Stamens 4, y te fil- 
aments of the upper pair curved at the base, the shorter pair com- 
pressed, gibbous. Anraers oblong, bearded, and furnished with a 
spur. Ovary superior, conical, resting on a lobulate annular disk. 
Styze equal in length to the stamens. S11eMa concave, 
