Pavetta.] Rtibiacecs. 349 



A shrub with long branches, twigs compressed, thickened 

 at the nodes ; 1. small, 2-3 in., obovate or ova-1-oblong, 

 rounded or even subcordate at base, acute, often cuspidate 

 at apex, glabrous and shining, rather rigid, lat. veins some- 

 what conspicuous, pellucid, petiole extremely short, stout, 

 stip. with a long, rigid bristle, subpersistent ; fi. rather large, 

 shortly stalked, cymes lax, trichotomous ; cal.-segm. either 

 short with toothed margin, or longer and acute, shorter than 

 ov.; cor.-tube i-i| in., very slender, lobes oblong-oval, acute 

 or obtuse, about \ as long as tube, spreading ; fruit \ in., 

 nearly globose, purple. 



In the low country ; very common everywhere up to 2000 ft. Fl. all 

 the year; brilliant scarlet. 



Also in India and Burma. 



One of our commonest and most conspicuous shrubs. The flowers 

 vary much in size, and are occasionally found pure lemon-yellow, also 

 sometimes pale cream-coloured with a tinge of red. The latter form has 

 been found about Galle and Kalutara, and is probably I. alba, L., and Fl. 

 Zeyl. n. 55. 



The leaves and bark are used as a remedy for diarrhoea, and the 

 former also externally to ulcers, &c. Wood very hard and heavy, but of 

 no size. 



35. PAVETTA,* Linn. 



Large shrubs, stip. often connate, deciduous or persistent, 



fl. numerous, in terminal or axillary cymes ; cal.-segm. 4, 



short or long ; cor. with a usually long tube, lobes 4, twisted 



in bud ; style very long, at least twice as long as cor.-tube, 



very much exserted, stigma entire ; otherwise as in Ixora. — 



Sp. 60 ; 10 in Fl. B. Ind. 



Cymes corymbose, stalked. 

 Cal.-segm. shorter than ov. 

 L. lanceolate or obovate. 



L. glabrous ; cor.-tube ^ in. . . .1. P. indica. 



L. pubescent beneath ; cor.-tube over \ in. . 2. P. hispidula. 



L. linear or nearly, glabrous 

 \ in. 

 Cal.-segm. twice as long as ov. 

 Cymes capitulate, sessile 



cor.-tube over 



. 3. P. ANGUSTIFOLIA. 



. 4. P. Gleniei. 



. 5. P. 1NVOLUCRATA. 



The fiist 3 species are very closely allied. 



1. P. indica, L. Sp. fl. 1 10(1753). Pawatta, S. Pavaddai, 7'. 

 Herm. Mus. 3. Burm. Thes. 209. Fl. Zeyl. n. 56. Moon Cat. 10. 

 Thw Enum. 155. C. P. 1663, 261 1, 2546, 3616. 



Fl. B. Ind. iii. 150. Wight, Ic. t. 148. 



A bush or small tree with numerous spreading branches, 

 bark smooth, yellowish-white, twigs cylindrical, glabrous ; 1. 



* The Sinhalese name scarcely altered. 



