244 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [November, 1905. 
32. Hedyotis sisaparensis, a hitherto undescribedIndian species.—By 
Captain A. T. Gace. I.MS. 
The writer when re-arranging the earlier genera of Rubiacez 
in the Calcutta Herbarium in 1902, came across what appeared to 
be an undescribed species of Hedyotis. The writer’s opinion was 
confirmed by Sir George King, who kindly compared the species 
at Kew. The Cascgygalon written in 1902 is now offered for pub- 
lication. 
Hedyotis sisaparensis. adden tean with branches about as 
thick as a crowquill, glabrous, pale grey almost white, four angled , 
internodes much shortened in the region of the infloresence and 
hidden by the stipules. ‘Stipules about 9 mm. long, pectinate, 
scurfily tomentose, and showing a few raphides. Leaves shortly- 
petioled, lanceolatet acute, base narrow cuneate tapering into the 
glabrous petiole; lamina olabrous on both surfaces, upper surface 
bright green, lower grey, with abundance of raphides ; midrib on 
lower surface of lamina flattened out, white; lateral nerves 4-6, 
rather faint, running forward at an acute angle with the midrib ; 
length of lamina 5-8°8 cm., breadth 1:25-2°5 cm, length of petiole 
65 mm.-1°25 cm. Flowers in axillary bracteate cymes of about 
4°5 cm. in length; main peduncle 1°38 cm. long; bracts about 
5 mm. long, flowers pseudo-pedicellate in groups of three on the 
secondary peduncles. Calyx including lobes 8 mm. long, lobes 4, 
subulate, equalling the length of the calyx-tube, but exceeding the 
capsule. Corolla, unopened, exceeding the calyx tube, lobes 4. 
Stamens 4. Ripe capsule 3 mm. in diameter, glabrous, dehiscing 
septicidally. Seeds not seen. 
Wynaad, Beddome. Above Sisapara, Nilgiri district, 7,000 feet 
alt. Gamble, No. 13381. 
The affinity of this species 1s with H. mollis, Wall., from 
which it is easily enough distinguished by its infloresence. 
