730 Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. 



The Verbenacecs have been done by Mr. Gamble. It comprises 

 15 genera and 72 species, of which 16 species are new to science. Two 

 Malay Islands species are also described. 



In accordance with the Eules adopted at the Vienna Conference, 

 Latin diagnoses are appended to the new genus and the 3 new species 

 of Gesneracece, those for Verbenacece have been published in the Kew 

 Bulletin. 



Family LXXXVI.— GESNEEACE^. 



Herbs or shrubs, usually pubescent. Leaves opposite or apparently 

 alternate, one of each pair being much reduced, simple entire or lobed. 

 Inflorescence axillary, cymose or racemose or panicled ; bracts small or 

 large. Calyx of 5 sepals, often connate. Corolla tubular or campanu- 

 late, more or less distinctly bilabiate, 5-lobed ; lobes oblong or rounded. 

 Stamens 4 or 2, rudimentary or absent, didynamous when four ; fila- 

 ments linear or filiform, or short and thick ; anthers linear or oblong, 

 or scutiform, connivent in pairs, 2-celled ; cells splitting on the inner 

 face. Disk cylindric or annular or absent. Ovary cylindric or oblong ; 

 style slender, simple ; stigma capitate, cordate or bilobed. Fruit a 

 capsule, linear, cyhndric, fusiform or oblong, splitting dorsally. Seeds 

 very numerous, minute, plumed in epiphytic species, elliptic and not 

 plumed in terrestrial species ; or a fleshy berry (Cyrtandra) . — Disteib. 

 Species about 600, all tropical with a few in subtropical climates. 



Seeds with one or more hairs from near hilum, and a single 

 hair from apex ; fruit dehiscent, a cylindric capsule : — 



Stamena^ perfect . . . . . . . . 1. ^schynanthus. 



Stamens 2 perfect .. .. .. ..2. Agalmyla. 



Seeds without hairs : — 

 Fruit dehiscent, a capsule, follicle or pyxidium : — 



Capsules or follicles cylindric or rarely (Loxocarpus) 

 conic : — 

 Corolla funnel-shaped : — 



Stamens 4 .. .. .. ..3. Didissandea. 



Stamens 2 : — 

 Capsule linear. 



Stigma entire, ovate or capitate . . . . 4. Didymocaepus. 



Stigma 2-fid .. .. .. .. 5. Chieita. 



Capsule lanceolate or ovate . . . . 6. Teteaphyllum. 



Corolla shortly campanulate : — 

 Stamens 2 : — 



Fruit a conic follicle . . . . . . 7. Loxocaepus. 



Fruit a cylindric capsule : — 



Capsule straight . . . . . . 8. Paeaboea. 



Capsule twisted : — 



Calyx 5-lobed . . , . . . 9. Boea. 



