Limnanthemum. } GENTIANACE &. 709 
fascicled at the nodes. Sepals slightly connate in a 4-5-partite 
calyx; lobes oblong. Petals 4 0 r 5, connate in a rotate corolla; 
tube often with glands opposite the sa sometimes with hirsute 
throat ; lobes valvate in bud, ciliate, fimbriate, or with an oblong, 
longitudinal fold down the mid amens 4 or 5, adnate to 
corolla-tube ; filaments linear, shoe ; anthers hastate-oblong, 
versatile els connate in a 1-celled ovary; placentas not 
i 
an ovoid or oblong, irregularly opening or almost indehiscent cap- 
sule. Seeds many, compressed, orbicular, slightly marginate or 
almost flat, discoid; testa close, somewhat spongy, finely reticu- 
lated, occasionally covered with papillose glands. 
Stems floating, rooting at the nodes; leaves pie esta deeply cordate; 
flowers white, yellow towards base of corolla 
Corolla- ls entire, with a longitudinal Pa ‘daké ibe middle ; seeds 
SCcabrous ..... cristatum 
Corolla- a fimbriate, densely papillose, without a fold down the 
Middle; seeds almost or quite smooth indicum 
Stems floating, not rooting at the nodes ; corolla- a fimbriate, without 
a fold down the middle:— 
Leaves all Abate, deeply cordate; corolla ion: ~— minutely 
reticulate, glabro urantiacum 
Leaves, radical Sabrcheke orbicular, cauline ode Steet 
date; corolla white ; seeds minutely puberulous ............ iihea. 
1289. Limnanroemum cRISTATUM Ps Po Bo iete: 1 
Menyanthes cristata F. 
n ponds in all the aoe 
An aquatic herb. Beng. Pan-chuli, chand-malla; Hind. 
mul. 
agar 
1290. Limnanraemum inpicum Thw.; F. B. I. iv. 181. Men- 
yanthes indica F, I. i 
In ponds in all the provibons: 
An oon. herb. “Beng. Pan-chili, chand-malla; Hind. 
Tag: 
1291, Soria AURANTIACUM Dalz.; F. B. I. iv. 132. 
E. Be a 
An aquatic herb. Beng. Haldi chand-malla. 
1292, ule esti paRviroLium Griseb. ; F. B. I. iv, 182, 
Chi ittagon ng. 
An aquatic herb, 
