404 LXIV. ERICACE^ [Agapetes 



1. AGAPETES, D.Don; Fl. Brit. Ind. iii. 443. 



Evergreen shrubs, usually epiphytic. L. coriaceous, in most species entire. 

 Fl. in corymbs or fascicles, rarely in racemes or solitary. Calyx-tube globose, 

 adnate to ovary, limb deeply 5-lobed. Anthers elliptic, produced upwards in 

 2 long beaks opening by apical pores or slits, often spurred behind. Seeds 

 very numerous, outer coat usually very lax. Species 30, eastern Himalaya, 

 hills of the Eastern Peninsula and the Indian Archipelago. Fiji. 



A. Corolla long, tubular, lobes short, bracts short, 1. large. 



(a) Calyx not supported by an epicalyx. 



a. L. sessile or nearly so, not gradually narrowed into petiole. 



1. A. setigera, D. Don ( Faecinium verticillatum, Wight Ic. t. 1181 ; Kurz F. Fl. ii. 

 87. var. 1 ; V. hirsutum, Wight Ic. t. 1182). Nepal, Khasi hills, Cachar. Shan hills 

 6,000 ft. (Collett). Bithoko range between Yunzalin and Salween 2,000 ft. (D. B. 

 March 1880). L. glabrous, generally crowded with short internodes, so as to 

 appear whorled, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, 3-5 in. long, narrowed suddenly 

 into the very short petiole. Fl. scarlet or crimson, in pedunculate corymbs, axillary 

 from the whorls of 1., or above the scars of fallen 1., peduncles, pedicels and calyx often 

 hirsute with long hairs, bracts minute. Corolla J— 1 in., slightly curved, outside 

 pubescent or hirsute, anther beaks not spurred. Fr. J in. diam., calyx-teeth half the 

 length of fr. 2. A. macrostemon, Clarke ( Yaccinium macrostemon, Kurz). Hills east 

 of Toungoo, 4-6,000 ft. L. 4-6 in. long, almost sessile with a rounded base, fl. scarlet, 

 in 3 in. long pedunculate glabrous racemes, bracts linear J in. long, corolla glabrous, 

 distinctly curved, 1J in. long. 



3. A. loranthiflora, D. Don ( Vaccinium verticillatum /3 etegans, Kurz). Pegu Toma, 

 higher ridges. Headwaters of Yunzalin 4,000 ft. (D. B. March 1880). Tenasserim. 

 L. often falsely whorled, almost sessile, lanceolate or oblanceolate, 3-5 in. long. Fl. 

 axillary, solitary, fasciculate or in short corymbs, corolla 2-2J in. long, anthers spurred, 

 pedicels and calyx more or less hispid with long hairs. 4. A. miniata, Hook. f. Khasi 

 hills. Patkoi range. L. elliptic-lanceolate, remotely serrate, nearly sessile, falsely 

 whorled, sec. n. prominent. Corymbs with numerous short bracts. 5. A. grandiflora, 

 Hook. f. Mishmi and Naga hills. Lakhimpur district, Assam. L. nearly sessile, 

 oblong-lanceolate. Fl. on the old wood, fasciculate, calyx-teeth triangular J in., corolla 

 2-2i in., lobes lanceolate J— J in. long, anthers spurred on beak. 



6. A. Hillii, n. sp. Hills east of Bhamo 4,500 ft. (Mont. Hill, Oct. 1901). Epiphytic 

 on tall trees, stem swollen. L. sessile oblong-lanceolate 4-6 in. long, fl. in pedunculate 

 corymbose racemes, pedicels 1-1^ in. long, thickened at apex and conspicuously articu- 

 late with calyx. Calyx divided nearly to the base, lobes linear J in. long. Corolla 

 tubular, widened upwards, 2 in. long, purple with darker V-shaped markings. Fila- 

 ments flat, hairy, not geniculate, anthers not spurred. 



p. L. petiolate, or narrowed towards base. Anthers not spurred. 



7. A. saligna, Hook, f. ( Vaccinium taligrium, Hook. f. 111. Him. PL t. 15a). Sikkim 

 1-5,000 ft. Thaungyin 5,000 ft., Tenasserim. Stems often greatly thickened at the 

 base, 1. scattered, lanceolate, acuminate, blade 3^, narrowed into petiole J in. long, 

 sec. n. conspicuous. Fl. dark red, in short glabrous corymbs, calyx-teeth lanceolate, 

 J— J in. long, corolla 1 in. widened upwards, lobes long-acuminate, J— J in. long, 

 anthers not spurred on back. 8. A. Parisnii, Clarke. Tenasserim. Nearly allied, 1. 

 larger, sec. n. slender, intramarginal vein continuous, calyx-teeth triangular. 9. A. 

 salicifolia, Clarke. Mishmi hills. L. linear-lanceolate, petiole very short, corolla § in. 

 long, lobes short, triangular. 



10. A. macrantha, Hook. f. (Yaccinium variegatum, Kurz, var niacranthum) Khasi 

 and Chittagong hills. Tenasserim. Fl. fascicled, corolla pale purple, with darker 

 transverse bands, 1J-2 by 1 in. 11. A. macrophylla, Clarke. Khasi hills. L. broad- 

 lanceolate, blade 9-11, pet. stout, \ in. long, sec. n. prominent. Fl. in pedunculate 

 corymbs, calyx-teeth narrow-lanceolate, \ in., corolla \\ in. long. 



y. L. petiolate, anthers spurred. 



12. A. variegata, D. Don (Yaccinium odontocerum, Wight Ic. t. 1187; Y. variegatum, 

 Kurz). Khasi hills. Cachar. Chittagong and Martaban hills. B. lanceolate, blade 

 5-8, narrowed into a thick pet. £ in. long. Fl. on the old wood, densely fascicled on 

 slender glabrous pedicels, much longer than calyx, calyx-teeth triangular-lanceolate. 



