Hettsomial pentandiua monogyniA^ 75 



Obs. This plant is very useful where it naturally grows, helping 

 to bind the loose sand, and in time render it sufficiently stable to 

 bear grass. Goati, horses, and rabbits eat it. 



LETTSOMIA, R. 



Calyx five-leaved ; corol from campanulate to infundibuliform. 

 Germ two-celled. Stigma tvvo-lobed. Berry dry or succulent, 

 two-celied, celh one or two-seeded. Embryo erect, curved ; cotyle- 

 dons corrugated. 



In honour of John Coakley Lettsoui, M. D. F. S. A. author of 

 numerous valuable works which more than prove him fully entitled 

 to this mark of respect. 



Tiie genus is composed of very powerful, extensive, twining, pe- 

 rennial, lactescent plants ; with simple leaves and axillary inflo* 

 rescence. 



Sect. 1st. Corol campanulate. 



1. L. splendent?, R. 



Perennial, twining. Leaves cordate. oblong, parallel, veined, seri- 

 ceous underneath. Corymbs axillary. Berry highly coloured and 

 embraced by the permanent crimson calyx. 



A most beautiful plant, rar exceeding every other species I have 

 yet met with ; a native of Chittagong, where it blossoms and ripens 

 its seeds at various times of the year. 



Addition by N. W. 



The stately species, climbs over trees of considerable size, co- 

 vering them ; especially during the rainy season with its elegant 



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