144 ffENTANSRlA MONOGYNIA." Rmdict. 



MACROCNEMUM. Schreb. Gen. N. 297. 



Calyx five-toothed. Corol campanulate. Capsule inferior, two- 

 celled, two-valved. Seeds imbricated% 



1. M. siipuljceum, R. 



Leaves sub-sessile, lanceolate, smooth. Stipules oval, very large. 

 Corymbs terminal, supra-decompound. 



A native of the Moluccas. The mouth of the bell of the short 

 corol, is uncommonly woolly, nearly hiding the stamina* 



2. M. parvifiorum, R. 



Shrubby. Leaves short-petioled, lanceolate, entire, smooth. 

 Stipules annular, truncate. Peduncles axillary, many-flowered. Corol 

 acetabuliform. 



A native of the Moluccas. 



Obs, I have seen only dried specimens of these two species* 



MANDIA. Schreb. Gen. N. 275. 



Calyx four or five-parted. Corol one- petalled, four or five-parted. 

 Germ inferior, two-celled, cell many-seeded, imbricated, attachment 

 inferior. Berry two-celled. Seeds several, sub-imbricated. JLmbryo 

 inverse, furnished with a perisperm. 



1. R. racemosa, R. 



Shrubby, erect. Branches decussate. Leaves oblong, smooth* 

 Racemes axillary. Flowers tetrandrous. 



Bens- Peetwnga. 



This plant was first discovered by Dr. F. Buchanan, growing about 

 Lwkshmee-poora; from thence he sent the seeds to the Botanic Garden 

 at Calcutta, where the plant is now common^ and blossoms about 

 the close of the rainy season, 



