Bymenodictyon. pentaxdria. monogynxa: 153 



late, obtuse, smooth, membranaceous, from half an inch to an inch 

 long, withering and deciduous, ciliated with small subulate- toothlets 

 which soon become sphacelate ; slightly contracted above the base, 

 marked with capillary nerves ; within the base as well as in the 

 axils of the petiols there is a series of blackish subulate hairs. — 

 Racemes flaccid and pendulous, from the outer end of the branch- 

 es solitary, axillary, about the length of the leaves, cylindric, slen- 

 der, thickly covered with very small approximate, fascicled, ternate or 

 quinate green, pubescent, scentless flowers. Common peduncle about 

 two inches long, pubescent, bearing at the apex just under the flow- 

 ers apetioled, lanceolate-oblong, acute, membranous, very spread- 

 ing, pale but not otherwise discoloured, pubescent, slightly rugose, 

 nerved and reticulate floral leaflet, three inches long, the upper sur- 

 face convex, the under concave ; its petio! smoothish, one-third short- 

 er. — Pedicels very short, each with a minute linear bractlet. — Caly- 

 cine lacinia linear,, veiy short. Tube of the corolla twice as long as 

 the calyx, slender, villous ; limb campanulate, sub- plicate ; lacinioe 

 short, lanceolate, acute, united at the base by a peculiar sub-transpa. 

 rent membrane. — Stamina inserted under the throat, smooth ; fila- 

 ments very short; anthers within the campanulate limb, linear, erect, 

 elevated a little above the mouth. — Ovarium ovate, pubescent, two- 

 celled ; ovula numerous, flat, lanceolate, marginate, densely imbri- 

 cated on a fleshy septal placenta. — Style capillary, twice as long as 

 the corolla r smooth.— -Stigma clavate, fleshy, smooth, obtuse. — Cap- 

 sule oblong-clavate, greyish brown, ten lines long, smooth, besprink- 

 led with callous dots, bilocular, two-valved ; valves septiferous. — 

 Seeds not seen. 



Obs. It comes near to the last species, which differs, however, in 

 having broader, ovate, sub-cordate, downy leaves, and much thicker, 

 both terminal and axillary sub-compound racemes ; its capsules too 

 are much broader, almost oval. 



4. H. obovatum, Wall. 



Leaves obovate, acuminate, smooth. Racemes axillary and tei 

 nal, sub-ramous, erect, 



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