Lasiantheral PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA, 827 



der peduncle, nearly equalling the leaves in length, naked, or with a 

 pair of scales above the middle. — Pedicels an inch long, clavate, a 

 little ventricose above the middle. Bractes lanceolate, acuminate, vein- 

 ed.— Corolla nearly an inch in diameter ; its faciniae finely acuminate. 

 Anthers very long, forming a lengthened, beaked, straight tube.— Style 

 capillary. Stigma minute above the orifice of the tube of the anthers. 

 Obs. At a distance this species has much the appearance of Trien- 

 t'llis europaea. It is closely allied to that last described, and is the 

 tallest in the genus. — N. W. 



4 A. pictum, Wall. 



Stems short. Leaves smooth, ovate, sub-cordate, pointed, with 

 reticulate white nerves. Umbels many-flowered, pentandrous. 



I found this beautiful little species growing on rocks near the 

 waterfall ou the island of Pinang, in flower in August. 



Root consisting of a fascicle of loogish, capillary fibres. — Stem 

 an inch or two long, smooth. Leaves two, opposite, terminal, or ni 

 two somewhat remote pairs ; ovate, acute, rounded or sub-retuse at 

 the base, unequal among themselves as well as with respect to the 

 sides ; smooth, slightly ciliate, of a daik green colour, beautifully re- 

 ticulated with white lines along the rib and the principal ramificati- 

 ons of the nerves. — Peliol very short. — Peduncle terminal as in all 

 the other species, nearly as long as the leaves, simple or having two 

 opposite branches, each bearing a round umbel of many small, white, 

 pentandrous flowers. — Unripe berry as large as a coriander seed, 

 smooth, — Seeds angular. — N. W. 



LASIANTHERA, Beam. Fl. Owar. et Benin, i. 85./. 51. 



Calyx very small, five-toothed, supported by one or two subulate 

 bractes. Corolla tubular, larger than the calyx, with a short tube and 

 live deeply divided, lanceolate laciniae. Lilaments broad and mem- 

 branous, with hairy anthers. Germ ovate above. Style short. Stigma 

 capitate. Fruit „ Pal. de Beauv. 1. c. 



