Achyranthes. pentandria monogynia. fi03 



various. — Bractet in general two, opposite, leaf-like, but murh small- 

 er. — Flowers crowded, small, dull red. — Calycle tlnee leaved, the 

 two lateral ones tailing off with the five-lea* ed cayx and seed ; ttie 

 third 01 undeimost one remains. There mu. b an impropriety in 

 calling these the calycles — "Nectary cup si a ed, five-t <>iln-d, teeth 

 lenghened into five filaments —Stigma aim^e.— Seed solitary) .in a 

 rueiubiauaceous utnculus, 



10. A. scandens, R. 



Perennial, climbing, downy. Leaves alternate, nblon^-ventricose. 

 Spikes axillary, solitary, sessile. Calyx hairy. Nectary ^en-parled. 

 Stigma twp-lohed,. 



Beng. Nooriya. 



A native of hedges, &c. near Calcutta ; in flower about the close 

 of the rains. 



Stems and branches climbing, below woody, perennial ; young parts 

 more or less hairy — Leaves alternate, short-petioled, oblong, a little 

 ventiicose, hairy, and of a soft texture; size very various. — Spikes 

 sessile, axillary, and terminal; those from the axills small, and soa- 

 tary ; while the teiminal ones are large, and general.y three or more 

 of them together. — Calyx and calycle silver-coloured, and woolly; 

 -^-Nectary ten-toothed; teeth equal, alternately antheriferous.— 

 Style single. Stigma two-lob<-d — Capsules circumcised, contain- 

 ing a single, black, smooth reniform seed.* 



11. A. lanata, R.f 



Annual, erect, ramous, woolly. Leaves alternate, orbicular. 



* It has been remarked by Dr. Schultes that this is probably the same as Gomphren* 

 umaranthoides. Roth. (Nov. spec. 182; Sjst. Veg. v. 541.) But the latter denies its bav- 

 irig the sterile filaments which ours has. I found it, or one coming near to it, at Hetounra in 

 Njpal, in flower in November ; it was also brought to me in March from Noakote— The late 

 Dr. Jack found it at Acheen— Jf. W. _ •• 



t Aerva Jnss.— Svst. Veg. 1. c. 564.— N. VT. 



