308 NEW CEYLONESE 
brevioribus, ete punctiformi. — In 
montibus Ceylanen 
A S. hirsutula differt petalorum et an- 
therarum ms; at habitu convenit: inter 
S. hirsutulam itaque et S. Hookerianam 
medium iter tenet. 
6. S. Hookeriana (Arn.) ; erectiuscu- 
la, caulelignescente ramoso (14—2-pedalli), 
ramis dense rufo-villosis, foliis longiuscule 
petiolatis ovatis oblongisve ciliato-serratis 
utrinque parce at subtus ad nervos copiose 
rufo-pilosis, petiolis hirsutis, racemis pau- 
cifloris pedunculatis basi 1—2-foliatis, pe- 
dicellis secundis calyceque parce pilosis, 
dentibus .calycinis triangularibus acutis, 
petalis late ovalibus acutis, antheris cor- 
dato-ovatis obtusiusculis, stylo filiformi, 
stigmate capitato, capsula breviter turbinata 
costis omnibus subequalibus obtusis.—In 
insula Ceylano ad basin coni montis 
** Adam's Peak." 
7. S. robusta (Arn.) ; erectiuscula, ra- 
dice squamata, caule lignescente valido 
ramoso, ramis densissime patentim pilosis, 
folis approximatis brevissime petiolatis 
subcordato-ovalibus obtusis 5-nerviis ci- 
liato-serratis utrinque strigoso-hirsutis, ra- 
cemis hirsutis paucifloris subsessilibus basi 
1—2-foliolatis, pedicellis secundis calycem 
subequantibus, calycis pilis patentibus 
apice glandulosis hirsuti dentibus triangu- 
laribus obtusis, petalis late ovalibus acutis, 
antheris lanceolato-subulatis, stylo filiformi, 
stigmate punctiformi, capsula oblongo-tur- 
binata costis lateralibus ceteris multo mi- 
noribus prominulis.—In insula Ceylano ad 
basin coni montis ** Adam's Pea 
As the above descriptive characters may 
be thought by some to be too detailed, I 
shall here add shorter ones, which may 
distinguish the hitherto discovered Ceylon 
species from each other, although probably 
insufficient to separate them 
found in other parts of India. 
eylanica ; branches glabrous, 
"uibus: cordate-ovate, obtuse 
. S. affinis ; branches nearly glabrous, 
ique cordate- eae: attenuated, style 
filiform, stigma capitat 
3. S. glaberrima ; acs and leaves 
glabrous, anthers lanceolate acuminated, 
rom some 
MELASTOMACES, 
style thickened in the middle, stigma mi 
nute. 
4. S. hirsutula; stem herbaceous, 
branches hirsute, petals ovate acuminated 
anthers lanceolate-subulate. 
S. Wightiana ; stem herbaceous, 
branches hirsute, anthers linear-lanceolate, 
obtuse, stigma minute. 
6 ookeriana ; stem somewhat 
woody, branches clothed with roddib short. 
wool, anthers cordate-ovate obtuse, stigma 
capitate. Be 
7. S. robusta ; stem somewhat woody, 
branches covered with close spreading 
hairs, petals broadly oval acute, anthers 
lanceolate-subulate. 
II. 
1. O. truncata (Don); caulibus € 
baceis vel basi sublignosis parce 
OSBECKIA. 
ciliatis trinerviis du vel iri quM. " 
fos 
breve pedicellatos involucrantibus, quip , 
urceolato pilis simplicibus pal l P 
tecto, laciniis 4 primo intus coloratis tan- | 
dem deciduis, appendicibus deciduis laci- 
nias calycinas subzequantibus setis corona- 1 
tis, antheris 8 erostratis obtusis, ovario Sē- — 
W. et A. Pu : 
nd 
tis numerosis coronato.— 
Fl. Penins. Ind. Or. 1. p. 332. ; 
Cat. n. 1144.—O. cupularis. Wight, Cat. ? 
n. 1148. b. (non a.)—In Peninsule Indie | 4 
Orientalis montibus australioribus, atque 
in insula Ceylano, ad alt. 6 ped. 
The above character is taken from more 
perfect specimens than were before H 
when the species was first described : 4 
“a 
x 
of Wight's Cat. 
tributed, belong to this species, 
O. cupularis : the number of calycine seg 
ments and stamina will disti p 
two: young specimens have much 
same habit, which had led to their having 
been mixed in the distribution. 
igosis t tetra 
mis glabriusculis vel parce str! 
