1873.] ^ S. Kurz — New Burmese Plants. 81 



ra subtus dense, adulta parce cupreo-pubescentia v. omnino glabrescentia ; 

 flores parvi, sessiles, spicati, paniculam parvam ferrugineo- v. fulvo-tomentel- 

 1am componentes ; bracteolse subulatse, floribus longiores, deciduae ; calycis 

 lobi triangulares, acuti, extus glabri, intus unacum glandulis hj'-pogynis 

 albo-lanuginosi ; tubus ovatus, teres, glaberrimus ; drupoe poll, vix longae, 

 ovatse, obsolete 5-gonse v. teretes, lutescentes, Iseves. — Pegu, Martaban, 

 Tenasserim. T. Cliehulce, E-etz., quam maxime affinis, calycis tubo Isevissi- 

 mo, indumento copiosiore et fructibus minoribus distat. 



BBGONIACHM. 



156. Begonia nivea, Parish MS. 



Herbula succulenta radice tuberosa ?, subglabra ; folia radicalia 1 v. 2, 

 obovato-oblonga, apice irregulariter truncato-angulata, basi in petiolum bre- 

 vissimum crassum glabrum donstricta, dentata et parce setuloso-ciliata, pal- 

 matim 5-nervia, 2-3 poll, longa, membranacea, supra setulis brevibus adsper- 

 sa, subtus glabra ; scapus radicalis, glaberrimus, folio duplo longior, apice 

 bibracteato, flores 2 v. 3 majusculos candidos gerens ; bracteae 2 ovales v. ovali- 

 oblongse, acutae, foliacese, c. 2-3-lin. longse ; flores feminei pedicellis brevio- 

 ribus, masculi longioribus 1-li poll, longis glabris, instructi ; sepala et peta- 

 la obovato-oblonga ad lato-ovalia, c. 5 lin. longa, in femineis aliquanto bre- 

 viora ; stamina monadelpha ; antherse obovato-oblongse, obtusee ; styli 2, 

 basi V. ad medium fere connati, uno 3- altero 2-bifido et glandulis stigmaticis 

 stipitatis dense obducti ; capsulse immaturse glabrae, oblongo-ovatse, inae- 

 quali-3-alat8e, alis triangularibus et acute productis, medio majore. — Tenas- 

 serim (Revd. Parish). 



157. Begonia subpeefoliata, Parish MS. 



Herbula erecta, succulenta, radice tuberosa ? scapigera ; folia radicalia 

 solitaria, petiolo \\ usque ad '^\ poll, longo subvelutino sufiulta, ovata ad 

 ovato-oblonga, vix inaequalia, basi rotundata leviter peltata, obtusiuscule 

 acuminata, grosse crenato-dentata, 2-3 poll, longa, membranacea, utrinque 

 pulcherrime concavo-punctata (in vivo probabiliter papilloso-holosericea), 

 subtus utplurimum subpurpurascentia ; scapus radicalis v. subradicalis, gla- 

 ber, folio brevior, dichotomo-cymosus, pauciflorus ; bracteae virides, elliptico- 

 lanceolatae, acutae, c. lin. longae, papillosae ; flores parvi, rosei, pedicellis 

 capillaribus glabris ; sepala ovalia, obtusa, 2-3 lin. longa, extus conspicue 

 venosa ; stamina monadelpha ; antherae breves, obovatae ; styli 3, alte con- 

 nati, 2-fidi ; capsulae c. 3 lin. longae, obovatae, glabrae, 3-loculares, 3-alata9, 

 alis capsula ipsd latioribus semi-obcordatis j placentae 2-fidae. — Tenasserim 

 (Revd. Parish). 



158. Begonia yelutina. Parish MS. 



Herbula simplex, scapifera, uiiifoliata, radice parva tuberosa ; folium 

 petiolo 1-3 poll, longo nonnunquam parce pubescente suff'ultum, cordato-ova- 



