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2. C. SPHiERiCA, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. II. 636 ; Wight Icon. t. 147 ; Miq. 

 Fl. Ind. Bat. I. 494 ; Miers in Linn. Trans. 2nd ser. I. 97. t. 16. f. 

 9—15?). 



Hab. Mountains of Chittagong (Eoxb.). — Fl. April ; Fr. July. 



3. C. VALiDA, {Pirigara valida, Bl. Bydr. 1096 ; Planchonia valida, 

 Miers in Linn. Trans. 2nd ser. I. 94 ; Planchonia littoralis, Bl. in v. 

 Houtt. Fl. d. serr. YII. 25 ; Miers 1. c. 94). 



Hab. Frequent in the coast-forests of the Andaman islands. — Fl. 

 HS. 



Doubtful Genus. 



1. Lencymmcda salicifolia, Prsl. Epim. Bot. 211 ; Walp. Ann. III. 

 891. 



Hab. Tenassserim, Moulmein (Heifer). 



A genus which is entirely enigmatic to me ; the gamopetalous corolla 

 and the insertion of the very numerous stamens on the bottom of the calyx 

 form a puzzling combination of characters. If the corolla be incorrectly 

 described, we may guess Myrtacecs as its probable affinity. 



MULASTOMA GE^. 

 Conspectus of Genera. 



Suhord. I. MELA8T0MEJE. Ovary 2- or more -celled, the placen- 

 tas attached to the middle or base of the axial angle, usually elongate, 

 rarely sessile. Seeds usually numerous and minute, rarely few and large. 

 Leaves usually 3 — 7-nerved from the base. 



* Flacentas attached to the middle of the axial angle. Anthers opening hy \ or 2 

 apical pores. 



X Capsule dry or rarely sappy, dehiscing by apical valves, rarely irre- 

 gularly rupturing. 



Trih. 1. OSBECKIEJE. Ovary with a conical or convex free apex. Connective 

 usually produced beyond the base of the anthers. Capsule dry or berry-like. Seeds 

 minute, cochleate. 



OsBECKiA. Anthers usually all equal or nearly so. Fruit a capsule. 



Otanthera. Anthers equal. Fruit a berry. 



Melastoma. Anthers always unequal. Fruit a berry. 



Trib. 2. OXYSFOEUJE. Connective acute or spurred behind, not appendaged in 

 front. Seeds angular or oblong to club-shaped. 



OxYSPORA. Calyx costate. Stamens 4, equal, or 8 and usually unequal. Ovary and 

 the club-shaped capsule high-up adnate to the calyx. Flowers laxly cymose, in termi- 

 nal panicles. 



ALLOMOiirHiA. Calyx costate. Stamens 8 or 10, nearly equal. Ovary free or 

 adnate to the bottom of the csilyx. Capsule ovoid, included in the urceolate costate 

 calyx. Flowers clustered or almost whorled, in narrow terminal panicles. 



