230 S. Kurz — Contributions toionrds a [No. 2, 



Dicliopsis and Isoncmdra differ in the number of floral parts and in 

 the absence or j^resence of a rather scanty albumen. This species, however, 

 has 4-merous flowers and no albumen, and hence I fear that the character 

 derived from the albumen is of the same value as in Linociera, etc., amongst 

 Oleaceae. 



2. I. POLYANTHA. (Bassia polyantlia, Wall. Cat. 4166 ; DC. Prod. 

 Nlll.lQ^', DicTiopsis poly antJia, Bth. and Hf. Gen. pi. II. 658). 



Hab. Tropical forests of Boronga-island, near Akyab, Arracan, at 

 500—1000 ft. elevation. 



There is another Isonandra in HBC. in leaf only, from Martaban, 

 Mittigate (Falconer), with large chartaceous strongly parallel-nerved leaves 

 glaucous beneath. It seems very near allied to the above. 



3. I. OBOYATA, Griff. Not. Dicot. 293. (Bassia ? hypoleiica, Miq. 

 Suppl. Fl. Sumatr. 582). 



Has. Tenasserim (Griff., Heifer) ; Moulmein (Falconer). — Fr. 

 March. 



Payena, A. DC. 



Conspectus of Species, 



Suhg. 1. SEXA3IERIA, Griflf. Calyx 6 -parted. 

 Filaments very short, villous ; anthers glabrous, mucronate-acuminate, . , , , P. Griffithii. 

 Subg. 2. EU-PAYENA. Calyx 4-parted. 



* Anthers pilose (Ceratophorus, Hassk.). 



* * Anthers glabrous. 



Connective of anthers produced into a broad blunt beak ; sepals blunt or nearly so ; 



nerves somewhat irregular ; petiole about \ — \ in. long, P. lucida. 



Connective terminating in a bristle ; sepals acute ; nerves thin, parallel ; petiole about 



an in. long, slender, P. paralleloneiira. 



1. P. LTJCIDA, DC. Prod. VIII. 197 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. F 1039. 

 —{Geratopliorus Wiglitii, Hassk. Eetz. I. 601 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. I. 1039 ; 

 Isonandra poly andr a, Wight Icon. t. 1589). 



Hab. Burma (rather Malacca?) (Griff. 3605). 



2. P. PAEALLELONEUEA, Kurz in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1871. 70. 

 Hab. Frequent in the tropical forests of Martaban down to Tenasse- 

 rim (Helf. 3611).— Fl. March; Fr. April, May. 



Bassia, Keen. 



(Dasyaulus, Thw. ; KakosmantTios, Hassk.). 



Conspectus of Species. 



* Anthers aristate, included, on very short filaments or almost sessile, 

 Corolla-lohes very short (about \ as long as the tube) ; anthers in 3 rows ; berries obo- 



vatc-oblong, B. latifoUa. 



Corolladobes as long as the tube ; anthers in 2 rows ; berries unknown, , , . , B. villosa. 



* * Anthers blunt, on long slender filaments and exserted. 



