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Plagiopteron, Grifif. 

 1. P. SIJAYEOLENS, Griff, in Macl. Calc. Journ. IV. 244. t. 13 ; Hf. 

 Ind. Fl. I. 399. 



Hab. Tenasserim, Mergui (Griff. 679). 



ZTaOPHYLLE^. 

 Conspectus of genera. 

 1, TEiBTJLrs. Stamens 10. Fruits dry, composed of 5-12 cocci usually winged 

 or spiny. Hei-bs with pinnate leaves. 



Tribulus, L. 



Conspectus of species. 

 Flowers 1-2 in. in diameter, the peduncles as long or longer than the leaves, T. cistoides. 

 Flowers -j-f in. in diameter, the peduncles shorter than the leaves, ...T. lanuginosus. 



1. T. cistoides, L. sp. pi. 554 ; Jacq. Hort. Scboenb. I. t. 103 ; Bot. 

 Reg. t. 791; Hf. Ind. Fl. I. 423. 



Hab. Tenasserim, Mergui (teste Edgew. and Hf.). 



2. T. LANUGINOSUS, L. sp. pi. 553 ; Roxb. FL Ind. II. 401 ; Wigbt 

 Ic. t. 98. (T. terrestris, L. sp. pi. 554 ; Sibth. Fl. Gr^ec. t. 372 ; Rchb. 

 Fl. Germ. Y. t. 161 ; Hf. Ind. Fl. 423). 



Hab. Ava, apparently frequent in tlie Irrawaddi valley ; Prome Dis- 

 trict. Fl. March, Apr. 



N. JB. — I am not sure v^^bether T. terrestris, L. and T. lanuginosus 

 are not really different species. 



GEBANIACE^. 



Conspectus of genera. 

 Trih. I. OI^RANIEM. Flowers regular or nearly so. Sepals imbricate. Glands al- 

 ternating with the petals. Fertile stamens as many or 2 or 3 times as many as 

 petals. Capsules dry, the valves elastically rolled upwards, or rarely indehiscent. 



1. Geranium. Perfect stamens 10, or rai'ely fewer. Ovary-cells 2-ovuled. Cap- 

 sule dehiscent, beaked. 



Trih. II. OXALIDE^. Flowers regular. Sepals imbricate. Glands none. Stigmas 

 capitate. Ovary- cells with 2 or more ovules. 



* Capsule dry or nearly so, dehiscent. Herbs. 



2. OxALis. Stamens 10. Capsule dehiscing loculicidally, the valves cohering with 

 the axis. Leaves usually digitately compound. 



3. BiOPHYTUM. Stamens 10. Capsule dehiscing loculicidally, the valves usually 

 separating from the axis to the base. Leaves pinnate. 



* * Beriy fleshy, indehiscent. Shrubs or trees. 



4. AvEERHOA. Stamens 10, of which 5 often reduced to staminods. Styles dis- 

 tinct. Ovary-cells many-ovuled. Seeds arillate or without arillus. Trees with pinnate 

 leaves. 



Trih. III. BALSAMINEJE. Flowers regular. Sepals usually coloured, the posticous 

 spui'red Anthers almost connate. 



