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singulis terminalibus -5-75 poll, latis. Corolla *5 poll, longa. Fructus 

 •25 poll, longns, -3 poll, latus. 



This very distinct species belongs to the group characterised by 

 haying the fruits uncompressed and differs very markedly from the 

 other species of that group in having the fruits egg-shaped, narrowed 

 upwards from the middle, and not subglobose rounded at the top as in 

 P. tomentosa. From P. linearis, the other Indian species referred to the 

 group, it differs much in foliage — its general facies, except for the 

 fruit, being very much that of the common P. foetida. 



VACCINIACE^]. 



22. Agapetes Pottingeri Prain ; frutex epiphytica, ramis adpresse 

 puberulis et pilis rigide setaceis patentibus ferrugineis simulac obsitis. 

 Folia sessilia ovato-lanceolata a basi fere rotundata sensim ad apicem 

 longius acuminatam attenuafca, margine integra, coriacea, utrinque 

 glabra, nervis 8-10-jugis supra distinctioribns. Inflorescentia corymbosa 

 ramiflora pedunculo pubescenti bracteis rigidis ciucto, pedicellis gracili- 

 bus pubescentibus basi bracteatis, bracteis majusculis ovato-lanceolatis 

 rigidis striato-reticulatis margine puberulo excepto glabris. Galycis 

 tubo globoso cum apice pedicelli parum ampliati articulato extus pilis 

 longis fulvis setaceis apice glandulosis patentibus obsito, limbo cam- 

 panulato margine 5-dentato prorsus reticulato, dentibus triangulis quam 

 partem limbi connatam brevioribus, intus glabro extus pilis flaccidis 

 longis sparse pubescente. Corolla tubulosa recta medio parum ampliato 

 sab limbo breviter 5-lobo lobis late triangulis subobtusis parum 

 contracta, extus parce pilis flaccidis pubescente, lobis viridibus ceterum 

 rubris nee lineis notatis. Stamina 10, epigyna, libera, filamentis antheras 

 fere aequantibus, antherisque glabris ; antherarum tubulis corallae 

 liinbum vix attingentibus, dorso 2-calcaratis. Ovarium 5-loculare stylo 

 filiformi apice brevissime 5-lobulato ovulis numerosis. 



In montibus Kachin nuncupatis, 4100 p. s. m., Pottinger ! 



Folia 5-7 poll, longa, l*5-2'25 poll. lata. Corymbis paucifloris 1*5 

 poll, longis, pedunculis '2 poll., pedicellis '5 poll, longis, bracteis *2-25 

 poll, longis. Calycis tubo '1 poll., limbo "35 poll, longo, dentibus *15 poll, 

 longis. Corolla '65 poll, longa. 



This remarkably distinct species is separable from all hitherto des- 

 cribed Agapetes by its large bracts and its large calyx-limb, the teeth of 

 which are not partite to the disk as in our other species. It may be 

 taken therefore as the tvpe of a distinct section (§ Holocalyx) to be 

 distinguished as follows from the other sections defiued in the Genera 

 Plantarum ii. 571 : — 



§ Holocalyx. Corolla elongata recta parum ventricosa breviter 



