1898.] from the North-Eastern Frontiers of India. 297 



5-fida lobis erectis. Stamina recta antherae dorso calcaratae. Bracteae 

 majusculae, calycis limbus in dentibus 5 prorsus hand solutus. 



DESMOGYNE King & Prain. 



Calycis tubus teres pedicelli apice ampliato crateriformi involutus 

 subglobosus ; limbus magnopere ampliatus late campanulatus, margine 

 integer, persistens. Corolla tubulosa anguste infundibularis, elono-ata, 

 tubo terete recto breve 5-lobo, lobis erectis. Stamina 10, epioyna, 

 corolla aequilonga filamentis glabris basi inter se et a tubo corollae 

 liberis ; antherae elongatae rectae liberae dorso muticae tubulis connatis 

 tenuibus strictis membranaceis, loculis extus muriculatis. Ovarium 

 5-loculare ; stylus filif or mis stigmate lobulato; ovula in loculis singulis 

 numerosa placentis angulo interiori adnatis. — Frutices epiphytici, foliis 

 alternis persistentibus breviter petiolatis coriaceis integris. Species 

 singula, montium Indiae transgangeticae incola. 



23. Desmogyne neriifolia King 8f Prain; frutex epiphytica, 

 ramis glabris gracilionbus. Folia alterna oblongo-lanceolata apice lono-e 

 caudato-acuminata basi rotundata breve petiolata margine inteo-ra crasse 

 coriacea nervis mediano subtus prominente supra impresso excepto 

 obscuris. Inflorescentia corymbosa pedicellis versus apicem pedunculi 

 sursum incrassati in axillis bractearum triangularum approximatis • 

 pedicellis sursum incrassatis apice cupularibus. Calycis tubus o-lobosus 

 in fundo epicalycis articulatus eoque involutus, limbus inflatus late cam- 

 panulatus margine integer prorsus promin enter reticulatus. Corolla 

 elongata recta infundibuliformis 5-loba, lobis brevibus trianonlaribus. 

 Stamina 10, epigyna libera filamentis brevibus antheris elongatis erectis 

 apicibus corollae limbum attingentibus, dorso muticis. Ovarium 5-locu- 

 lare, stylo filiformi apice breviter 5-lobulato ; ovulis numerosis. Fructus 

 ovatus calycis limbo persistente coronatus. 



Burma : in montibus Chin etiam in montibus Kachin, Kinqii 

 mercenar. ! 



Folia 4-6 poll, longa -7-'9 poll, lata; petiolis '2 poll. Pedunculi 

 axillares ad 25 poll, usque longi, bracteis triangulis 1 poll, longis, 

 pedicellis 1*2 poll. ; calycis tubo *15 poll, longo, limbo '3 poll, lono-o 

 latoque. Corollae tubo 1*5 poll, longo, limbo -5 poll, diam., lobis '2 poll, 

 longis. Fructus "4 poll, longus, *35 poll. diam. 



A very distinct species of the group of Vacciniaceae that constitutes 

 the " genera " Agapetes G. Don., and Pentapterygium Klotzsch. From 

 all Pentapterygia it differs in having the calyx neither winged nor 

 ridged and while agreeing with Agapetes in having a smooth calyx 

 tube it differs from all the known species of that genus in having 

 tbe calyx-limb large, entire and widely campanulate, and, further, 



