52 , XLix. coNNAEACEji. (J. D. Hooker.) '[Gomiarus. 



5. C. Grifflthil, JSboh f. ; branches, petioles, and leaves beneath pubes- 

 cent, leaflets ovate- or elliptic-lanceolate acutqinate, nerves very indistinct. 



Tenasseeim, at Mergui, Griffith. 



Branches slender. Leaflets 3-5 by f-lj in., thinly coriaceous, finely pubescent 

 with rusty hairs beneath, midrib distinct ; nerves very faint, oblique. Panicles rusty- 

 pubescent. Flowers i in. long. Sepals linear-oblong. Petals more than twice as 

 long, glabrous, ligulate. Filaments almost glabrous. Capsule unknown. 



6. C. semideoandrus, Jack in Mai. Misc. 3, vii. 39 ; branches, petioles, 

 and midrib beneath finely pubescent, leaflets elliptic-oblong acute, thinly cori- 

 aceous, not reticulated, nerves 5 pkrs very slender. 0. 'floribundus, Wall, in 

 Serb. lArm. Soc. svh 8643. 1 



Tenasseeim at Mergui, Griffith ; Penano, Wallioh, Phillips, ^c. 



Leaflets pale on both surfaces. Panicle much branched, thinly pubescent. Flowers 

 §■ in. long, white (Wallich). Sepals linear-oblong. Petals more than twice, as long, 

 narrow, linear-spathulate, glabrous. Filaments nearly glabrous. Capsule not seen. 



^^ Leaflets perfectly glabrous heneath^ 



7. C paniculatus, JRoxh. Fl. Ind. iii. 139 ; leaflets 3-7 eUiptio- 

 oblong, -ovate or -lanceolate with a short or long obtuse point, petals glabrous, 

 filaments puberulous, capsules l^-lj by J-f in. contracted into ' the stalk 

 compressed, seed oblong compressed. PO. pentandrus, Ltoxb. I. c. 140. — 

 Oonnaracea, Wall. Cat. 8640 (excl. E.). 



SiLHET and the Khabu Mts., ascending to 2000 ft., Boxburgh, &c. ; Chittagono, 

 Soxbwrgh, H.f. # T. 



A large climber ; branches and leaves perfectly glabrous. Leaflets 3-8 by 1-2 in., 

 coriaceous, glossy above; nerves 5-6 pairs, slender, faint, reticulations obscure; petiole 

 stout. Panicle hoary, much branched and spreading. Flowers ^ in. long. Sepals 

 linear-oblong, pubescent. Petals more than twice as long, nearly glabrous, linear. 

 Longer filaments three times as long as the short ones. Capsule sbining, pale, 

 deeply striate, finely pubescent within. — I do not see how C. pentandrus, EoxburghJ 

 . differs except in being described as truly pentandrous. 



8. C. glbbosus, Wall, in Serb. Linn. Soc. stib 8641 ; leaflets eUiptic- 

 oblong or -ovate obtusely acuminate nerves 6-6 pairs, capsules 1 by J in. 

 hatchel^shaped compressed with a horizontal beak on the outer edge. Oonna- 

 racea, Wall. Cat. 8538,B (in part) ? 8540 E, 8541,8541 B. Sapind. dub. Wall. 

 Cat. 8098. 



BiHMA, at Eangoon, McLelland ; Tenasseeim, at Mergui, Griffith, &c. ; Penano, 

 Porter; Malacca, Griffith, Maingay; Sincapobe, Wallioh. — Disteib. Borneo. 



Leaflets 3-5 by lf-2^ in., quite glabrous ; transverse venules distinct beneath. 

 Panicles branched, rather slender. Flowers J in. Sepals ovate-oblong. Petals about 

 twice as long. Filaments puberulous. Capsules compressed, broad, veined, with the 

 beak, usually very pronounced at the outer edge of the broad top ; valves finely 

 pubescent within. — Wallich suggests that this may be Jack's C. luddus or C. grandis. 



9. C. CUamplonii, Thwaites Enum. 80 ; leaflets 5-7 elliptic acuminate, 

 nerves 6-6 pairs very strong beneath, capsules l| by | in. semilimar compress^ 

 narrowed at the base but not distinctly stalked striate glabrous. 



Cetlon ; Central province, ascending to 4000 ft. 



A climbing shrub ; young parts clothed with rusty pubescence. Leaflets 3-5 by 

 lf-2i in., thinly coriaceous, polished on both surfaces, reticulate beneath ; petiole and 

 petiolules slender. Panicles axillary and terminal, 4-6 in., minutely rusty-pubescent 

 Flowers \ in. long. Sepals oblong, hairy. Petals twice as long, linear-obovate, white 

 dotted with red, sparsely hairy. Filaments included, glabrous, the longer twice as 

 long as the shorter. Capsule apiculate, sutures not keeled ; valves thin with 

 scattered hairs within. 



