Smerila.'] lx. mblastomacej;. (C. B. Clarke.) 533 



** Anthers long attenuated or acuminated upwards. 

 t Plants with distinct stems, the leaves of each pair not very unequal, 

 § Species of Ceylon and the South Deccan Peninsula. 



12. S. robusta, Aim. in Sook. Comp. Sot. Mag. ii. 308 ; stem attaining 

 21 in. shaggy witli rufons-brown hair,'leaves cordate-ovate sessile with long 

 rufous hairs ahove and on the nerves beneath, capsule nearly ^ in. campanulate 

 trigonous hispid-scabrous G-nerved, pedicel about J in. N^aud. in Ann. Sc. Nat. 

 ■ser. 3. XV. 327 ; Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxviii. 76. 



Ceylon ; Walker ; Adam's Peak, alt., 5000-7000 ft. Thviaites No. 426 partly. 



Branches ascending, round, ■with harsh or soft hairs. Leaves J in., nearly entire. 

 Calyx-tube ■mth many spreading hairs. Petals ^ in., elliptic, acute, purple. Anthers 

 attenuated, long. Capstdes 3-6 to the raceme, nearly sessile. Seeds with raised 

 points, raphe exeiirrent on one side near the top. 



Vae. glabricaulis, Thwaites ms. ; stem 4-angular nearly glabrous, leaves sessile 

 nearly glabrous beneath. — Ceylon ; at Boputalanda, Central Provinces, I%waites No. 

 39S5. 



13. S. Karvejri, Thwaites Unum. 107 ; stem 18 in. erect with ascending 

 quadrangular branches nearly glabrous, calyx-tube glabrous, anthers subacumi- 

 nate but much shorter and less attenuate than in 8. robvsta. 



Cetlon, Central Province, alt. 6000-7000 ft. ; Thwaites No. 2974. 



Leaves f in., rhomboid-oblong, unequal-sided, obtuse or subcordate at the base, 

 glabrous on both surfaces, denticulate ; petiole about ^ in. Bacemes short. Petals 

 i in., elliptic, acute, purple. — Triana in Trans. lAim. Soc, xxviii. 76 has erroneously 

 called this species S. Hartwegi, and altered the naming of Thwaites' examples so as 

 to confuse it ■with No. 12 iS. robusta. 



14. S. affinfs, Am. in Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag. ii. 307; stem 4-12 in. 

 branching nearly glabrous, leaves ovate and ovate-lanceolate serrate, capsule 

 |-J in. fimnel-shaped trigonous 6-ribbed smooth usually shorter than the pedi- 

 cel. Naud. in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 3. xv. 325 ; Thwaites Enum. 109 ; Triana in 

 Trans. lAnn. Soc. xxviii. 76. 



Cetlon, Central Pro^vince, alt. 4000 ft. ; Thwaites ; Gardner, Walker. 



Leaves ^ in. (sometimes much smaller), thin, sparsely pilose above, minutely glan- 

 dular-dotted and sometimes thinly hairy beneath ; petiole f in. Calyx-tube nearly 

 glabrous, or ■with a few lax hairs. Petals J in., ovate, acute, mauve.' Anthers oblong, 

 attenuated upwards. Seed with raised points, raphe exourrent on one side near the 

 top. — See the remarks under No. 4 8. zeylanica. 



Vab. rostrata, Thwaites Enum. 108 (sp.); anthers more attenuated, leaves less 

 ■serrated, flowers usually a deeper colour. — Ceylon, alt. 1000-2000 ft. ; Thwaites No. 

 2644. 



15. S. rhombifolia, Thwaites Enum. 108 ; glabrous, stem 1-2 ft., leaves 

 rhomboid narrowed at both ends crenate-serrate, capsule | in. funnel-shaped 

 •trigonous 6-ribbed about as long as the pedicel. 



Ceylon ; at no great elevation, Thwaites. 

 . Leaves 1 in., 3-nerved the lateral nerves near the margin, minutely glandular- 

 punctate ; petiole I in. Petals i in., purple-mauve. Seeds -with raised points, raphe 

 exenrrent on one side near the top. 



16. S> amabllis, Triana in Trans. lAnn, Soc. xxviii. 76; branches 

 woody round ■with scattered ascending bristly hairs, leaves oblong petioled 

 ■3-nerved subentire vrith scattered bristly hairs on both surfaces, capsule ^ in. 

 funnel-shaped or somewhat campanidate trigonous 6-ribbed smooth. 



