Begonia.'\ Lxvr. BBGONiACBis. (C. B. Clarke.) 661 



48. B> martabanloa, A. DC. Prodr. xy. pt. i. 354 ; caulescent, leaves 

 pelioled cordate-ovat^, petioles and nerves of the leaves lieneath pubescent. 

 Kwrz in Joum. As. Soc. 1877, pt. ii. 108. 



Motomein; Lobb No. 393 ; Heifer (Kew Distrib. No. 2S75). 



This differs from B. simiata by the absence of the stellate, pubescence : and from 

 B. anda/mensis in the leaves being longer-petioled, none sessile, more acute with a 

 serrate ciliate margip ; and in the generally greater pubescence ; the stipules being 

 pubescent and the lower bracts often ciliate or fimbriate. 



49. B. ParlshU, C. B. Clarke ; cauliue leaves 1-3 all sessile cordate 

 orbicular with lax scattered pubescence above and on the nerves beneath, cap- 

 sule winged above. 



MoTTLUEiN ; on limestone rocks ; Parish. ..I 



Tuber ralther large. Erect, nearly 1 ft., stem and lower part of the peduncle wjth 

 some lax pubescence. Leaves 1^3^ in. diam., subequal at the base, crenate-sen^te ; 

 petiole of the cauline 0, of the radical 2-8 in. ; stipules of the cauline J in., ovate, 

 acute, ciliate. Pedicels and flowers glabrous ; lower bracts ^ in., ciliate or fimbriate, 

 ovate, acute. Flowers few, medium, rose-coloured. Male : sepals 2, i in., round ; 

 petals 2, obovate, narrower, rather shorter ; stamens about 40, long-monadelphous, 

 anthers elongate-obovoid, connective not at all produced. Feiuxb: perianth of 4 

 (perhaps of 6) segments ; styles 2, long combined, stigmas curved complex. Capsule 

 (only half ripe) more than ^ in. — The ripe capsule not being seen, this species may 

 be a Platycentrum, as the size of the flowers indicates, but the styles are combined 

 nearly to the base of the stigmas, 



50. B. flaccidlsslma, Kurz in Joum. As. Soc. 1872, pt. ii. 308 ; caules- 

 cent, minutely sparsely pubescent, leaves petioled cordate orbicular obtuse, 

 petals in the male 0. 



Tehassebiu; Kv/rz. 



A tender very flaccid herb, 4-5 in. high. Leaves 2 in. diam., deeply crenate-den- 

 tate, almost lobed; petiole 2-3 in.; stipules hyaline, obtuse, about ^ in. Cymes 

 dichotomous, minutely sparsely pubescent ; bracts linear, minute ; flowers small, 

 white, on capillary pedicels. Hat.e : sepals 2, i-^- in., rotund-ovate ; petals ; sta- 

 mens many, very monadelphous, anthers subovoid. Female : perianth-segments 4 ; 

 styles 2, free from the base, each dilated into a concave semilunate stigma : ovary 

 sparsely and crisply pilose, 2-celled. Capside unknown, — ^Plant not seen. The above 

 copied from Mr. Kurz. The general description is like that of B. delicatula, No. 54. 



B. Ovary 2-celled. Capsule winged, wings irregular and much produced 

 lielow the cells. Perianth accrescent on the fruit. Sect. Dymnorphia, A. DC. 



51. B. crenata, Dryand. in Traru. lAnn. Soc. i. 162, t. 14, fig. 3 ; 

 pedicels and young ovary often with minute scattered glandular pubescence, 

 sepals of the male ^-^ in. A. DC. Prodr. xy. pt. i. 356 ; Dalz. Sr Gibs. Somb. 

 PI. 104. B. minima, Sedd. Ic. PI. t. 110. 



Malabar coast, alt. 0-3000 ft., from Bombay to Wynaad. PTenassebimj Heifer, 

 No. 2584. 



Nearly glabrous. Rootstock slender, tuberous. Stem slender, 4-10 in., 1-4- 

 leared. Leaves 1^2 in. (sometimes much smaller), ovate, slightly cordate at the 

 base, crenate or serrate, glabrous or with slight pubescence on the nerves beneath ; 

 petiole i-2 in. ; stipules small, ovate, acute, glabrous. Pedmwles weak ; bracts less 

 than ^ m., ovate, acute, glabrous ; flowers not numerous, white or pinkish. Male : 

 sepals 2,- elliptic; petals 2, narrower; stamens 8-16, very monadelphous, anthers 

 oblong, connective not produced. Female : perianth-segments 5, outer elliptic, 

 inner oblong, soon becoming larger than the male flower ; styles 2, combined at base. 



