448 Lxxxi. VACCINIACE^. (C. B. Clarke.) [Agapetes. 



19. A. nana, Hook./, in Gen. PI. ii. 571 ; leaves shortly petioled narrowly 

 lanceolate, entire, cup at the apex of the pedicel deeply lohed, corolla \-^ in. 

 lobed nearly to the base. Ceratostema nanum, Gr^. Notul. iv. 303 ; Ic. PL 

 Atiat. t. 105. 



NASA Hills ; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3473). 



Branches thick, round, glabrous. Leaves 3^ by 1 in., narrowed at both ends, 

 glabrous, very coriaceous ; petiole 0-| in. Peduncle J-| in. ; pedicels, J-^ in., 

 glabrous, cup at their apex irregularly 8-12-toothed ; bracts minute. X!alyx-ieeth 

 i in., lanceolate, glabrous. — The enlarged base of the stem, shewn in GriflSth's 

 drawing, occurs in many of the species of Sects. I., II. 



20. A . XiObbil, Clarhe ; leaves petioled lanceolate caudate-acuminate, 

 corymbs 4 in. glabrous, corolla |-1 in. lobed much more than half-way down. 



MoTJLMEiN ; Thoung-gyun, alt. 5000 ft., Lobb. 



Branches round, glabrous, leafy. Leaves 3^ by 1 in., narrowed at the base, entire, 

 coriaceous ; petiole ^-\ in. Corymbs from the axils of the leaves, numerous, large, 

 lax, glabrous ; peduncle }-^ in. ; pedicels J— | in., cup at the apex entire not large ; 

 bracts i in. Catyx-teeth ^ in., lanceolate-subulate, glabrous. Corolla narrowly-tubular 

 in bud, crimson with a white top (Lobb), lobes ^| in., linear. . Atit/ters not spurred. 

 Fmit not seen. — ^Much resembling A. saligna (u. 6) in the leaves and corymbs; the 

 deeply divided corolla entirely differing. 



21. A. pilifera, Hook. f. ms. ; leaves short-petioled elliptic caudate- 

 acuminate, pedicels subfascicled hairy, corolla ^ in. 



Khasia Mts. ; Pomrans, alt. 4000 ft., H. f. ^ T. Mishmi Mts.. alt. 4000 ft., 

 Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 3455). 



Branches round, slender, sparsely hairy. Leaves 3 by 1 J in., suddenly narrowed 

 into the caudate point, base rounded, entire, membranous, glabrous or with scattered 

 hairs ; petiole ^ in., hairy. Pedicels 1-4 fascicled in the axils, 1 in., hairy, scarcely 

 thickened upwards. Calyx of 6 ovate short acute lobes. Corolla tubular, lobes 

 oblong acute. Anthers spurred on the beak. Fruit not seen. ' 



22. A. bracteata, Sook.f. ms. ; leaves shortly petioled elliptic caudate- 

 acuminate, corymbs lax, pedicel with leaf-like bracts \-^ in., corolla ^-^ in. 



MouLMEiN ; Thoung-gyun, alt. 5000 fc, Lobb, Parish. 



Branches slender, round or somewhat angular, glabrous, pilose towards the tips. 

 Leaves 2 by J in., broadly cuneate or almost rounded at the base, entire, coriaceous, 

 glabrous ; petiole J in., hairy. Corymb 2 in., peduncle J in. ; pedicels J-J, hairy, 

 scarcely thickened upwards ; bracts broadly lanceolate, usually longer than the 

 pedicels. Calyx-teeth i in., lanceolate, glabrous or nearly so. Corolla narrowly 

 tubular-conic in bud, white and purple (Lobb), lobed more than half way down ; 

 lobes recurved, apparently linear. Anthers spurred on their beaks. Fruit not 

 seen. 



23. A. discolor, Clarhe; glabrous, leaves subpetioled oblong naiTowed 

 at both ends toothed white beneath, calyx-limb campanulate, lobes \ in. ovate- 

 lanceolate, corolla scarcely ^ in. divided nearly to the base. 



SiKXisr Himalaya ; Teniv Lampa, alt. 3500 ft. King. Patkoy Mts. ; Griffith 

 (Kew Distrib. n. 3463). Bhotan; Duphla Hills, Nuttall. 



Branches round, somewhat slender, uniformly leafy. Leaves 1| by ^-§ in., acute, 

 tapering at the base, coriaceous. Peduncles J in., axillary ; pedicels J in., thickened 

 upwards, top cupped. Calyx-tube at base very much wider thati the corolla (at flower- 

 ing time). Corolla exceedingly narrowed upwards, the reflexed lobes linear. Anthers 

 not spurred. Fruit I in. diam., globose, narrower upwards ; the long calyx -teeth 

 erect. 



