504 LXXXTII. FRIMULACE^. (J. D. Hooker.) [Lysimachia. 



Leaves alternate, 2-4 in., thin, acuminate, narrowed into the short petiole. Peduncles 

 all axillary, 1-5 in., spreading. Flowers ^ in. diam., yellow. Sepals sub-glandular, 

 i-|- in. long. Corolla- segments elliptic-oblong. Filaments very short, connected sS 

 the base, with sometimes an obscure staminode between them. Capsule ^ in. Ham. , 

 bursting irregularly. — Java specimens have larger sepals, approaching var. zeyla/nicai 

 Var. zeylamca ; leaves larger 3-5 in., sepals larger j-^ in. longer pointed, cap- 

 sule larger 5-valved. L. alata, Gard. mss, — Ceylon, Central Province, alt, 6-8,000 ft. 



9. Ii. peduncuiarls, Wall. Cat. 1489 ; slender, erect, branches winged, 

 leaves lanceolate faintly gland-dotted, peduncles capillary much exceeding the 

 subtending leaves, sepals narrow-lanceolate. 



BiEMA ; Taonedong Mts. and Prome Hills, Wallich. 



A much smaller plant than L. raTnosa with the peduncles longer and with more 

 slender and narrow sepals. Flowers not seen. Fruit capsular. 



10. Ii. llnearifolla, Griff', mxs. ; stem strict terete, leaves subsessile 

 linear-lanceolate acuminate, peduncles capillary exceeding the leaves, sepals 

 narrow-lanceolate. 



BiKMA; at the serpentine mines, Griffith. 



Annual. Stem 12-18 in., slender or sparingly branched, puberulous above. 

 Leaves rather crowded, uniform in size and shape all along the stem, 1^ by ^-^ in., 

 acute at both ends, opaque, dark-brown when dry, midrib strong. Peduncles decurved 

 in fruit. — Of this singular plant I have seen no remains of flower except the sepals, 

 nor of the fruit except the persistent placenta. The leaves are from their colour very 

 different looking from those of any other species. 



11. Ii. evalvls, Wall, in Roxh. Fl. Ind. ed. Carey 8f WaU. ii. 27; Cat. 

 1483 ; stem subterete flexuous erect or ascending, leaves petioled elliptic or 

 ovate acuminate sparingly gland-dotted, peduncles few equalling or shorter 

 than the leaves decurved, sepals ovate-cordate acuminate. i)uby in DC. IVodr. 

 viii. 66 ; Klatt, die Gatt. lysimach. t. 22. 



Centeal and Eastern Himalaya ; Nipal, Wailich ; Sikkim, alt. 4-6000 ft. 

 Khasia Mts., alt. 3-5000 ft.— Distbib. China (?). 



Quite glabrous. Stem 10-18 in., obscurely angled. Leaves rather distant, 1^3 

 in., finely acuminate, petiole long or short. Peduncles very variable, sometimes only 

 \ in. long, rather stout, decurved ; flower -1-^ in. diam. Sepals \-\ in., reflexed in 

 fruit. Corolla yellow, segments longer than the sepals, oblong, obtuse. Filaments 

 very short ; anthers linear-oblong, obtuse. Capsule ^ in. diam., very membranous 

 whitish, dehiscing irregularly. — This is apparently identical with the Chinese X. 

 Fairmm-graiev/m, Hance mss., which is used by Chinese ladies as a scent for ha.r oil, 

 but has no scent. 



12. Xi. altemlfolla, Wall, in Roxh. Fl. Iiid. ed. Carey ^ Wall. ii. 26 ; 

 Cat. 1481 ; glabrous or puberulous, branches ridged prostrate or ascending, 

 leaves sessile or petioled elliptic-lanceolate or ovate acute, peduncles axillary 

 capillary shorter or longer than the leaves, sepals lanceolate longer than the 

 corolla gland-dotted. Duby in DC. Prodr. viii. 66 ; Klatt, die Gatt. Lysimach. 

 t. 21. L. tetragona, 2)oM Prodr. 83 {excl. syn. L. evalnis). ' L. quinquangularis, 

 JIajn. mss. (ex Don). L. glandulosa, Bdgeiu. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xx. 83; 

 Klatt, I. c. t. 22 {excLfig. c). 



Temperate and Sdbthopicat, Himalaya, from Garwhal to Bhotan, alt. 2-6000 ft. 

 Khasia Mts., Shillong, alt. 4000 ft. ; Clarke. 



Branched from the base ; branches 2-8 in., leafy throughout. Leaves \-^ in. 

 Flowers numerous, J in. diam. Corolla yellow, segments oblong, obtuse, sparingly 

 gland-dotted. Filaments short, united by a very short basal ridge. Ovary glabrous.- 

 Capsulf bursting by valves, shorter than the calyx. 



