478 
Gr. Cuan. Calyx 5-partite, fleshy : segments somewhat navi 
‘cular, membranaceous on the margin: petals 5, shorter than the 
calyx ; stamens inserted with the petals into the bottom of the calyx t 
style 3-cleft: capsule 1-celled, ovoid, 3-valved: seeds numerous, 
attached by cords to a central placenta. 
(1) H. reruncra. (Wall. ) 
__ dent. W. & A. prod. T. p. 858. 
_. Syn. Pharnaceum depressum, Linn.—Leeflingia Indica, Rete. 
Roxb. ft. Ind. 1. p. 165.~Polycarpza depressa, Dec. prod. II. 
p. 375. 
Spec. Coan. Annual, diffuse: stems much branched, more or 
less densely pubescent : leaves opposite, apparently verticillate, 
cuneate-oblong or spathulate, sometimes pubescent or woolly when 
young: petals linear, truncated, toothed at the apex: stipules sca 
riose : corymbs terminal, or in the forks of the branches: flowers 
small, whitish. 
“ Peninsula. Bengal. Flowering in February. 
GENUS ffl. DRYMARIA. 
Pentandria Trigynia. Sex: Syat: 
Derive. From Drumes, a forest, alluding to the habitation of the 
species, 
Gen. Cuar. Calyx 5=partite: segments membranaceous on-the 
margin: petals 5, bifid: stamens 5, or fewer by abortion, inserted 
on the summit of the disk : capsule 1-celled, 3-valved, few or many= 
seeded, : 
(1) D. corpata. (Willd.) 
Ident. W. & A. prod. I. p. 359.—Dec. prod. T. p. 395. 
Syn. Holosteum cordatum, Linn.—Stellaria cordata, Willd, 
Dec. 1. c. p. 396. 
Engrav. Lam, Ill. t..51. f. 2. 
Spec. Cuar. Herbaceous, diffuse, branched, glabrous: leaves 
opposite, roundish-ovate, mucronulate, slightly attenuated. or.cors 
date at the base,.with several small membranaceous bristle-like sti« 
pules connecting the petioles : stamens often 3 : ovary 5—10-seeded : 
peduncles axillary and terminal, dichatomous, many<flowered. 
Dindigul Hills. 
