Tifi LXIV. RCBlAOE^. [Uncarw. 



— Olimbing shrubs. Leaves shortly petiolate ; stipules entire or 2-lid. Flowers 

 in globose, axillary, pedunculate, solitary, or paniculate heads. The peduncles 

 often headless and converted into hooked tendrils.- 



This genus is most abundaiii ill Asia, but is also represented in Africa, Anierica. Australia, 

 and New Guinea. 



1. U. ferrea (referring to it.s rusty hairs), DC. Prod. iv. 348 ; Hook. Fl. hid. 

 iii. 33; Bail. Bep. Belleiuhn Ka Erped. ]889. A robust climbing shrub often 

 attaining the height of 30 or 40ft.; branches subterete and more or less covered 

 by rusty-brown short hairs, which also extend to the norses of the leaves. Leaves 

 ovate or eUiptical- ovate, obtusely acuminate, primary nerves of 8 or 9 pairs, very 

 prominent ; petiole short. Stipules large, 2-fid. Peduncles axillary, with several 

 ovate, acuminate, tomentose bracts nearly ^in. long. Heads 2in. diameter ; 

 fiowers subsessile ; calyx-tube shorter than the lobes, hirsute ; lobes filiform ; 

 corolla glabrous. Capsule about \m. long, fusiform, hairy, the pedicels about the 

 same length.— In part from HooL Fl. Ind. The flowers of the (i)ueensland plant 

 not seen. 



Hab.: Mulgrave Rivur (in fruit), Bdleiulni Key K.rpeditiuii, IHH'J ; Mourilyan Hiirbour (in 

 early fiower-bud), W. Mufj/onl, 189S. 



From the appearance of the tlower-heads on the Mourilyan .specimens, the pedicels elongate as 

 the fruit matures. 



Dr. Thos. L. Bancroft tound this plant to contain catechu, like U. G'liiibicr, another Indian 

 species, from the foliage of which the catechu of eommei-ce, (Samhier nr Terra jiqwnicn, is 

 obtained. 



4. WENDLANDIA, Bartl. 



(After Henry Ludov. Wendland.) 



Shruds or small trees. 'Leaves opposite or ternately whorled ; stipules entire 

 or 2-lid. Flowers small, rosy or white, in terminal dense thyrsoid or panicled 

 cymes, 2 or 3-bracteolate. Calyx-lobes 4 or 5, subequal, small, persistent. 

 Corolla tubular, salver or funnel-shaped, throat glabrous or hairy ; lobes 4 or 5, 

 imbricate in bud. Stamens 4 or 5, between the corolla-lobes, filaments none or 

 elongate ; anthers versatile, exserted. Ovary 2 (rarely 3) celled ; style filiform, 

 stigma entire, 2-fid or 2-partite ; ovules numerous, on small globose placentas 

 aduate to the septum. Capsule small, globose, loculicidally, rarely septicidally, 

 2-valved, many-seeded. Seeds very minute, horizontal, compressed ; testa mem- 

 branous, obscurely winged ; embryj) short, cylindric, in fleshy albumen. 



An Asiatic tropical genus. 

 Stipules almost deltoid, incised at the apex. Stamens attached close to 



base of corolla. Anthers large. Style glabrous . . .... 1. V. basit^taminca. 



Stipules deltoid, shortly pointed. Anthers almost sessile, slightly 2-lobed 



at the base and 2-tooth6d at apex 2. If. psi/choirioidcs. 



1. W. basistaminea (from position of stamens), F. r. M. Vict. Nat., March 

 1892. Branches almost silky pubescent with appressed hairs. Leaves opposite, 

 attaining the length of Sin. and breadth of IJin., on short petioles or almost 

 sessile, chartaceous, mostly ovate-lanceolate, pale or brownish on the under side, 

 the primary nerves and veins more or less hairy. Stipules almost deltoid, incised 

 at the apex, soon deciduous. Panicles terminal, with the peduncle seldom over 

 2in. long, the fiowers in cymes or fasciculate, with a short pubescence. Pedicels 

 about 3 lines long. Bracts minute, linear-semilanceolate ; calyx-lobes deltoid- 

 semilanceolate ; corolla hardly 8 lines long, with 5 oval lobes distinctly imbricate, 

 nearly glabrous, shorter than the tube, slightly twisted before expansion. Stamens 

 fixed close to the base of the corolla and nearly as long as the tube ; filaments 

 short, anthers large, the base bilobed, included, and as well as the style glabrous. 

 Fruit about IJ line long, slightly protruding beyond the calyx-tube, pubescent at 

 the top. Placentas expanded into 2 narrow divaricate plates. — F. \.m. I.e. 



Hab.: Eusaell Eiver, Stephen Johnson (F. v. U.) 



