105 



(23) B. HTDEOPHILA (Miq.) 



Ident. Dec. 1. c. p. 392. 



Spec. Chab. Perennialj erect : leaves oblong, aciaminate, very 

 unequal at the base, cordate, palmi- penni- 6 — 8-nerved, here and 

 there dentate, and frequently denticulate, hairs above few and 

 scattered, beneath none : stipules ovate-oblong, bristly apiculate, 

 caducous : cymes axillary, few-flovrered, shorter than the petiole : 

 bracts ovate-oblong, obtuse: sepals of the male flowers ovate- 

 rotund : petals none : lobes of the female flowers 2 : capsule obo- 

 vate-rotund, base obtuse, styles falling oS, above subacute, wings 

 nearly equal. 



In water near Mercara. Neilgherries and elsewhere in the 

 Peninsula. 



(24) B. Malabaeioa. (Lam.) 



Ident. Lam. diet. I. p. 393 (not Roxb. or "Wall.). — Dec. 1. c. 

 p. 392. 



Mngrav. Eheede Mai. IX. t. 86. 



Spec. Char. Herbaceous, glabrous : leaves ovate-oblong, acu- 

 minate, unequally cordate : lower lobe larger, rounded, nearly 

 equalling the petiole, penni- palmati-nerved, undulato-dentate : 

 stipules oblong-acuminate, caducous : peduncles axillary, much 

 shorter than the leaf, few-flowered : bracts ovate, caducous : 

 sepals of the male flowers 2, rotund : petals none : lobes of the 

 female flowers 2, large, obovate : capsule obovately 3-winged, 

 truncated, wings equal, surrounding the cells on all sides. 



Concans. Neilgherries. Courtallum and Malabar, in sandy 

 and rocky places. 



(25) B. RoxBUEGHii. {AlpJi. Dec.) 



Ident. Dec. 1. c. p. 898. 



Syn. Diploclinium Eoxburghii, Mig.jlor. Ind. Bat. I.p. 692. — 

 B. Malabarica, Boccb.flor. Ind. III. p. 648. 



Spec. Chae. Perennial, herbaceous : stems many, suberect, 

 fleshy, younger ones having leaves ovate-acuminate, unequally 

 half-cordate, hispid, irregularly and acutely serrato-dentate : 

 stipules oblong : peduncles axiUary, short, many -flowered : bracts 

 minute : sepals of male flowers 2, rotund : petals 2, narrower : 

 lobes of female flowers larger than the males : ovary 4-celled : 

 placentae in each cell twin, reniform. 



Moist places in Chittagong. 



