Oianihus.] xov. ASCLEPUDEiE. (J. D. Hooker.) 49 



I think it possible that the following species are abnormal forms of Hetero- 

 ttemma. 



1. O. urceolatus, Benih. in Rook. Ic. PI. t. 1191 ; leaves ovate or 

 ovate-lanceolate acuminate base rounded or subcordate, cymes sessile or shortly 

 peduncted, corolla ovoid-urceolate, corona 5-lolbed, lobes incurved 3-tootlied. 

 Heterostemma urceolatum, Dalz. in Hook. Kew Journ. iv. 295 ; Dak. Sr Oibs. 

 Bomb. Fl. 153. 



The CoNCAN ; Belgaum and hiUs to the north of it, Balzell. 



Stem purple. Leaves 2-4 by 1-2 in. ; green, nerves 2-3 pair with strong con- 

 necting nervules. Corolla coriaceous, | in. long, red-purple -without, dark purple 

 within, sparingly villous at the base within ; lobes minute, triangular. 



2. O. dlsciflorus, Hook. f. ; nearly glabrous, leaves elliptic- or ovate- 

 oblong subacute or obtuse, petiole 1-1^ in., corolla disciform vertically de- 

 pressed, corona 6-lobed lobes entire margin very thick somewhat incurved, 



Westekn Peninsula, the Concan ? Herb. Law. and Stocks. 



This in foliage entirely resembles Heterostemma Lalzellii, of which it may be a 

 singular form, but the flowers are quite perfect (about ^ in. diam.) 



3. O. Beddomei, Hook.f. ; branches and petioles very pubescent, leaves 

 ovate-cordate acuminate retioulately nerved, petiole 2-3 in., sepals lanceolate 

 acuminate, corolla discoid. 



Mysore in the Beigoor forests, Wynaad, Beddome. 



Described from an excellent drawing. Col. Beddome having lost his specimen. 



43. DXSCKIDXA, Br. 



Herbs or undershrubs, usually rooting and climbing on trees or pendulous. 

 Leaves various, fleshy, sometimes forming into pitchers (ascidia). Flowers very 

 small or minute, white or red, in axiUary fascicle's umbels or racemes. Sepals 

 6, ovate, membranous. Coi-olla urceolate, mouth contracted ; lobes 5, very 

 short, valvate. Coronal-scales 5, membranous, adnate to the back of the 

 column, erect, tips entire notched or 2-fid or with recurved arms. Column very 

 short ; antber-tip membranous ; pollen-masses one in each cell, compressed, 

 waxy. Stigma flat or conical. Follicles small, slender or thick, smooth, acu- 

 minate. Seeds minute, coma long. — Distkeb. Species about 24 ; tropical In- 

 dian, Malayan, and Australian. 



The species of Dischidia all want a careful study. They cannot be described 

 satisfactorily from dried specimens. The leaves change in form, and it is not ascer- 

 tained in respect of many species whether they may or may not be converted into 

 pitchers (ascidia). 



1. D. Nummularia, Br. Prodr. 461; glabrous, leaves subses«ile |-f 

 in. orbicular acute obtuse or apiculate, corolla scarlet, throat with a ring of 

 hairs, follicles 1-lJ in. curved obliquely ellipsoid below the middle, above it 

 contracted into a long slender beak. Wall. Cat. 4204 ; Wight Contrib. 43 ; 

 Dene, in DC. Prodr. viii. 632 ; Blume Bijd. 1059. D. orbicularis, Dene. I.e. 

 Collyris minor, VaM. in Act. Soc. Hafn. vi. Ill ; ex Wight Contrib. 67. — 

 Humph. Herb. Amboin. v. t. 176, f. 1. 



Cachae, Keenan, and IVTaiay Peninsula, from Chittagong, Clarke, Tenasserim 

 and the Andaman Islands, to Singapore and Malacca, Wallich, &c. Disteib. Malay 

 Islds., Australia. 



A very slender herb, rooting on tree ti:unks. Leaves whitish when dry, with 



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