Swertia.] xcvii. gentianacej:. (0. B. Clarke.) 127' 



19. S. decussata, Nimmo in Orah. Cat. PI. Bomb. 249 ; leaves sesaile 

 ovate obtuse 6-3-nerved, corymbs very dense, coroUa-lobes -^ by ^ in. broadly 

 oblong shortly acute. Ophelia densifolia, Ch-iseb. in DC. Prodr. ix. 125. 0. 

 alba, Am. in Wight III. t. 167, bis fig. 3 f. 0. multiflora, Bah. in Hook. Kern 

 Jmrn. ii. 136 ; Balz. 8f Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 166. 



W. Deccan Peninsula, alt. 3-6000 ft. ; from the Concan to Travancore, common. 



Stem 1-3 ft., terete or 4-winged. Leaves If by | in., numerous, approximate, 

 decussate. Pedicels 0-^ in., mostly short. Sepals J-J in., narrowly lanceolate. 

 Corolla-lobes white with blue nerves, with one round depression at the, base of each, 

 covering scale shortly hairy not very large. 



20. S. zeylanica, Walker nis. ; leaves sessile short lanceolate subobtuse- 

 fleshy, cymes terminal umbel-like, coroUa-lobes ^ in. broadly elliptic shortly 

 acute. Ophelia zeylanica, Qriseb. Gentian. 316, and in JDC. Prodr. ix. 124. 



Ceylon, alt. 5-7000 ft.; common. 



Stem 8-20 in. terete or scarcely 4-lineolate. Cauline leaves J by ^ in., lower 

 leaves similar but subspathulate. Cymes many or few-flowered ; pedicels -^^ in. 

 mostly short. Corolla deep blue. — Much resembling iS. corymhosa, var. Grisehachiama, 

 but having flowers considerably smaller. 



21. S. Beddomei, Clarke; leaves sessile ovate subobtuse 3-nerved, 

 cymes forming terminal flat-topped dense corymbs, corolla-lobes J-J in. elliptic^ 

 subacute. 



Deccan Peninsula ; Canara, Beddome ; Mysore ; Lobb. 



Stem 12 in., quadrangular. Leaves | by ^ in., distant, lower smaller disappearing. 

 Pedicels 0-|- in., mostly short. Sepals ^-^ in., elliptic or oblong, scarcely acute. 

 Corolla-lobes eUiptie, acute ; one orbicular depression at the base of each, covered by 

 an oblong scale fimbriated at the tip. Capsule not seen. — Not very nearly allied to- 

 any of the foregoing, but very near Pleurogyne j8. minor, Benth., of which it has been 

 supposed to be merely a- luxuriant form. 



SuBGEirus II. Euswertia. JJoo<j!ioei perennial with tufted long-petioled. 

 leaves; annual flowering stems erect, often thick, hollow (see also n. 10 S. 

 Chiratd). 



22. S. Kookeri, Clarke ; cauline leaves elliptic scarcely connate at the 

 base, cymes axiUary dense distant, flowers 4-merous, seeds much compressed, 

 narrowly winged. — Gentiana sp. n. 41, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. Sf T. 



SiKKiM Himalaya, alt. 12-13,000 ft. ; Lachen & Choongtam, J. D. H., King. 



Stem lJ-4 ft., hollow, j-^ in. thick. Radical leaves 4 by 1 in., spathulate-elliptic ;. 

 cauline 3 by 1 in., narrowed.at both ends, sessile, 5-nerved. Peduncles hardly any ;. 

 pedicels ^-2 in., nodding with flowers. Sepals j by j- in., ovate, hardly acute. 

 Corolla-lobes | by J in., obtuse, purplish with blue nerves ; pit at the base of each 

 deep, naked. Filaments linear, little dilated ; anthers oblong blue. Style Jj in.,, 

 stigmas very short. Capsule | by j in., shining brown. Seeds ^ in. diam., discoid, 

 exceedingly thin, smooth. 



28. S. Ilex, Clarke; cauline leaves elliptic acuminate connate into a tube 

 at the base, cymes forming a narrow panicle, flowers 6-merous, glandular de- 

 pressions 2 on each corolla-lobe above the base nearly naked, seeds compressed 

 narrowly vringed. 



SiKKm Hamalaya, alt. 11,000 ft. ; Singalelah, Clarke. 



Stem 3-6 ft., hollow, ^ in. thick. Cauline leaves 7 by 3 in., 7-nerved ; tube at the 

 base Ij- in., lax. Cymes 6 in., erect ; pedicels 1-4 in. Sepals J by ^ in., lanceolate, 

 3-nerved, entire. Corolla-lobes | by ^ in., ovate, subacute, lurid-blue with green 

 nerves ; glandular depressions 2, above the base ^ the way up, lower margin slightly 

 produced minutely hairy so as to form an imperfect scale covering the lower part of 



