340 cvi. GBSNERACE^. (C. B. Clarke.) [^sehynantlvus. 



glabrous except the corolla, leaves lanceolate base rhomboid or rounded, 

 nmbels 2-6-fld., corolla 1^^ in. Jerdon Ic. Ined., Kew. 



Bombay (probably in the Glials of Malabar) ; Dalzell, Stocks. Nilgbebet Mis. ; 

 Clari:e. 



Branches not or scarcely compressed, leaves 3 by | in., acnminate, subcoriaoeons ; 

 petiole ^J in. Pedicels -^-^ in. Sepals i In., linear. Corolla elongate, narrow, 

 pubescent or sabglabrate without, scarlet pnrple-marked in the lobes. Filaments 

 exserted, minutely glandular-bairy. Capsule 5 in. 



Vak. nialaharica ; leaves attennate at the base, sepals |— J in. — Mts. of W. Deccan 

 Peninsula, from Panoar Ghaut near Bombay to Courtallum, frequent. 



Vae. ^. platyeulmis ; branchlets much flattened, leaves dense bifarious broad- 

 lanceolate or elliptic, corolla IJ in. M. ceylanica, Wight le. 1. 1347, not of Gardn. 



Madras ; Courtallum, Wight ; Nilghiri and Kurg Mts., G. Thomson. Bombay (pro- 

 bably in the W. Ghauts), StoeJcs. Branchlets with subacute edges, probably closely 

 applied to the branches of trees. Leaves 2^ by 1 in., acute |at both ends ; petiole 

 J in., nearly ^ in. broad. Flowers and capsules nearly as in C. Berrottetii. 



9. S. ceylanica, Gardn. in Calc. Joum. Nat. Sist. vi. 474 : glabrous 

 except the corolla, leaves narrowly lanceolate, umbels usnally 2-fld., corolla 

 1 in., capsule 5 in. Thwaites Enum. 206, excl. syn. 



Cetion ; Gardner, Thwaites (C. P. n. 1782, &c.). 



Branches not or scarcely compressed. Leaves scattered, 3^ by J in. (in Gardner's 

 example sometimes wider) ; petiole | in. FediceU very generally 2 terminal, 2-1 in 



Gardner's example. Sepals \ in., linear. Corolla pubescent or subglabrous. DiBers 



from ^. Berrottetii by the considerably shorter corolla. 



Tab. pinguis ; leaves smaller succulent thick often obtnse, corolla glabrous with- 

 out, capsule 2-5 in. M. Perrottetii, Gardn. in Calc. Joum. Kat. Sist. vi. 475 not 

 A. DC. — Ceylon ; Wight, Walter. Nilghiri Mts. ; near Pycarah, Wight. 



10. H:. micrantlxa, C/ar^e; glabrous except the flowers, leaves elliptic 

 or oblong, pedicels 1-5 together, sepals ^ in. linear pubescent, corolla f in. 

 narrow. M. parviflora, Clarke Comm. 4" Cyrt. Beng. t. 47, not of &. Don. 

 j3E. parasitica. Wall. Cat. 796, partly. 



Sttbteopical HiMAiATA, alt. 2000 ft. ; J. B. S., &c. Assam : Wallich, GriMth. 

 Khasta Mts., alt. 4000 ft. ; Churra, H.f. Sf T, &c. 



1 spurs, glabrous or 



early glabrate. Sepals laxly sparsely villous, ultimately glabrate. Corolla red 

 mouth orange, lobes pnrple-marked. Filaments far exserted, minutely glandular- 

 hairy. Capsule 6 in.— Much resembles ^. maculata, and confused with it, but the 

 seeds are altogether dififerent ; in the absence of seeds, JE. micrantha may generally 

 be recognized by the creeping rooting branches and smaller leaves. 



11. ^. gracilis, Parish ; Clarke Comm. ^ Cyrt. Seng. t. 48, lower na. ; 

 branches slender, leaves small broad-lanceolate hairy, flowers scattered 

 snbsolitary, corolla 1 in. mouth very oblique. .Slschynanthus sp n 13 

 Eerh. Ivd. Or. B. f. j- T.— Cyrtandracea, Ghiff. Ic. PI. Ind. Or. t. 429! 

 fig. 1, and Notnl. iv. 160. 



SUBTEOPICAI E. HiMATATA, alt. 1-4000 ft., frequent; Sikkim and Bhotan 

 J.D.S.,&c. AssiTiL; Griffith. Khasia Mts., alt. 4000 ft., S;/. <«■ T. Cachab- 

 Keenan. BrBMA ; Moulmein, Parish ; Mergui, Griffith. — DlSTEIB. Ava." ' 



Branches elongate, rooting, fulvous or reddish with spreading hairs Leaves i by 

 ^ in., base cuneate or rounded; petiole .^ in. PediceU ^-J in., solitary, rarely 

 paired, pilose. Sepals ^ m., hncar, somewhat villous. Corolla viUous without scar- 

 let, mouth orange black-marked, deeply 2-lipped, segments of lower lip with reflexed 

 margins. Filaments shortly exserted, miuutely glandular-hairy. Capsule 2-3 in 



