402 cix. AOANTHACB*. (C. B. Clarke.) [Ebermaiera. 



hardly any, the raceme becoming altogether a spike; bracteoles smaller than the 

 bracts. Corolla glabrous. Capsule } by ^ in. 



24 E. merg'uensls, T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 452 ; stem 

 very short, leaves obovate-oblong obtnse nearly glabrous, base cordate, 

 panicles minutely pubescent, sepals J in. lanceolate, corolla j-^ in. 



MEBaui ; Heifer (Kew Distrib. n. 6081). 



Stem 1-3 in., closely villous. Leaves 3 by IJ in., tip rounded, subcoriaeeous; 

 petiole J-J in. Peduncles several, 1-3 in., reddish; racemes 1—4 in., slender, simple 

 or little divided, minutely pubescent or glabrate; bracts \ in., narrow-lanceolate; 

 lower pedicels scarcely \ in. ; bracteoles smaller than the bracts. Corolla narrow, 

 glabrous. Capsule scarcely ^ in., broad lanceolate. 



25. E. gracilis, T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 453 ; stem hardly 

 any, leaves short-petioled large obovate-oblong nearly glabrous, panicles 

 slender pubescent, sepals J in. sublinear, corolla J in. (and upwards) 

 narrowly tubular. 



Maetaban ; Parish. 



Leaves 8 by 3 in., obtuse, minutely pubescent on the nerves beneath ; petiole 

 0-\ in. Peduncles several, 3-5 in., slender ; panicles compound ; bracts ■,'„ in., linear ; 

 pedicels 0-J in. ; bracteoles ^ in., linear. Sepals minutely pubescent. Corolla 

 glabrous without when expanded, or nearly so. Capsule i in, 



26. E. coriacea, T. Anders, in Serh. Kew; stem short closely villous, 

 leaves elliptic nearly glabrous, raceme long densely softly minutely grey 

 hairy, sepals ^ in. lanceolate, corolla \ in. tube short, anthers shortly 

 exsert. 



MOULMEIN ; Loll. 



stem 4 in., almost woody at the base. Leaves 2 by 1 in., obtuse, base rhomboid, 

 subcoriaceous, secondary nerves obscure; petiole J-J in. Peduncle IJin. ; raceme 

 4 in., many.fld. ; bracts J in., narrow-lanceolate j lower pedicels J in. j bracteoles 

 in., narrow-lanceolate. Calyx with dense soft, short, grey hair. Corolla with a 

 Very short cylindric base, a short funnel-shaped portion at the base of which the 

 filaments are inserted, elliptic or obldng erect-patent lobes, closely patently glandular- 

 hairy. Stamens and pistil of Ebermaiera; filaments densely patently hairy 

 upwards. Capsule J in., oblong, as of Mbermaiera. — The corolla is nearly as in 

 Ophiorrhizophyllum. 



27. E. parviflora, T. Anders, in Herb. Kew ; stem very short, leaves 

 obovate-oblong glabrate except the nerves beneath, panicle compound 

 slender minutely hairy, sepals -k in. sublinear, coroUa \-^ in. tube short, 

 anthers subexsert. 



MOTILMEIN; Lolb. 



Stem 1 in., subtomentose. Leaves 6 by 2^ in., obtuse, base rhomboid or almost 

 rounded ; petiole J-f in. Peduncle 4s in., pubescent, with 9 scattered bracts i in. 

 long; panicle 4J by 3 in.; bracts |-J in., linear; lower pedicels scarcely ^in.; 

 bracteoles -^ in., subulate. Corolla as of M. coriacea but smaller, the external hairs 

 shorter. Filaments glabrous except near the base ; anther-cells ovoid, minutely 

 puberulous. Pistil as of -B. ooWaeea. — Closely allied to IE. coriacea, but with much 

 larger leaves, and smaller flowers. 



28. E. Beddomei, Olarhe; leaves elliptic acuminate at both ends 

 puberulous on the nerves beneath, racemes solitary simple linear minutely 

 pubescent, corolla ^^ in. funnel-shaped. 



TbnassbSIM; Mt. Mooleeyit, Se(idome. 



Stems densely pubescent. Leaves 4i by 1 J in,, membranous, whitened underneath j 



