Oemphostemma.] oxii. labiam. (J. D. Hooker.) 697 



Aeeaoan; on the Mingoo Hill, Boronga Island, Kurz. 



Lemes spreading from the crown ; petiole 1-3 in. Spihe 2 in. long, 1 in. broad, 



•1^' **"""*^»s, Soo^. /.; stem very slender and leaves beneath and 

 spikes sottiy densely tomentose, leaves 2-3^ in. subsessile ovate acute 

 toothed pubescent above, whorls in a solitary short oblong terminal nodding 

 or drooping spike, bracts longer than the calyx ovate subentire, calyx % in., 

 lobes lanceolate. > j a 7 



Khasia Mts., Simons, Lohl ; Nunklow, alt. 3500 ft., Clarice. 



Stem 12-18 in., erect, much more slender than in any other species. Leaves in 

 distant pairs, base acute, petiole ^ in. BpiTce 2 in. long, 1 in. broad. Corolla 

 l-lj in. long. Nutlets rugose. 



** Whorls axillary. 



t Stem stout. 



5. G. oblongrum, Wall. Oat. 2154 ; stem-leaves beneath and whorls 

 densely tomentose, leaves shortly petioled 6-10 by 2-3^ in. oblanoeolate or 

 acuminate crenate scabrid above, whorls sessile few-fld., bracts small, 

 calyx i in. ribbed, teeth linear-lanceolate, corolla Ij in. pubescent. Senth. 

 in Wall. PI. As. Rar. ii. 12, Lab. 648, and in BO. Prod/r. xii. 651. ' 



Tbnassbbim ; Tavoy and Mergui, Wallieh, &c. 



Stem 2-3 ft., stout, erect. Leaves acute at the base ; petiole i-1 in. Bracts 

 variable, shorter than the calyx. Corolla-tube far exserted, very slender. 



Tab. fSelferi; leaves much broader 8-9 by 4|-5 in. obovate brown tomentose 

 beneath, calyx | in. — Tenasserim, Heifer. 



6. G. lucidum, Wall. Oat. 2156; stem -leaves beneath and whorls 

 densely brown woolly or tomentose, leaves short-petioled elliptic acute or 

 oblanceolate acuminate subserrate scabrid above, whorls sessile few-fld., 

 bracts small subulate, calyx ^ in. ribbed, teeth short triangular, corolla 

 li in. pubescent. Benth. in Wall. PI. As. Bar. ii. 12, Lab. 648, and in 

 BC. Prodr. xii. 551. 



Khasia and Jaintea Mts., alt. 4-5000 ft., common. 



Stem very stout. Leaves shining above, base narrowed ; petiole ^1 in. Bracts 

 variable. Calyx eupular in fruit. Corolla as in Q-, oblongtim. Nutlets \ in., 

 oblong. 



7. C niveuiu, Soolc. f. ; stem and leaves beneath white-tomentose, 

 leaves sessile or shortly petioled, oblanoeolate acuminate serrate glabrous 

 above, whorls sessile many-fld., bracts slender, calyx J in., teeth very 

 slender as long as the tube. 



East Bengal ; Griffith. 



Stem erect, rather stout. Leaves much narrowed downwards either to the stem 

 or into a very stout petiole. Bracts membranous, as long as the calyx. Corolla 

 nnexpanded, ^ in. Nutlets J in., oblong. 



8. Gr. parvlflorum, Wall. Ca*. 2158; stem-leaves beneath and cymes, 

 densely softly tomentose, leaves shortly petioled 6-16 by 1-5 in. broadly or 

 narrowly oblanceolate acuminate toothed, cymes pedunoled many-fld., 

 bracts slender or broad and leafy, calyx i in., teeth very slender as long as 

 the tube, corolla 1 in. glabrate. Benth. in Wall. PI. As. Ba/r. ii. 12, Lab. 

 648, and in DC. Prodr. xii. 551. Gr. multiflorum, Benth. II. c. 



Tbopical HiKalata; from Nepal to Mishmi, alt. 0-4000 ft. Assam, 

 Khasia Mts., CniTTAaoKG and T:^nasseeim. PENANa, Wallieh. 



