4J4 Contributions towards a Flora of Ceylon. 



By far the greater part of described species, however, are 

 from the more Eastern parts of India, such as Nepal, 

 Ava, Malacca,* Sumatra, and Java. Few exist on the 

 Western side of the Continent of India, Dr. Wight, I believe, 

 having only met with three or four species. In Ceylon, the 

 Flora of which partakes much of the character both of that 

 of the Peninsula of India and of the Eastern Islands, there 

 exist, so far as is yet known, fourteen species, of which I 

 find not less than twelve to be hitherto undescribed. One of 

 the described species — Didymocarpus zeylanica, R. Br., I 

 have not yet met with; and Klugia zeylanica, DC. {Glas- 

 santhus zeylanica, R. Br.) is now described for the first time, 

 Mr. Brown having only named it in the work above referred 

 to. Only one species, Klugia notania?ia, DC, is common 

 to the Peninsula and Ceylon. 



^SCHYNANTHUS CEYLANICA, Gardn. 



2Ei. foliis lanceolatis, basi acutis, apice obtuse acumina- 

 tis, nervis lateralibus paucis, obliquis ; umbellis 2-3 floris, 

 pedicellis calyce subaequalibus, glabris ; calyce 5-partito gla- 

 bro, lobis linearibus ; corollae extus glanduloso-pubescentis, 

 calyce quadruplo majoris, lobis rotundatis, ciliatis, maculatis, 

 staminibus exsertis, filamentis puberalis, seminibus utrinque 

 pilo unico. 



Hab. — On trees in forests on the mountains of the Central 

 Province : not uncommon. Fl. in September and October. 



Descr. — A scandent, radicant, branched shrub. Branches round, 

 compressed a little at the nodes, glabrous. Leaves opposite, petio- 

 late, lanceolate, acute at the base, obtusely acuminate, somewhat 

 fleshy, glabrous, 2J-3 inches long, by about 8 lines broad : Petioles 



* Judging from the collections sent by the late lamented Mr. Griffith to Dr. 

 Wight, and which 1 lately had an opportunity of looking over in his Herbarium, an 

 immense number of Malacca Cyrtandrece still remain to be described. These I 

 hope soon to see taken up by Dr. Wight. 



