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subreniform, 1-celled, cohering, glabrous. Ovary free, seated in a 

 small annular disk, elongated, somewhat conical, pubescent, 1-celled, 

 with two parietal slightly protruded placentae, each with two broad 

 divaricate laminae which bear the ovules. Style filiform, glabrous, 

 persistent. Stigma bilamellate, lamellae small, obtuse. Capsule sili- 

 quose, pubescent, terite, crowned with the persistent style, about an 

 inch long, gradually tapering from below upwards, 1-celled, 2-valved, 

 with a loculicidal dehiscence, the valves bearing the placentae along 

 their middle. Seeds numerous, oblong, pendulous. Testa brown, 

 pitted. 



Obser. — This very pretty little plant I dedicate to the 

 Prince of Scientific travellers — Baron Humboldt. 



DIDYMOCARPUS PRIMUL^EFOLIA, Gardn. 



D. piloso-tomentosa, acaulis, foliis radicalibus petiolatis, 

 petiolis alatis, ovato-ellipticis vel suborbicularibus, basiacutis, 

 apice obtusissimis, crenatis, utrinque piloso-tomentosis, scapis 

 racemosis vel subdichotomis, paucifloris, folio longioribus ; 

 bracteis parvis, pedicellis glanduloso-pilosis, lobis calycinis 

 pilosis, linearibus, obtusis, deciduis, caps. 9-linearibus sili- 

 quosis apice attenuatis. 



Hab. — On shady rocks in forests on the Hantane range, 

 near Kandy. Fl. during the rains. 



Descr. — Herbaceous, stemless, pilose-tomentose. Leaves with 

 long petioles, from ovate- elliptical to suborbicular, acute and decur- 

 rent at the base, forming a wing along the whole length of the petiole 

 on each side, very obtuse at the apex, regularly crenate, rugose, 

 alike villously tomentose on both sides, pennivenous, veins about 5 on 

 each side, exclusive of the petiole from 2-3 inches long, by from 1^- 

 2 inches broad. Petioles winged, from 1J-2 inches long. Scapes few, 

 pilose, longer than the leaves, racemose or rarely subdichotomously 

 divided. Pedicels slender, glandular-pilose, about 6 lines long, with 

 small linear obtuse bracts at their base. Calyx free, pilose, decidu- 

 ous, deeply 5-parted, lobes linear, obtuse, about 1£ lines long. 

 Corolla hypogynous gamo-petalous, about 6 lines long, pubescent 





