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be added, the curious inflorescence ; in the venation of the 

 leaves, the hairiness of the ramuli, petiols, costae, veins, 

 peduncles, and calyx ; in the ring of hair left by the cadu- 

 cous stipules ; in the throat and limb of the corolla, and 

 finally in the jointed character of the hairs ; while in the 

 very material points of ovary, stigma, and inflorescence, 

 it approaches Psychotria, from which again it is separated 

 by its compressed orbicular ovules. Altogether, it appears a 

 very peculiar plant, the proper genus of which cannot be 

 correctly determined without fruit ; but, I believe, I am quite 

 safe in placing it here. The larger leaves are from 6 to 7 

 inches long by about 2 broad. 



27- Lasianthus ? foetens, (R.W.) Shrubby or subar- 

 boreous glabrous : leaves petioled, glabrous, even from ovate 

 to elliptic lanceolate, acute or sub-acuminate, attenuated 

 at the base, short petioled, exhaling when growing a very 

 fetid odour : stipules minute cuspidate ; peduncles axillary, 

 solitary, jointed bi-bracteate at the joint, one flowered with 

 two minute bracteoles at the base of the calyx tube ; corolla 

 infundibuliform, 4-cleft, tube and limb glabrous: stamens 

 inserted within the tube ; filaments short ; anthers large 

 oblong not exserted : style length of the corolla : stigma 

 subclavate, 2-lobed, blunt : ovary 2-celled ; ovules, 2 erect : 

 fruit succulent, baccate, obovate, 2-seeded. 



Hab. — Neilgherries, frequent in the Avalanche woods, 

 generally past flower, and the fruit about half grown in 

 February. Shevagherry, August in flower. 



Obs. — It is with considerable reluctance I place this plant 

 in this genus, wanting as it does, the characteristic venation 

 of the leaves, and having a 2-celled ovary. In most other 

 points, (except perhaps the baccate not drupaceous fruit, 

 such as the cymose tendency of the inflorescence, as indicated 



