MELASTOMAGEJE. 



A nt h. ■ rs S scarcely beaked. Fruit ovok 



oblong leaves 3-5-nerved a p ; i! usually I- 



merous mauve-coloured flowers about 1" diam. capitate at the top of 

 the branches. II • i-i- 1 --< -i I, glahreus except 



for stellate bristles between the sepals, nr wit h a few ha iry st ipt(:)te 

 scales, often shining in fruit. Anthers with a long beak. 



Var. parasnathensis. Ereet, 2 it., leaves oblong 2" wit 

 base. Fruit often -2"/'. 



nina'l i 

 l«»ng .'it the top <-f the stem, purple, with petals ; 



1 1 >rous or thinly si 

 neck (bottle-shaped), glahr..iis*or 





stng.,-, U ! irsute witli hull ,us-l , ,,l hairs, tiangle.l I. 

 e or narrowlydanceolate up to 1 :;" I. read setosely hairy <■" 

 faces. Petiole densely st rigose. Fruit - 3- 4-". Seeds very 

 nge yellow cone i j , 



