1870.] On some new or imperfectly Jcnoivn Indian plants. 83 



in his Supplement to the flora of Netherlands India (Flora of 

 Sumatra) has established a new genus of Thymeleace^, under 

 the name of Psilcea. I have before me authentic specimens of 

 the type species and lately, when in Burma, I met the same shrub 

 growing abundantly in the pine forests of the Karen hills at eleva- 

 tions from 3 to 4,000 ft. I cannot see how the species should differ 

 from Linostoma pauciflorum, Gr r i f f. 



The following is a conspectus of the species of Linostoma, Wall., 

 hitherto known to me. 



Subg. 1. Nectandra (Nectandra, Eoxb., Psilma, Miq.). Glab- 

 rous, erect shrubs ; scales 10. 



1. L. pauciflorurn, Gr r i f f., {Psilcea Dalbergioides, M i q., Suppl. FL 

 v. Sumatr. 355). — Leaves small, obovate, obtuse with a mucro. 

 (Sumatra, Singapore and Karen hills in Burma). 



2 L. deeandrum, W a 1 1. — Leaves rather large, ovate-lanceolate, 

 acuminate. (Chittagong and Sylhet). 



Subg. 2. Linostoma. Tomentose, scandent shrubs ; scales 5, 2-cleft. 



3. L. scandens {Lasiosiplion scandens, E n dl.). Floral leaves coria- 

 ceous, petioles inserted with a broad base to a knob on the pedun- 

 cle, and reflexed. (Malacca and Burma). 



The floral leaves differ considerably from those of the following 

 species, although the general habitus sufficiently agrees in both. 

 They are much longer (about 2 inches long,) in a dried state, 

 brownish (not whitish or straw-coloured), rigid, the veins and net- 

 van ation very glossy above, opaque underneath. 



4. L. Siamense, Kurz. — Floral leaves thin, chartaceous, the 

 petioles equal and not in the least thickened into a knob at the in- 

 sertion. (Siam). 



BCITAMINEM. 



82. Globba Arracanensis, n. sp.— Herba perennis 1-2 

 pedalis, scapis foliatis ; folia lato-lanceolata, brevissime petiolata, 

 5-9 pollc longa, glabra, subtus in nervo basin versus nonnunquam 

 parce pilosa ; vaginae glabrae, sulcatse, lingula lato-producta trun- 

 cate laevi ; panicula terniinalis, vulgo recurva, glabra, bracteis 

 Ilato-ovalibus obtusis lilacinis leevibus usque 6 lineas longis munita, 

 racemuli breviuscule pedunculati, bracteolis bracteis conformibus 

 magnis involucrati ; corollae tubus brevis, albidus, lobi lilacini, 



