Lonicera] LX. CAPRIFOLIACEiE 359 



base, berries separate in tlio Indian, connate in tlie European specimens, hence the 

 Indian form often regarded ah distinct and called* L, Wehblana, Wall. 10. L. lietero- 

 pliylla, Dene. Inner arid N.W. Himalaya. Similar to 9, glabrous, 1. often irregularly 

 binuate. 



11. L. orientalis, Lam. Kurani valley, 12,000 ft, N.W. Himalaya above 6,000 ft., 

 east as far as Garhwal. "Western Asia, China. A large shrub, nearly glabrous, bark 

 peeling off in thin shreds. L. elliptic, blade 1-3, pet . l~i in. long. Fl. pink, on j^eduncles 

 |-J in., corolla -J in. long, nearly glabrous outside, deeply 2-lipped, ovaries connate, 

 bracteoles minute, rounded, sometimes wanting, bracts subulate. Berries black when 

 ripe. 12, L. cseralea, Linn. Baltistan 11,000 ft. (Duthie July 1892). Europe and 

 Northern Asia. Similar to 11, but hairy, 1. oblong or elliptic-oblong, peduncles J in., 

 corolla hairy outside, lobes nearly equal, bracteoles 0, berries confluent, blueisli-blaek 

 when ripe. " 13. L. micropliylla, Willd. Ivurani valley. Inner arid N.W. Himalaya 

 9-14,000 ft. Western Tibet and "Western Siberia. Nearly glabrous, 1. grey J-| in. 

 long. El. whitibh-yellow, corolla bilabiate, bracteoles 0, berries partially conHuent, 

 bright red, 



C. Erectj mostly large shrubs, corolla bilabiate, | in. long or less, bracte)les 

 connate. 



U. L. liypoleuca, Dene. Baluchibtan, Juniijer tracts. Arid tracts of the inner N.W. 

 Himalaya 8-10,000 ft. Branclilets hairy, 1. nearly sessile, broad-ovate, or nearly 

 orbicu.lar, obtuse, white- or grey-tonientose beneath, |-1J in, long. Fl. orange-red, 

 I in. long, in pairs, on peduncles i~l in, long. Glandular hairs on calyx and fruit. 

 i5. L. decipiens, Hook. f. & Thorns. Sikkim 10-12,000 ft. A shrub 8-12 ft., branchlets 

 minutely hairy, 1. membranous, ovate-lanceolate, blade 2-5, pet. I in. El. red-purxjle, 

 I in., on axillaiy peduncles, ^J in. long. 



16. L. quinquelocularis, Harclw. ; CoUett, Simla Elora 225 fig. 69. Yern. Gurazah^ 

 Bal.; Bakhru, Chenab ; Shang^ Kunawar; TaJcuoi, Jauns. BaHichistan. Kuram 

 valley. N.W. Himalaya 3-9,000 ft, Bhutan. China. A large deciduous shrub 

 or small tree, softly pubescent, bark grey, peeling off in long fibrous strips, 1. ovate, 

 blade 1-3, pet. -^-J in. long. 'Fl, white, yellow afterwards, in axillary nearly sessile 

 clusters of 2-4, bracts linear, hairy, bracteoles ovate, obtuse, connate at base, corolla 

 4-| in. long, hairy outside. Berries free J in. diam. 



D. Erect shrubs, corolla 5-lobed 1 in. long or less, bracts large, ovate, 

 bracteoles small or 0. 



17. L. Mspida,, Pall. (JS. Iracteata, Boyle 111. t. 53.) Inner dry Himalayan districts 

 10-13,000 ft. from Baltistan to Sikkim and East Tibet. Siberia, China. L. thinly 

 membranous, hairy or glabrous, ovate-oblong, base rounded or cordate, blade 1-3 in. 

 long, pet. very short. El. in pairs, buds and fruit enveloped in large bracts, peduncles 

 I in., corolla broadly funnel-shaped | in. long, fr. red J in. long, confluent or entirely 

 separate. 18. L. asperifolia, Hook. f. & Thorns. Inner arid N.W. Himalaya and 

 adjoining districts of Tibet, Baltistan to Kumaon 11-14,000 ft. A low much branched 

 shrub, branchlets more or less hispid. L. ovate, blade J-IJ, petiole J-J in. long. Fl. 

 .1-1 in. long, in pairs on short peduncles. Er. separate, crowned by the persistent 

 calyx4imb. 19. L. glauca, Hook. f. & Thorns. Kuram valley above 12,000 ft. Lahaul. 

 Inner arid Himalaya 12-16,000 ft. Lahaul-Kumaon. A small shrub growing in 

 fissures of rocks. L. elliptic-oblong, i-| in. long, fl. lemon-yellow, J in. long. 



E. Erect, mostly large shrubs, 1. f ~2 in. long, corolla 5-iobed, bracts linear, 

 bracteoles usually connate. 



20, L. ligustrina, Wall, Wight lo. t. 1025 ; Bedd. Manual t. xv. f , 5. Nepal, Khasi 

 hills, Nilgiris. A shrub or small bushy tree, stem twisted, branchlets and petioles 

 pubescent, 1. firm, shining, lanceolate, blade 1-2J in., pet. J in. long, midrib beneath 

 more or less hairy. EL nearly sessile, corolla hairy in- and out-side, J in. long, gibbous 

 at base. Berries usually confluent, bracteoles enlarged in fruit, forming an involucre, 

 enclosing the 2 (or 3) ovaries. ^^,^_„_. , 



21. L. angustifolia, Wall. Vern. Geang, Chilu, Ptrlv, Jaunsar. N.W. Himalaya 

 6-10,000 ft. Sikkim 10-12,000 ft. A shrub, attaining 12 ft., bark exfoliates in long 

 papery flakes, 1. lanceolate, pale and nearly glabrous beneath, blade 1-2, pet, slender 

 I in. or less. Peduncles single, axillary, slender, ^-1 in. long, calyx-teeth lanceolate. 

 Corolla scented, white or pale rose-coloured, ovaries connate- enclosed in the campanu- 

 late tube, formed of the connate bracteoles. Berry red, edible. 22. L. ptupurasceas, 

 Hook. f. & Thorns. Kuram valley. Himalaya 9-13,000 ft. Kashmir to Sikkim. 



