404 LXIV. ERIGAOE.E [Agapefes 



1. AGi^PETES, D.Don; El. Brit. Ind. iii. 443. 



Evergreen shrubs^ iisiially epiphytic. L. coriaceous^ in most species entire. 

 El. in corymbs or fascicles, rarely in racemes or solitary. Calyx-tube globose 

 adnate to ovary, limb deeply 5-lobed. Anthers elliptic, produced upwards in 

 2 long beaks opening by apical pores or slits, often spurred behind. Seeds 

 very numerous, outer coat usually very lax. Species 30, eastern Himalaya, 

 hills of the Eastern Peninsula and the Indian Archipelago. Eiji. 



A. Corolla long, tubular, lobes short, bi^acts short, 1. large. 



(ct) Calyx not supported by an epicalyx. 



a. L. sessile or nearly so, not gradually nan^owed into petiole. 



1. A. setigera, D. Don {Vatcinimn vertieiliatum, 'Wight Ic. t. 1181; Knvz 'F. Fl. ii 

 87. var. 1 ; T. hirbufmn, Wight Ic. t. 1182). Nepal, Ivhasi hills, Cachar. Shan hills 

 6,000 ft. (Collett). Bithoko range between Yunzahn and Sahveeii 2,000 ft. (D. B. 

 March 1880). L. glabrous, genei-ally cro^\ded with bhort internodes, so as to 

 appear whorled, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, 3-5 in. long, narrowed suddenly 

 into the yery short petiole. Fl. scarlet or crimson, in pednnciilate corymbs, axillary 

 from the wdiorls of I, or above the sears of fallen 1., peduncles, pedicels and calyx often 

 hirsute with long hairs, bracts minute. Corolla |-1 in., slightly curved, outside 

 pubescent or hir&ute, anther beaks not s^mrred. Fr. I in. diam., calyx-teeth half the 

 length of fr. 2. A. macrostemon, Clarke {Vacchnum macrostemon, Ivurz). Hills east 

 of Toungooj 4-6,000 ft. L. 4-6 in. long, almost sessile with a rounded base, fl. scarlet, 

 in 8 in. long pedunculate glabrous racemes, bracts linear J in. long, corolla glabrous, 

 distinctly curvedj IJ in. long. 



8. A. lorantMflora, I). Bon {Vaccinlnm verticillatum ^ elegans^'KMTz). Pegu Yoma, 

 higher ridges Headwaters of Yunzalin 4,000 ft. (D. B. March 1880), Tenasserim. 

 L. often falsely whoxled, almost sessile, lanceolate or oblanceolate, 8-5 in. long Fl. 

 axillary, solitary, fasciculate or in short corymbs, corolla 2~2J in. long, anthers spurred, 

 pedicels and calyx more or less hispid witlilong hairs. 4. a". miniata, Hook. f. Khasi 

 hills. Patkoi range Ij. elliptic-lanceolate, remotely serrate, nearly sessile, falsely 

 whorled, sec. n. prominent. Corymbs wdth numerous short bracts. 5. A. grandiflora, 

 Hook. 1 Mishmi and Kaga hills. Lakhimpur district, Assam. L. nearly sessile, 

 oblong-lanceolate. FL on the old wood, fasciculate, calyx-teeth triangular J in., corolla 

 2-2| in., lobes lanceolate ^--J in. long, anthers sjaurred on beak. 



6. A. Hillii, n. sp. Hills east of Bhamo 4,500 ft. (Mont. Hill, Oct. 1901). Epij)hytic 

 on tall trees, stem swollen. L. sessile oblong-lanceolate 4-6 in. long, fl. in pedunculate 

 corymbose racemes, pedicels 1-lJ in. long, thickened at apes and conspicuously articu- 

 late with calyx Calyx divided nearly to the base, lobes linear | in. long. Coi-olla 

 tubular, widened upwards, 2 in. long, purple with darker V-shaped markings. Fila- 

 ments fiat, hairy, not geniculate, anthers not spurred. 



/?. L. petiolate, or narrowed towards base. Anthers not spurred. 



7. A. saligna, Hook, f. ( VaccinUim mJignum, Hook. f. III. Him. PL t. 15a). Sikkim 

 1-5,000 ft. Thaungyin 5,000 ft., Tenasserim. Stems often greatly thickened at the 

 base, 1. scattered, lanceolate, acuminate, blade 3-4, narrowed into petiole J in. long, 

 sec. n. conspicuous. Fl. dark red, in short glabrous corymbs, calyx-teeth lanceolate, 

 J-| in. long, corolla 1 in. widened upwards, lobes long-acuminate, J-l in. long, 

 anthers not spurred on back. 8. A. Parisliii, Clarke. Tenasserim. Nearly allied, 1. 

 larger, see. n. slender, intramarginal vein continuous, calyx-teeth triangular. 9. A. 

 salieifolia, Clarke. Mishmi hills. L. iineaiManceolate, petiole very short, corolla | in. 

 long, lobes short, triangular. 



10. A, macrantlia, Hook. f. (Vaccinium variegatum^ Kuvz, var macrantJmm) Khasi 

 and Chittagong hills. Tenasserim, FL fascicled, corolla pale purple, with darker 

 transverse bands, 14~2 by 1 in. 11. A. macropliylla, Clarke. Khasi hills. L. broad- 

 lanceolate, blade 9-11, pet. stout, i in. long, sec, n. prominent. FL in pedunculate 

 corymbs, calyx-teeth narrow-lanceolate, J in., corolla^J in. long. 



y. L. petiolate, anthers spurred. 



12. A. variegrata, B. Don (Vaccinium odontocerum, Wight Ic. t. 1187; F. tariegatum, 

 Kurz). Khasi hills. Cachar. Chittagong and Martaban hills. L. lanceolate, blade 

 5-8, narrowed into a thick pet. J in. long. FL on the old wood, densely fascicled on 

 slender glabrous pedicels, much longer thaCU calyx, calyx-teeth triangular-lanceolate. 



