Acjcqxies] LXIV. ERICACEAE 405 



Corolla rose-piirple, with darker V-shaped transverse baiid^ |-1 in. Seeds with a firm, 

 bhining minutely foveolate testa. The beeds of the sp. of Afjapetes leqnire further 

 btudy. 13. A. angulata, Hook. f. (Vaccinhwi odonfoeerum, Iviirz). Patkoi hills. 

 Branches sharply angular. Similar to 12, hut calyx-teeth shortly triangular. 14. 

 A, campanulata, Clarke (r<7rri///;^OT <'€t)apanulafmn^ Kiirz). Kattonng, Martahan 7,000 

 It. L. elliptic, narrowed into a very short i)etiole. Corolla eampannlate, deep scarlet, 

 lobes broadly triangular. 



{J)) Cal3^x supported by an epicaiyx (enlarged pedicel or connate bracteoles). 



15. A. atiriculata, Hook i.{Va((lnlu)ii aurkulatum^'KuTz). Sikkim, 8-4,000 ft. Bhutan. 

 Khabi hills. L. often falsely ^\ horled, &e&bile b-8 in. long, oblong-lanceolate from a 

 rounded ba&e, mtraniarginal nerves distinct. Coiymbs from the old wood or from the 

 ^\hoiis of l.j pedunclcb stout, pedieelb much dilated and cup-shaped at the apex, corolla 

 I in., tube narrowing up\\ ardb, ir. J in., bright red, calyx-teeth J in. long, broadly lanceo- 

 late, striate. Yeiy biniilar, but possibly a new species, is a shrub gio\\ing on granite 

 houldei s on the hillb east of Bhanio at 6,500 ft. (Mont. Hillj. Corolla widening upwards, 

 calyx supported hj a double epicah^x, the outer spieadiug, the inner adiiate to calyx- 

 tube with a free margin. 



16. A. glabra, Clarke. Bhutan, Khabi hills. Similar to 12, but corymbs and corolla- 

 tube densely pubescent, corolla green and white, often with rose-cold. V-shajjed trans- 

 ^ er^e bais. 17. A. Nuttallii, Clarke. Bhutan. L. elliptic, acuminate, blade 5-7. nan owed 

 int(j btout pet. \ in., corymb lax, corolla 1 in. long. 



B. Corolla-lobes short, bracts sbort, 1. under 2 in. 



18. A. obovata, Hook, f . Ivhasi hills, common. A small dense shrub, branches rigid, 

 1. obovate, less than \ in., margins recurved. PI. solitary on long slender pedicelb, cal.- 

 teeth triangular acuminate, corolla J in. long, acutely conical in bud. 19. A. Mannii, 

 Henibl. in Crard Chron. 1892, xii. 364. Khasi hills. Similar, but pedicels shorter, 

 baiely as long as ii., corolla 4 in. long, reddish-brown, fr. fleshy globose, \ in. diam. 

 20. A. manipurensis, "Watt MSS. Manipur 6,000 ft., I. similar, ii. in few- lid. corymbs, 

 corolla J in. long. 



21. A. buxifolia, Kutt. Duphla hills. L. lanceolate or oblanceolate, 1-lJ.in., crenate, 

 peduncles solitary, hairy, | in,, corolla bright red, | in, long. 22. A. mitrarioides, 

 Hook. f. Mishnii hills. Branches slender, 1. elliptic, serrate \-% in., peduncles 

 slender solitary, 1^ in, long, bifurcating and bearing 2 fl., corolla 1 in. long. 



C. Corolla campanulatCy divided to \ its length or further down, bracts 

 small. 



23. A. nana, Hook. f. ISTaga hills. A small epiphyte with thick tuber-like stems, 1. 

 lanceolate, narrowed into a very short petiole, epicaiyx deeply 10-fid, begments linear, 

 corymbs axillary or from the old wood, eoi-olla ^-\ in, lobed nearly to the base. 24. 

 A. discolor, Clarke. Sikkim 3,500 ft, Bluitan. Batkoi range. L. white beneath, 

 scattered, elliptic -lanceolate, 1-2 in. long, narrowed into short petiole, corolla |-| in. 

 long, divided nearly to the base. 25. A pilifera, Hook, f . Khasi and l^lishmi hills. IJ. 

 scattered, elliptic, caudate-acuminate, base rounded, blade 2-3, petiole J in. PL fascicled 

 on blender hairy pedicels, 1 in., corolla J in. long. 



26. A Lobbii, Clarke. Jaintia and Naga hills. Thaungyin, 5,000 ft. L. lanceolate, 

 caudate-acuminate, 8-4 in., petiole very short. Corymbs peduncled, lax, glabrous, 

 corolla crimson with a white tip, narrow-tabular, ^-1, lobes | in. long. 



D. Bracts longer than half the pedicel, glandular hairs on inflorescence, 

 anthers spurred. 



(!! 27, A bracteata, Hook. f. Tenasserim hills 5,000 ft. A small shiub on rocks, L 

 elliptic, caudate-acuminate, blade 2-2J, pet. ^ in. PI in axillary bracteate i-acemes, 

 bracts nearly as long as pedicel. Corolla campanulate, tube | in,, lobes narrow, 

 recurved, nearly as long as tube. 28. A. Pottingeri, Prain, Ann. Gard. Calo. ix. 45, t. 58. 

 Kachin hills 4,100 ft. An epiphytic shrub, branchlets hairy, 1. ovate acuminate, 

 4-5 in. long, petiole short. Calyx-limb large, campanulate, reticu,late, teeth triangular, 

 corolla tubular ^~| in. long, lobes short, blunt. 



2. PENTAPTERYGIUM, Klotzsch ; M. Brit. Ind. iii. 449. 



Epiphytic evergreen shrubs, differing from Agapetes by the 5-angled or 

 -winged calyx-tnbe and the 5-winged or distinctly-ribbed berry. Species 5. 



