GESNERACEAE. 



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maculata (fig. "Bot. Reg." 1841, 28).— Himalayas ; up to 8,000 

 feet elevation ; peduncles clustered, generally terminal ; calyx 

 ^ length of corolla, lobes lanceolate, acute ; flowers large, scarlet 

 and yellow. 



marmorata. — F. Moore in Paxt., " Fl. Garden" iii. 56 (not 

 figured). Java. Leaves banded zebra-like ; flowers axillary, green 

 and brown ; generally found under the name of " zebrina." 



miniata (fig. "Bot. Reg." 32, t. 61).— Java. Peduncles axillary, 

 3-flowered ; calyx short, spreading, cyathiform, green ; flowers 

 hairy, crimson ; a very pretty species. 



obconica (fig. "Bot. Mag." 7336).— Malay Peninsula and Borneo. 

 Calyx large, obconic sub-entire, red ; flowers red and yellow, 

 villous, two on each peduncle, axillary ; introduced by Messrs. 

 Veitch. 



pulchra (fig. " Bot. Mag." 4264). — Java. Corymbs terminal ; 

 calyx green, with short lobes about ± length of corolla ; flowers 

 large, crimson, yellow in mouth ; pedicels short, rather thick ; 

 leaves ovate, obscurely toothed ; much grown in our stoves. 



speciosa (fig. " Bot. Mag." t. 4320). — Java. Flowers nearly 



4 inches long, orange and scarlet, tube narrow, curved towards 

 the apex ; in terminal fascicles of 6-20 ; one of the very best, 

 and should be grown in every stove. 



tricolor (fig. " Bot. Mag." 5031). — Borneo. Umbels 2-3-flowered, 

 axillary and terminal ; calyx purplish, short, cup-shaped, with 



5 very shallow lobes ; flowers 1^ inch long, scarlet streaked 

 with black and yellow ; very pretty species, introduced by 

 Messrs. Low ; rare in cultivation. 



Horsfleldii (fig. " Gartenfl." 297) and purpurescens (fig. " Bot. 



Mag." 4236), both from Java, have also been introduced, but are 



only of botanical interest. 

 There are numerous other species in India, the Malay Peninsula, 



Borneo, and Java which have not been introduced. 

 Agalmyla Staminea (fig. " Bot. Mag." t. 5747).— Java, mountain woods. 



A climbing plant ; flowers in large axillary sessile fascicles, 8-14, 



scarlet, 2 inches long ; leaves 8 inches long ; a brilliant stove 



plant, generally grown in a hanging basket in orchid soil ; rarely 



seen out of botanical gardens. 

 Var. longistyla. 



AlloplectUS. — A genus of scandent, often more or less epiphytic plants, 

 emitting aerial roots all along the stems which cling to rocks and 

 trees ; sometimes met with under the name of Crantzia. 



dichrous (fig. "Bot. Mag." 4371 as " concolor "). — Brazil. 

 Flowers axillary, aggregate, nearly sessile ; calyx and the hairy 

 corolla scarlet. 



discolor = Lynchii. 



Lynchii (fig. " Bot. Mag." 7271). — Colombia. A rather handsome 

 erect stove plant, chiefly grown for its beautiful purplish 

 foliage ; flowers yellow, calyx reddish, in axillary clusters, not 

 showy ; this is the species generally met with in our stoves. 



