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LTII. LYTHRARIEiE. 
[Ijayerstnenria. 
1. X. indica (Indian), Linn.; ('. B. Clarke in Hook. FI. Brit. hid. ii. 575; 
F. v. M. Frarfm. viii. 35. A showy flowering deciduous shrub of several feet in 
height. Leaves about 2in. long, glabrous, elliptic or oblong, sessile, acute or 
somewhat obtuse at each end, never acuminate. Panicle loose, minutely pubes- 
cent or glabrous. Petals bright pink in the normal form. Calyx-teeth on the 
fruit long, triangular, erect but distant, thin not woody. Seed lin. including its 
wing. — Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1765 ; Bot. Mag. t. 405 ; Wight Illustr. t. 80 ; /,. 
eler/ans, Wall, in Paxt. Mag. Bot. xiv. 269, with fig.; Velaya ylobosa, Gfertn. Fruct. 
t. 133, Clarke l.c. 
Hub.: Cape Sidmouth, Dr. D. Curdie (F. v. M. l.c.) 
Most likely these specimens were obtained from a shrub that had been planted. It may be 
found sometimes in old deserted gardens, but never, I think, indigenous or naturalised. 
2. *X. Flos-Reginae (Queen’s flower), Retz.; C. B. Clarke in Hook. FI. 
Brit. Ind. ii. 577 ; F. r. M. Fraym. xii. 20. A deciduous tree, attaining the 
height of 60ft., sometimes when old having on its trunk and larger branches a 
few strong straight spines 1 to 3in. Leaves 4 to 8in. long, from broad -elliptic 
obtuse to long lanceolate. Panicles large, lower branches often 6in. long, curved, 
ascending, flowers scattered. Petals commonly lin., sometimes more, mauve, 
margins erose-undulate, hardly fimbriate. Calyx in fruit thickened, woody; lobes 
triangular, spreading. Fruit large, sometimes reaching l^-in. by lin. — -Wight Ic. 
t. 413 ; Bedd. FI. Sylv. t. 29 ; Adambea ylabra, Rheede Hort. Mai. iv. t. 20, 21. 
Hab.: Endeavour River, Persich (F. v. M. l.c.) 
In all probability the specimens sent to Baron Mueller were obtained off an introduced plant. 
This tree in India is said to attain a large size and furnish a timber almost equal to Teak. 
Wood shining, light-red ; hard. 
3. L. Archeriana (after the Hon. Archibald Archer), Bail. Syn. Ql. FI. 
196 and 809. A small tree with a close thin smooth whitish bark, but usually 
met with as a shrub, attaining the height of 15ft., of bushy habit, the lower 
branches coming in contact with the ground, often emitting roots. Branchlets 
tomentose. Leaves oblong, ovate-lanceolate, 3 to 6in. long and from li to 2|in. 
broad, acuminate at the apex, rounded at the base, the upper side nearly glabrous, 
under side tomentose ; primary nerves confluent within the margin, reticulation 
fine ; petioles about 3 lines long. Panicles terminal, clothed with a dense 
indumentum of variously branched hairs, about 1ft. long and rather narrow, 
bearing at the axils of the branches small lanceolate rusty- tomentose leaves; 
lower branches 3 to 5-flowered, Flowers lilac-purple. Calyx densely tomentose 
outside, glabrous inside, tube about 3 lines long, with 6 prominent ribs 
alternating with the lobes ; lobes 2 lines long, points shortly subulate, recurved, 
midrib prominent. Petals 4 to 7, much crumpled, nearly orbicular, about 4 lines 
diameter on a filiform claw of 4 lines. Stamens numerous, anthers bright- 
yellow. Ovary densely hirsute with white hairs. Style curved. Capsule opening 
in 6 valves, oblong, hairy, 6 to 8 lines long, 3 to 4 broad. Seeds with terminal 
wing. 
Hab.: Palmer River, J. C. Baird. 
Wood firm, of a brown colour. — Bailey's Cat. QL Woods Xo. 231. 
7. SONNERATIA, Linn. f. 
(After M. Sonnerat.) 
Calyx thick, the tube broadly campanulate, adnate to the ovary at the base ; 
lobes 4 to 8, lanceolate or triangular, the sinuses acute without accessory lobes or 
teeth. Petals 4 to 8, narrow, or none. Stamens numerous, inserted at the top 
of the calyx-tube, inflected in the bud. Ovary enclosed in and partially adnate to 
the calyx-tube, depressed-globular, 10 to 15-celled; style elongated with a small 
capitate stigma. Fruit large, depressed, fleshy and indehiscent, surrounded by 
