CHINA. 
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Commelinem.'] 
Hab. Canton ; Mr. Millett. 
This is very closely allied to P. vaginalis Roxb., but that species has the leaves only 5-7-nerved, and the 
racemes, after the flowers decay, become recurved. P. ovata, Linn, does not belong to this genus. 
Ord. LXXXIIL RESTIACE^. R. Br. 
1. Eriocaulon Cantoniensis ; rhizomate annua? intra folia parce arachnoidea, scapis 
strictis glabris 8-12-pollicaribus quinquangularibus quam folia lineari-acurninata vix duplo 
et quam vaginae pilis raris albidis patentibus adspersae quadruplo longioribus, capitulis de- 
mum globosis basi planiusculis glabris, bracteis involucralibus plurimis testaceis rotundato- 
obovatis, interioribus cinereo-albis cuneato-rotundatis apice breviter acuminulatis nudis, 
perianthio masc. intei’iore monophyllo tubuloso apice cristato-fimbriato, perianthii fern, 
laciniis exterioribus duabus anticis navicularibus interioribus angustis integerrimis multo 
latioribus. 
In the structure of the capitulum this is very much allied to E. sexangulare, Linn. {Leucocephala spathacea, 
Roxb. FI. Ind. 3. p. 613), but the whole plant is much longer; the leaves are larger and broader, and the 
sheaths, and sometimes the leaves also, are sprinkled with a few spreading hairs. We almost suspect that 
this is E. quadrangulare of Loureiro (FI. Coch. 1. p. 77.), but, at the same time, there are several points of 
difference. In our plant the scape, although always 5-angled, has one of the angles often so much smaller 
than the others as to appear like a mere nerve along one of the four principal sides; hence Loureiro might 
easily have supposed it to be only 4-angled. Loureiro’s plant, however, seems to be smaller than ours, and 
may possibly be rather E. quinquangulare, Linn. — We have received it from the neighbourhood of Macao 
from Mr. Millett, and Mr. Vachell, “j.” 
Ord. LXXXIV. PALMiE. Juss. 
1. Phoenix dactylifera. Linn. — Roxb. FI. Ind. 3. p. 786. — Vachell, “ 1.” 
Ord. LXXXV. COMMELINEM. R. Br. 
1. Commelina Benghalensis. Linn. — Low. FI. Coch. \.p. 49. Roxb. FI. Ind. l.ji. 171. — 
C. nervosa. Bwm. FI. Ind. p. l.f. 3.--C. cucullata. Linn. 
The leaves are sometimes almost round, sometimes lanceolate, but always obtuse at the point. 
2. Commelina polygama. Roth. — C. communis. Roxb. {omniumque forsan de re Bot. 
Ind. Or. script.) 
Hab. Lappas Island; Rev. G. H. Vachell, n. 83. 
3. Commelina attenuata. Vahl. En. 2. p. 168 ? 
4. Commelina salicifolia. Roxb. ? — C. tuberosa. Bwm. FI. Ind. p. 16. (var. Linn .) — 
C. paludosa. Bwm. Thes. Zeyl. t. 20. f. 2; Moon. Cat. Ceyl. Plants, p. 5. 
Hab. Lappas Island ; Rev. G. H. Vachell, “ s.” 
1. Tradescantia Roxb.? 
Hab. Lappas Island; Rev. G. H. Vachell, n. 109. 
