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*3. Pouzolzia pentandra, Benn. ; FI. Br. bid. v. 583. A nearly 
glabrous, annual, erect herb, 2-3 ft. ; s"ems robust ; branches long 
and slender. Leaves sessile or shortly stalked, oblong-lanceolate, 
entire, pointed ; the lower ones 1-4 in., opposite ; the upper 
alternate, crowded, gradually decreasing in size upwards. Flowers 
in small clusters, sometimes of only 2 or 3 flowers. Male perianth 
usually 5-parted ; stamens 5. Fruit 3-winged. 
Valleys below 3000 ft., from Kangra to Assam; June-September. — Sub- 
tropical and tropical India.— China, Java. 
*4. Pouzolzia hirta, Hassk. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 586. A decumbent 
or half- erect herb ; stems slender, 6 in. to 3 ft. Leaves opposite, 
sessile or nearly so, ovate or lanceolate, 1-4 in., entire, pointed. 
Flowers in small, rounded, dense clusters. Male perianth usually 
5-parted ; stamens 5. Fruit strongly ribbed, sometimes winged. 
Valleys below 5000 ft., from Chamba to Assam ; June-September. — 
Tropical and subtropical Himalaya. — China, Malay islands, Austria. 
14. VILLEBRUNEA. A commemorative name, unexplained. — 
India, Malay islands, China, Japan. 
Villebrunea frutescens, Blume ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 590. A shrub ; 
branches slender, pubescent. Leaves alternate, ovate, 2-5 in., 
3-nerved from the base, tip narrowed into a long, tail-like point, 
margins sharply toothed, except near the base ; upper surface 
rough, the lower usually pale, sometimes white-tomentose ; stalks 
slender, 1-2 in. Flowers 1-sexual, crowded in small, sessile or 
nearly sessile clusters inserted on the stem and branches between 
or below the leaves ; the male and female on different plants. 
Male perianth 5- sometimes 4-parted ; stamens 5 or 4. Female 
perianth tubular, ovoid, narrowed to a minute mouth, adnate to 
the enclosed ovary ; stigma resembling a small, sessile tuft of 
hairs. Achenes numerous, minute, black, partially immersed in a 
white, gelatinous receptacle. 
Valleys below Simla ; May-July. — Tropical and subtropical Himalaya, 
ascending to 5000 ft. — China, Japan. 
15. DEBREGEASIA. A commemorative name, unexplained. — 
Tropical Asia and Africa, eastward to Japan. 
Debregeasia hypoleuca, Wedd . ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 591. A softly 
pubescent shrub. Leaves alternate, short-stalked, broadly or 
narrowly lanceolate, 3-7 in., long-pointed, base 3-nerved ; teeth 
numerous, regular, sharp ; upper surface rough, lower white- 
tomentose ; stipules 2-parted. Flowers 1-sexual, interspersed with 
numerous bracteoles, in rounded, sessile, axillary clusters; the 
male and female on different plants. Male flowers : perianth 
tomentose, 4-parted ; stamens 4. Female flowers : perianth tubu- 
lar, narrowed to a minute, 4-toothed mouth, lfrore or less adnate 
