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4-parted, lobes acute, falling off after flowering. Petals 4, erect 
or spreading, notched. Stamens 8, the alternate ones slightly 
shorter. Ovary 4-celled ; stigmas 4, distinct and spreading or 
erect and combined in a club-shaped body ; ovules numerous. 
Capsule elongate, 4-angled, 4-celled, the valves separating from 
the 4-sided, seed-bearing, central column ; seeds numerous, small, 
tipped with a tuft of long hairs. 
Haussknecht’s Monographic der Gattung Epilobium , 1884, has been 
followed in this genus instead of the FI. Br. Ind. 
Stigmas distinct, spreading or recurved. Flowers \ in. 
long. 
Densely hairy. Leaves all stem-clasping . . . 1. E. hirsutum. 
Pubescent. Leaves nearly sessile, not stem-clasping, 
lower ones stalked ....... 2. E.parvi/loriim. 
Stigmas combined, club like. Flowers less than ^ in. 
long. 
Leaves linear-lanceolate, not more than J in. broad, 
tapering to a fine point ...... 3. E. cylindricum. 
Leaves lanceolate or ovate, in. broad. 
Stems pubescent all round. 
Leaves thin, lanceolate, tapering to the base. 
Racemes numerous, axillary . . . . 4. E. Royleanum. 
Leaves thick, ovate, abruptly narrowed at the 
base. Racemes few, terminal . . . . 5. E. brevifolium. 
Stems glabrous, shining, except vertical lines of 
crisp pubescence. . . . . . . . 6. E. Icctum. 
1. Epilobium hirsutum, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 583. Densely 
clothed with soft, white hairs ; stems erect, robust, 2-5 ft., 
cylindric except near the base, usually branched. Leaves 
lanceolate, 1-3 x in., stem-clasping; teeth small, sharp. 
Flowers pink-purple, \ in. long. Stigmas distinct, at first erect, 
ultimately recurved. Capsule 1J-3J in. 
Kotgurh, Sutlej and Giri valleys, in wet places ; August-September. — 
W. Himalaya, 5000-7000 ft.— N. Asia, Africa, Europe (Britain). 
2. Epilobium parviflorum, Sckreb . ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 584. 
Pubescent ; stems erect or ascending, slender, 1-3 ft*, cylindric, 
usually branched. Leaves shortly stalked or nearly sessile, not 
stem -clasping, ovate-lanceolate, 1-2 x -|-| in.; teeth small, sharp. 
Flowers pale pink-purple, \ in. long. Stigmas distinct, at first 
erect, ultimately spreading. Capsule 2-3 in. 
Simla, Sutlej valley ; May-August. — W. Himalaya, 5000-7000 ft. — W. Asia, 
X. Africa, Europe (Britain). 
3. Epilobium cylindricum, Lon ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 585, under E. 
roseum, var. cylindricum. Pubescent ; stems erect or ascending, 
cylindric or obscurely angular, 1-3 ft. Leaves sessile or shortly 
stalked, linear-lanceolate, 1-2J x J in., tapering to a fine point ; 
teeth, small sharp ; both surfaces nearly glabrous, lower paler. 
