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LV. MON OTROPACEiE 
2 . HYPOPITYS. From the Greek hypo, under, and pitys, a 
pine ; the plants usually grow in pine forests. — Northern forest 
regions. 
Hypopitys lanuginosa, Nutt. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 476. Hairy or 
pubescent, pale yellow-brown ; stems 6-18 in. ; scales ovate- 
oblong, f in. Flowers pale yellow-brown, several in a terminal, 
bracteate raceme ; terminal flower with 5 petals and 10 stamens, 
the others with 4 petals and 8 stamens. Petals J in. long, inner 
surface densely hairy. Capsules 5- or 4-celled, erect. 
Mushobra, Narkunda, in pine forest. — Temperate Himalaya, 8000-10,000 ft. 
— N. Asia, N. America. 
Closely allied to the British Bird’s Nest, Monotropa Hypopithys of most 
authors. 
LVI. PLUMBAGINACE^E 
A small Order extending over most parts of the world, chiefly 
near the sea and in salt marshes. — There are several genera in 
India, but it is restricted to the following species in the N.W. 
Himalaya. 
The Thrift, Armeria, and Sea Lavender, Statice, of the British coasts both 
belong to this Order. 
PLUMBAGO. The Latin name of P. europcua, derived from 
plumbum, lead; the plant was used medicinally. — All warm regions. 
Plumbago zeylanica, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 480. A diffuse, 
rambling undershrub ; stems several, 2-4 ft. Leaves alternate , 
glabrous, ovate, 2-3 in., entire, acute ; stalks short, stem-clasping. 
Flowers 2-sexual, regular, white, in bracteate, often branched, 
glandular spikes 4-12 in. long. Calyx inferior, tubular, glandular, 
5-ribbed, 5-toothed. Corolla hypogynous, salver-shaped ; tube 
f in. ; lobes 5, nearly equal, rounded, spreading. Stamens 5, free 
from the corolla, opposite its lobes, dilated at the base ; anthers 
protruded, 2-celled. Ovary superior, 1 -celled, narrowed into a 
long, linear style 5-branched at the top ; ovule solitary. Capsule 
enclosed in the persistent calyx, opening transversely near the 
base ; seed oblong. 
Giri and Sutlej valleys ; June, July. — Cultivated throughout India ; often 
seen as an escape near villages below 5000 ft. — Tropical regions of the Old 
World. 
