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* 3. Pouzolzia pentandra, Benn. ; FI. Br. Ind. v. 583. A nearly 
glabrous, annual, erect herb, 2-3 ft. ; stems 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. 
Mowers 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, Hassle. ; 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. 
Mowers 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, Australia. 
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 
tubular, narrowed to a minute, 44oothed mouth, more or less 
