Indian Forest Records. 
[Vol. YII 
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Leaves opposite, simple, penninerved. The lower leaves are elliptic, 
shortly and bluntly acuminate with a rounded base, or oblanceolate with 
a more elongate acumen and cuneate base. Petiole stout 0-3 in .— 
0-5 in. Jong, glabrous. Length of the leaves 9 in. —13 in,, and width 4 
in. —6 in. Membranous or thinly coriaceous, glabrous above and below. 
Secondary nerves 16-20 on each side of midrib, ascending, curved above. 
Midrib and secondary nerves prominent above, the midrib somewhat 
sulcate, both very prominent below. The reticulate nervules about 
equally prominent above and below. Leaves green when dry, the lower 
surface slightly paler than the upper. Leaf-surface shining above, 
minutely papillose below. Margin entire, thinly cartilaginous, slightly 
undulate. Uppermost pair of leaves, i.e., the first pair below the panicle, 
sessile, well-developed, and provided with a well-developed pair of inter- 
petiolar sheathing stipules. The leaves elliptic to elliptic-ovate, obtuse, 
base cordate. Length 2-0 in .—7*25 in., width 1*25 in. —4*25 in. Secon¬ 
dary nerves 12-16 on each side of the midrib. Otherwise like the lower 
leaves. 
Inflorescence. Flowers in cymes arranged in a pedunculate, lax, 
corymbiform, terminal panicle, peduncle 3*75 in .—6*25 in. long, more 
or less compressed, glabrous, 0*1 in. —0*15 in. wide, length of panicle 
(excluding the peduncle) 3*25 in .—6-0 in. and width 5 in. —10 in., young 
branches puberulous. Basal branches at right angles to the rhachis. 
Bracts subtending the pedicels, and panicle branches linear lanceolate, 
0*06 in. —0*23 in. long, increasing in size downwards, those subtending 
the basal branches of the panicle being rarely foliaceous, sessile, broadly 
ovate-elliptic with a mucronate apex and lamina decurrent at the base, 
attaining a length of 1-2 in. and width 0*75 in. Stipules small, adnate to 
base of bract and not sheathing. 
Bracteoles usually 2, opposite, at the apex of each pedicel, linear 
lanceolate, 0*03 in. —0*06 in. long. Bracts and bracteoles persistent. 
Flowers sessile or shortly pedicellate. 
Pedicels 0*02 in. —0*07 in. long, puberulous. 
Calyx-tube broadly obovoid or slightly urceolate, somewhat com¬ 
pressed, 0-05 in. —0-07 in. long, puberulous. 
Calyx-lobes 4, broad ovate, obtuse and usually more or less irregularly 
denticulate, 0*03 in. —0*04 in. long, eciliate, glabrous. 
Corolla hypocrateriform, crimson in the fresh flowers. 
Corolla-tube slender, cylindrical, slightly expanded above, 0*45 in.— 
0 5 in. long, glabrous within and without. 
Corolla-lobes 4, contorted in bud and overlapping to the left, oblong, 
obtuse or emarginate, 0*24 in. —0*26 in. long, 0*07 in .—0-08 in. wide, in 
open flower reflexed or spreading and twisted, glabrous. 
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