V . 3. p . 240. Bot. Mag. t. 250. Boxb. Bl. Ind. 2. p . 498.— M. canesceiis. Lour. Coch. 1.
p . 381. Boxb. Fl. In d . 2. p . 498.— Pluhn. P h yt. t. 372. f . 1.
Roxburgh in his Flora Indica, introduces this species, both under Alton’s and Lonreiro’s names; but
this, we think, is obviously a mistake o i the printer, ns the one is introduced without synonyms, and the
other without a specific character.
1. Psiáíwsí pijri/erum. L in n . Sp. PI. p . 672.—Bumph. Amb. I . i . 47. liheede, Mai. t. 34.
2. P ú i k im pomiferum. Lirm. I. c.— Rumph. Amb. 1. t. 48. Rheede, Mai. 3. t. 35.
Tho number of flowcra varies from one to three on the peduncle, and tho shape of the fruit is scarcely
more constant than in a common pear, so that no character is left to separate this and P .pyrifemm, except
tho larger size of the whole plant in tho latter.—We have also, from Mr. Millett, P. pumihm, Vahl, which
leads ns to suspect, that P. canimtm of Loureiro, is referable to that plant : the leaves, however, are decidedly
opposite and entire, not alternate and sen-ated, as he describes them.
1. Jambosn vulgaris. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p . 286.—Eugenia Jiunbos. L in n .—Boxb.
FL In d . 2. p . 494.
2. Jambosa Malaceensis. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p . 286.— Eugenia Malacccusis. Lirm.
From Mr. Millett ond Mr. Vachell, we possess of the Order Cuciirbitaeex, the Cucumis sativus, L.,
Momordica Charanta, L., and M. monadelpha, Roxb. MSS.
O r d . X X X V IL P O R T U L A C E Æ . Juss.
One mutilated specimen of a plant of this Order is in the Collection, of the genus of which we are
uncertain.—It may be thus described :—
Caulis fruticosus, ramosus, teres, carnosulus, ad foliorum insertiones uoduJosus. Folia opposita, exstipu-
lata, lineari-lanceolata, acuta, camosa, basi in petiolum angustata; petiolo basi dilatato semiamplexicauli.
Panicula terminalis, subcorymbosa. Calyx 5-partitus ; segraeutis oblongis, obtusis, membranaceis. Corolla
Squammuloe 5, oblongse, parvæ, ad basin sepalorum, iisque oppositæ. Filamenta 15? (an
potius 10?) quinqué ante squammulas, cætera ad latera earura aflaxa. Capsula unilocularis, trivalvis, ab
apice a t basin dehiscens. Semina plurima placente centrali funiculis capillaribus brevibus adnexa, planiuscula,
subreniformi-orbicularia, tuberculata.
The seeds not being perfectly mature, we cannot ascertain their internal structure : tbe albumen appears
farinaceous. On removing some of the scales from the bottom of the calyx, one filament is seen to be
constantly attached to them in front, and another a t each side, hence we presume the number of filaments
to be fifteen : but in other of the scales, we could not observe the lateral filaments ; and in some, we only
saw a filament a t one of the sides ; hence we doubt whether the complete number might not be ten, five opposite
to the scales and sepals, and five alternating with them. But whether all of them, or which of them bear
anthers, we could not ascertain, they having all dropped off. In some poiuts, this plant approaches to Talinum.
Of the Order Paronychieoe, Mr. Millett and Mr. Vachell find the Polycarpoea corymbosa, Lam.
O r d . X X X V I I I . C R A S S U L A C EÆ . D e Cand.
I . Kalanchoe spathulata ; foliis obovato-.spathulatis crenatis glabiis, infimis obtusis, superioribus
acutis, cyma paniculata laxa. D e Cand. Prodr, v. 3. p . 39.5. PI. Grass, t. 65.—
Cotyledon spathulata. Poir. in Encycl. Meth. Suppl. 2. p . 373.
This species seems only to differ from K . Ægyptiaca by the yellow not orange coloured flowers, which
is surely an insufficient character.