*F?460. Crossandra axillaris (Nees. 1. c. page 9S)
young stems somewhat scabrous, leaves quaternate, ob-
long, glabrous, even : spikes axillary subsessile alternate,
shorter than ffia fiiav&s : bracteas pubescently scabrous
margin nak< d — Nees.
1 Flowering branch—2 calyx and corolla—3 corolla
tube split open to show the stamens—4 an anther more
magnified—5 bracteas and calyx— 6 immature capsule
__7 mature capsule, dehiscing, showing the rough seed
— 8 a seed more highly magnified—9 the same cut
longitudinally—10 embryo detached.
461. "’Ge'ossandra ikfcndibulifobmis (Nees 1. c. p.
98) stem pub scently rough, leaves in whorls of 3 or 4
' obovatc oblong, punctul itely rough and scabrous, bracteas
eiliatc; qpikes long pedunclcd.—Nees.
eiing in ant H 1 i ilvx
tube split open to show the stamens 4 an anther 5
bracteas and calyx—6 a.young fruit opened -7 matuie
"wtpMjlt. delSist’iu g ^ a 'a ‘•ceil, st.il}, roughV^v ,
‘ 462 G miari ss i 'i’u t >011 u >nn a is (>Noes. lic)jpfe
105) shi bb.y clothed with whitish pubescence: flowers
axillary solitary rising into a terminal spike : bracteas
or menial i etuse; the lihear bractuilcs equaling the calyx :
inferioi cells of the anthers calcarate,.le u s lou.idisli,
, small.—Nee~.
.'f'f l Flowering branch -2 calyx and bractioles- 3 corolla
split open—4 anthers 5 ovary and calyx—6 ovary
opened- 7 capsule dehiscing—S a ^ t c T ^ c u t i loM
gitudinally—10 unbiyo
463 , J usticia E cbolium (Linn Nees,. 1. c p 108)
spike .terminal 4 sided: bracteas oval entire, tiliate,
mucronate, equaling the fru it: leav s elliptic t 111 m ; it
tenuated. at botii eneis, ipube sge iit: upper lip of“ the
corolla linear reflexed,—Nees. _
1 Flowering b ra n ch es, r'corolla split open diyidiug the
upper lip—3 calyx md ovary—4 stamens 5 polleiu^-6
ovary cut vertically—7 capsule dehisced — 8 a seed ~ 9
v^cut, transVCrsely— 10 cut l(|m*itudif ally— 11 unbiXo qc-
-faohed.
464 R iiivai <m h i s i muoms fNtelftl c p lOi)
- anicles axillary and terminal, trichotomous upper lip
near-straight, leaves ovate oblong —Nees
1 Flowering branch - 2 cofolla, tubi split open ‘•'lowin
'' the insertion of the stamens- 3 calyx .a n d ovary—
4 stamens—5 ovary opened -G caps ule aftei d( hist < tiw^
465. R chgjah repens (Nees l? » p ,H 0 ) hiaiti is
ovate cuspidate, nerveless, margin broad, silvery, sub-
ciliate : bracteolea lanceolate ; leaves oblong-lanceolate,
acute stem creeping -Nees. '
'-;ol Flowering branch—2 corolla opened—3 stamens—
4 calyx and bracteas 5 ovary opened^!) capsule dehisced—
7 a seed, rough and furrowed—8 jliiu li d li ngth-
wise showing the embryo—9 embryo detached.
466. E ranthimum MOsifANOM (Roxb. Nees 1. cc p.
107) stem roundish, and likVthe ohlorig' attenuated at
both ends repandly crenulate leaves,' glabrous: peduncles
terminal and with the spikes clothed with vn-ud
pubescence: braci cas lanceolaLe-rsUt up itod . Giliatcs.-^r,
Nees.
1 Flows ling branch—2 tube of the coiolla opened to
show the stamens - i calsx, hi u tta s ai d i varv -*1 sta*;
mens—5 ovary divided vertically—6 capsqlS' dehiscing,
467. Andr.aoraphis echv»bb^ ^Nfceq p 117)
herbaceous hairy ; leaves oblong, subses-ile, somewhat
crenated : racemes reflexed capsules 4 seeded.—N ees.
1 Flowering blanch—2, oofolld. split1 open showing the
insertion of the stamens—3, calyx fsrfbiiafe^iMWI *>“>»•*
mgvtha ovary—4 ovary opi n a l—jj.ifra^stile'' dehisced-
natural iixe - 6 a seed nt'iguiji'd—7 the same 6ut Iran1* ‘
versely—8 cjlt lot^ithdihally—? th e enibryo detached.
468. GehdarussA vulgaris (Nees 1. c. p. 104)
shrubby: spikes terminal, flowers somewhat whorled,
leafy at the base : bracteas small: leaves lanceolate glabrous.—
Nees.
1 Flowering branch—2 flower split open from behind,
showing the stamens and variegated lip—3 bracteas and
calyx—4 stamens—5 ovary divided longitudinally.
469. CoroiA serrata (Koxb. FI. Ind. 1 page 591)
arborious tender parts hairy : leaves ovate cordate, serrate
i uminate coiymbs lateral: flowers sub-oct,indrous ;
with the coral from 7 to 9 cleft.—Roxb.
I Flowering; branch—2 corolla split open showing the
stamens—3 corolla removed, calyx split open to show
the ovary - 4 ovary cut vertically—5 cut transversely.
470 T abermjemoetaka crispa (Roxb.) leaves oblong,
undulated : peduncles few-flowered : pedicels
elongatt d : calyx deeply 5-parted: segments broad-ovate,
foliaceons.-- G. Don. I. c. p. 91.
1 Flowering branch- 2 corolla opened showing the
stamens—3 dissected calyx, ovary, style and stigma—4
■ follicles—5 a follicle opened showing the seed.
• 471. Pljmehia acuminata (Alton) leaves scattered,
lanceolate; acuminated, glabrous, flat: flowers corym-
b f terminal. — G Don 1. c. pagp. 9 i.
is Flowering branch—2 dissected flower—3 follicle.
. ’ ECHAL riUM (R. "W. NmaroRoxb.)
G en. C har. Calyx 5-parted, segments acute. Corolla
'.■inferior, hypperateriform, limb 5-parted, tube crowned
with: i-forked scales, alternate with the segments of the
limb; < Stamens 5, inserted near the bottom of the tube
inc iod'd : anthi r s old mg pointed, slightly sagittate at the
baseii:{).vary “ 2-lobed, 2 celled, with numerous ovules in
’ each, attached to an elevation down the centre” (Roxb.)
style short stigma capitate bilid.- Follicles .ovate, inflated
; sow! numerous, compressed with a broad membranaceous
margin—albumen thin, membranous. Coty-
h dons round cordate, r i fix cylindrical next the crown.
This planio'hej'onjgs to the suborder Euapocynece, the
Ip S f a e t I is taken from Roxb. figure and description
which proves the plant distinct from ill the other genera
of the order, and shows that it does not even belong to
i I'i.'s-iuV si-oiioii. w h It rightia the genus in which G.
Din as nnlVtpd'v pin ed it It wants the awned anthers
if \ f mm and til exsert 1 ines of fVrightia, .
ex lp'si e of b longing to v different section. To na
pother genii' dot^TEhe.- cbaim ter of the-’erown permit it
i l i i EcHALTtijMjPiaciDiuM (R. ’W.Neriumpiscidiiuh
Roxb Wrightia f piscidia. G Don Echilut Silhelee )
1 II iviimgbnttiiii J*disscctidflowti - nalyxovary,
style, and stigma—4 ovary cut transversely—5 cut ver-
tic illy —6 a follii WM j a seed, coma next the radicle—
8 a seed dissected,-coma removed.
478?; Ukcbola eiastica (Roxb. Endlicher vahea GS)
Don, not Lamarck.)
1 Flowering branch—2 a detached flower—3 the
same, dissected—4 anthers back and front views - 5
ovary and calyx, stylf and stigma—6 follicles one of thiin
partially dissected showing the numerous seed.
474. H oxa .pesdula (W. and A. Asclepias pendula
Roxb.) twining:. leaves fleshy, glabrous, from oblong-oval
acute to broad ovate, acuminated, with revolute edges: ■
peduncles pendulous, a little longer than the petioles,
many-flowered; corolla downy inside; leaflets of corona,
oboval, very'blilfiq' digressed, having the inner angles
short and. truncate a t the apex : stigma apiculated-—G.
Ddtt }J. Ca-P 125.
I Flowering, brartph—2 ovary, detached stigma and
Tercet pollerua—8 a stamen and its crown—4 and 4
different views of detached crown leaves,