' 486. Codctac s1coKDm)t,ius (T> C.) 1 Female plant
—2 flower and apocarpous ovaries—3 the some, petals
removed showing oyary.andhittached scales—4 front view
of the flowei > side view, th four series-., of. floral envelop
« s detacht 1—6 young fruit, one Cuf vertically show- ;
ieg the pendulous o.yuic 7. cut transversely^.!) fruit cut
longitudinal I v —•) transv i rsely.
487 Stebcui.ia c n n r v y ( l t o \ 'i 1 leaver between •
broadly ovate and oblong btuse o with a longish sud-
den accumulation, entire prominently nerved and veined
beneath ; nppei side shining, nnder.yon ig leaves dense ly
' pubescent: racemes somewhat fascicled, nearly simple :
pedicels short calyx deeply S-.clcft, tomenti ( segments
lanceolate, distinct ovariuin stalked: carpels obovatc.— ■'
W. and A. Prod. I. paged?..1 sS
" i Flowering branch—2 a malt flofver split, open to
ahov the in ertion of thi pod< irj u d stam ns 1-4
b th imd front views f th stamens— It 11 1 ! n l ers
_6 calyx and ovary of a fertile flower—7 ovary cut vertically—
8 cut transverst y 9 young fruit < trpels.separating—
10 part ti a n m with sev ral f t t—II a
young fruit opened longitudinally—12 cut transversely',
ovules collateral.
488. Byttneeia uerbaoi a (lloxli ) stemh< rbaceous, ■
without prickles It av s not gl ind'ular ' tobtlie 1, ovate,
acuminated cordate, rounded oi eimeate it tht bast tj
sepals lineal -lam t olatc, re flext d ligul i te prod'ut tion of
the petals subulate erect, ibont is long as the calyx
free part of tht antheiiferous filaments very short recurved
: lobes of tht urceolus (sterile stamens) ovate.— "
W.duid A. Prod. I. page 65.
1 Flowering branch natural size—2 flower buds—3
the same, the sepals forced open showing the petals—4
petals opened showing the dilated base and bringing the
anthers and urceolus into view 5 pet Is hack and front
views for the purpose of showing Ihe dilatation at the
bast but not .successfully executed as it is 2-lobed and
embraces the neck of .tht anther ct t'lsjon ‘at h side 6
ai tht r the cell st parati d by a hi ml < onnective —-7 oy u j
detached—8 cut vertically—9 cut transversely 10 fruit
half grown—11 a detached carpel back view— 12 front
showing tht seed 13 a mature fruit— 14 out carpel
V detached—15 a seed—16 dissected showing the foliace-
ous cotyledon— 17 18 upper and under irltt.es f the
leaves magnified.
489 P tbri permum Hetn anum (Wall.) leaves cu-
neate-olilong, acuminated',, slightly cordate and 4-5-
nerved at the base, and me times iflittle ■. oblique,
coarsely toothed or lobed towards tht ipex; under side
clothed wiih a ronghish tomentum ; veins slightly prominent
: petioles short, attached a little wjtliiiisftlie
h margin : peduncles axillary, very sh o rt: involucel-leaves
and bracteoles imbricated round the base of the flower-
bud, palmatifid and laeiniated, deciduous: petals obo-
vate, p a te n t: sterile filaments linear : capsule oblong,
acute; outside encrusted with a fnrfnraceons pnbest t net : ,
seeds 8 in each ceil.—W. and A; Prod I. p. 69.
1 Flowering branch—2 flower befort exp msion sht wing '
the bracteoles—3 a detached flower, pt tdl»,removed to
show the calyx and stamens—4 calyx removed showing
the stipitate stamens and oyary—5 anthers— 6 o ary
cut vertically, ovules .ascending—7 cut vertically—8 a
capsule, natural s-ize—9 a seed with its wing—10 testa
ifi^iemp,vis'd showing the eed in situ—11 embryo detached
to,show the foliaceons co'tjlcdon-i
,'J ' 490. Vittmaxii Apeicaxa (W, ancKA), IJrdd. I. p.
j n »
B 1 Flowering branch—2 a detached flo> er si le view—
8 the same, front view—4 a stamens and its attached petal
r 5 anthers—6 ovary cut vertically—7 cut transversely.
491. Batatas Choisyana (R. W.) stems either procumbent,
or twining if near support, everywhere clothed
with course hairs: leaves perioled, ovate, acute, hairy
above, tomeutose beneath, peduncles axillary solitary.
1-3 flowered, longer than the petioles, sepals lanceolate,
hairy, much shorter than the corolla. Balaghaut hills
near Madras:
Flowers purple.—1 have not seen the fruit.
1 Flowering branch—2 tube of the corolla opened to
show the stamens—3 anthers—4 calyx and bracteas—
5 stigma—6 ovary and its cup-shaped disk—7 ovary
cut Vertically—8 cut transversely, 4-celled, with one
ovule in each.
492. Caixitropis herbacea (Wight—Asclepias her-
haceee Roxb.) herbaceous, erect, smooth : leaves petio-
1 ite, oblong un bcls compoiiud : corolla with a globular
tube, which incloses the corona : segments or petals triangular,
spreading : leaflets of corona shorter than the
. gynostegiium, acute and spreadingly curved at the base,
but tridendate at the apex, and lying upon the g-ynuste-
ginm.— G. Don. 1. c p. 147.
^ 1 Flowering branch—2 flower dissected.
493. Crtptolepis ? pauoiilor» (R. W.) Nerium
pauciflorum Roxb. shrubby twining; leaves lanceolate^
ovati pedun les ixillary 6-7 flowered, nectary 5 conical
scab loll ( es. long slendei horizontal. — Roxb. M.S.S.
1 Flowering branch—2 calyx and- ovary—3 corolla
detached , nd i pi nod showing the stamens and crown—■
' 4 ahó.t;l'i( i view, more highly magnified.
By an oversight Roxburgh’s name was omitted in the
I pikte!-'
$ $ 494. C rtptoi-epis Buchan aki (Roem. and Sch. Nerium
reticulatvm Roxb.) ' flowers small, yellow; leaves
. oblbhg, white and veiny beneath ; corymbs inter-petiolar,
. almost sessile: —G Don, 1. c. page 82.
I Flowering branch—2 dissected flower—3 follicles.
495. Boucerosia umbei.lata (W. and A.—Contributions)
segments of corolla glabrous.— G. Don. 1. c. p. 123.
1 Flowering plant; natural size—2 a dissected flower,
t rella a id e aly x ri m iv sd prése t ting a side view of the
si b # ns iiitl i i i.i n —3 fi view ol tl e same, showing .
tin d ubie, series of coronal appendages—4 stamens and
polleii mass detached- 5 a single stainenal crown—6
* gynhstegium and pollen masses—7 fpllieles—8 a seed.
49 6 . :. Cuchmis pobescens (Willd.) stems scabrous :
leaves somewhat réniform, repandly.and acutely toothed,
slightly.-.anglSd’; the angles obtuse or acute, petals
slightly1' dcutc fruit oval, obtuse at both ends, terete,
spotted i on in les pubescent, (about 1 or 4 inch long.)
W an 1 A Prod I page 542 ;r,:
' 1 Flowering branch, natural size—2 corolla male flower
split opt n to show the stamens—3 a detached stamen — 4
female .flower and ovary —5 ovary cut longitudinally—6
fruit cut tiapsyersely, but contrary to the usual form
■ 4 -carpelled, perhaps a mistake of the draftsmen.
497. Cue bmis TRiGosi s (Roxb.) stems scabrous;
leaves 5 lobed; lobes rounded, repandly and sharply
' . toothed; male flowers crowded; female solitary: fruit
oval, rounded at both ends, obsoletely 3-angled, 10-stri-
ated, glabrous, (about 1-i inch long and 1J thick).— «;
5 lobes of. the leaves very broadly obovate, and almost
■ touchiiig.fea h other at their broadest part, sinus rounded.
—W.- and A. Prod I. page 342.
1 Flowering branch natural size—2 male flower dissected—
3 an anthei back and front views—4 fernkle
flower, corolla removed, tube cut to show the styles—5
ovary .i;ut ,l<)ngitlidni^ty- 6 cut transversely—7 a fruit
—8 the same cut: transversely—9 a seed, cut trans-
yh- versely—10 a seed—11 eiit lengthwise —12 embryo de-
” tached. '