EXPLANATION OF PLATES*
VOL. II. PART III.
■Huty, Fce'IrmM.uM vtl&GABE (Gaertn.)1 biennial: stem
tci* te it the b ise s gmeuts of th 1< ives linear-filiform,
nJ ngated umbels with 13-20 rays ': involucre -wanting.
— W. and A, Pro 1 1. page 371'.
■' 1. cR-loweri g-branch —2 expanded flower, side view—
3- the sam 1 t . vie --4 lericafps eptue cut
transversely—6 commissure with two. vittae-.
5 li'6: Com and rum sativum (Liu.) f
This plant is cult vated in vari >us parts f India, an 1
the s( ed is citVall time s to be found in' every bazaar being
extensively used as an ingredient in curry TsfcfB.fe..,'
W'Ml Plant natural stze^.2>eh|^^b%ert.frdnt5vifew:^.--3;rray ;
flower, front .view,,petals unequal— 4 stamen—-5 and 6
seimiys&periot ovary with the iiueqmiUy toothed calyx—
J mericai-ps before maturity---8 mature fruit cut transversely,
hut nbtwery well repia seated—9 mericarp< separa
tin g ■adhering by the apex only—10 commissure of
t l i meuc'aiPj c mcave constituting the distinctivi ih u .ic
te rff'tlie ||ih p . •- t
I 5 A nnROORA'r.His sERPVi.LiFpi.iA (R. W. Erianl
i a N ees stem pi oi u n le n t, lea\ es suhorbicular, sub-
sessile flowers ixillary, pgiiicgls from l to 3 fl er.ed r~,
f>Nci s m Wall;. PJ b I t s i
U 1 he essi uti il disti icfi n between Erianthera and An-
drographis is, that the anthers; of th< foi ner are 1, those
of the latter 2 t (lit d Th< uitht rs in I his specie s b< ing
decidedly 2 celled t have aeco lingly the.
genus in whi h. Sees placed it to the out with vho e
character it conforms.
1 Portion o f a plant natural size—2 calyx and co-
Iriojfia or little magnified 1 i irolla split open to show the
insertion of the tautens 1 calyx opened showing the
o’’a rw n uie -3 baik and flout vk>v. of the .unlit i*—0
capsule after dehiset nee showing the seed in situ.
'i t t 'f A miroi RAPHiwBuftiLt/r ArAi(,V5dl ) h ribaidjus,
glabrou leaves lam olate attenuated into a petiole
racemes axillary, bifid, or dichotomous capsule many
set ltd -jifte -, in"Will f l . As: Bar.
.1 Flowering branch, natural size—2 corolla split open
tdshow i j i i of tht stain ns —3 calyx op.e led
showing the ovary—1 stamens, mthers conatc at the
base—5 a detached staitien—6 capsule dehiscing with
the see 1 in situ—7£aj§mfle seed detache l with a portion
of the placenta adhering,.
519 V it ex Negundo (Lin.) leaves digitate quinale,
leaflets lanceolate entire; three larger petiojedytwo smaller-
ses ile flo rs ra'cemosely panicl d —I im. En. p. 662V
1 Flowering branch —2 corolla split'open showing the
S^amhnu^l3;.'i:celyx opened showing the.ovary —4 anthers
lmak andfrp'nt views—5 ovary cat transversely—@ cut
vertically—7 a fruit-, natural size—8 cut transversely. ’ ,
520. B raqanti* W aLLicnn (R. IS-,) dinic 11-, f leaves
'johipn'grlau'ct pi it«, 3 nerved at the base .tube of.tlie pe-
reanth smppthVIdbes of the limb acutish: anthers 9, tri-
adelplions; united by threes male pistil very short, stigmas
9 radiating, united at tile base, three of them bifid,
fruit terete.-- - W. and A.'- Ed. Phil. Jour. July 1832.
1 Flowering plant natural size —2 an expanded' .flower
front view—3 Calyx removed showing the stamens—4
and 5 capsule dehiscing—6-,' placenta with the seed adhering—
7 a seed—-8 the same cut transversely. *
521. . NELrTRis UAN.iGOLATA ? (Bimll.) - leaves ob-
long acuminated: panicles terminal and axillary: calyx
4 toothed,: petals 4, pellucid dotted ovary 8 ('tiled
With a single ovule m each.—K. W. lllust. It d But. vofi'it
H H
1 Flowering branch, natural size—2 expanded flower«
;^3-fhe'^ame, the';pe^l8,re||plv^d to show the,- perygy-
nous stamens—4 anthers back and front view—5 a panicle
of immature fiuu—6 a'bciry cut vertically —7 out
transversely.
522. Myrtus tomentosa (Ait.) branches downy:
leaves ovate, 3-nerved, the lateral nerves near the margin,
upper side'when young downy, under tomentose and
hoary: peduncles 1- or occasionally 3-flowcred, bearing
2 ovate bracteoles under the flower : calyx downy,
5-cleft: petals slightly downy on the outside : berry 3 -
celled : seeds compressed,, forming two rows in each
cell.—W. and A. Prod. I. page 328.
1 Flowering.branch—2 flower, petals, removed—3 a
detached petal—4 stamens—5 ovary cut vertically showing,
the ovules superposed—the .series of ovules are usu-
il-ly more numerous than here represented—6 ovary cut
transversely, 3-celled with 2 rows of ovules in each—7
young fruit—S cut transversely—9 seed—10 the same
cut longitudinally, showing the form and posiiion of the
* Cotyledons.,'-.
523. J ossinia i sine a (R. W.) leaves short petioled,
obovate spathulate, glabrous on both sides : peduncles
axillary, .solitary', or congested, sometimes, from abortion
of leaves, corymbose on the en is of the branches, one
- flowered: tube of the calyx globose, clothed with short
-whitish tomentum, limb 4-lobed,-lobes persistent: ovary
and fruit 2-celled, seed everal in-each : testa polished
soft cotyledons foliac dus.
1 Fructiferous branch, natural size—-2 a young fruit
cut .vertically to show the seed in situ—3 a fruit cut
transversely 2-eelled—1 one- - somewhat less advanced
out vertically showing the remains of numerous aborted
ovules adhering.to. one. about half grown—5 a seed not
quite mature—6 the same cut lengthwise, showing the
cotyledons iiv situ—7'c'otyledons detached.
■ *MOJN'y'xOIlA- (R. W. 'ill,,'la d JB o t.i (2 7 p v I2 )
Gen. ©l^m^b^IJjjvers quaternary: ovary Jmdt celled,
with two parietal placentas : ovules numerous: fruit
drop it a u-’, com lining « veral nuts (4 in4wo that I examined1)'
nuts n 1 th rti n I tilt 1 with a cylindrical
curved seed in each cell Shrubby plants, fi Leaves opposite,
3 nerved1,>' ovate-oblong, obtusely, acuminated,
acute at the base, coriaceous, glabrous above, greyish
beneath; peduncles axillary, congested, one-flowered;
flowers small, calyx tube hairy, 4-lobed, with 2 bracteas
a t tn’e base ; petals 4, stamens numerous; style solitary
‘por^edh-thCp'»'’ '• -Shitejtf . \ Jj '
524. Monoxora spseTAMLis (R. W. Myrtus spectaoi-
lis Blaine).—j-ll'e plant here figured is the only species of
the genus. Its-one-celled ovary (whence the name) with
parietal placentae and several celled nuts readily distinguish
it from all the other genera of the Order, b-
1 Flowering branch natural size—2 flower—3 the
same,, the petals and bracteas removed—4 stamens—o
ovary cut vertil illy 6 ent transversely—7 a fruit, natural
size—S cut trausversely, showing 4 nuts—9 a nut
detached—10,cut transt irsely, 3-celled—11 a cell opened
showing -the'seed in situ
525. ( J ) hemisperica (R. W.) leaves pe-
tioled, lanceolate, acuminated at both ends: cymes axil-
Iir\ at lit u \ o r p in d, I orter than the leaves : calyx
tube; short; semiglohose: petals orbicular, reflexed: fruit'
— Ceyl&n.—-R. W.,111. fnd. Bot. 2, p. 14.
' iraMchi|aforal size—2 a flower bud be-;
forf8 ^p en sio n -4-.! ^ somewha t dissected flower—4 a
flower cuKverticalJy^g stamens—6 ovary cut vertically
more highly mag,nifie0^7i cut transversely.
- S ^ J j i |'tr<3ENrA OT pauciflora (R W ) leaves short-
petioled', lanceolate, attenuated towards the base, ending
in a long slender acumen: pedicels solitary from
the extreme axils, one-flowered : calyx tube cylindrical
long and slender, limb 4-cleft, fruit oval.— R. W, IH.
Irtd. Bot„.2..:p.' 3fi .
Ceylon—Courtaltum. This species seems very. nearly
allied to the following, but the solitary one flowered
pedicel- comhio'n to this plant,,both as found in Ceylon
and on the' congheht, a t once' distinguishes it.
1. Flowering branch natural'size—2 a flower bud
cut vertically-—3 stamens—4 ovary cut vertically_5
cut transversely—6 an immature fruit—7 divided vertically
to show the seed in situ—seed detached and cotyledons
separated.