crum obovate, oblong, sub-cuneate towards the base,
softly velutino-pubescent on both sides : umbels 5-7-
flowered: calyx teeth narrow, lanceolate, acute.
C. tommtosa (Roxb.), leaves ovate, slightly cordate,
acute, or sub-acuminate; hispid above, tomen-
tose beneath: leaflets of the involucre oval',, obtuse
at both ends, tomentose above, softly pubescent
beneath: umbels 7-flowered, calyx teeth short,
blunt.
C. velutina (R. W.), leaves ovate, acuminate, glabrous
on both sides, coriaceous, leaflets of the involucre
obovate, spathulate, dilated and cohering at the
base, forming a cup in which the flowers are seated,
velvety on both sides ; umbels 5-flowered : calyx,
teeth very short, obtuse.
In all these I find indications of the compound
nature of the third leaflet of the involucre, but in
one specimen of the last, there are several instances
of the bracteoles remaining permanently distinct, as
shown in Fig. 2. B. Plate 1479, thus clearly explaining
what might otherwise have remained a conjectural
inference.
1579. Conge a azure a (Wall.), ramuli terete,
and like the branches of the inflorescence ferru-
gineo-tomentose : leaves short, petioled, ovate, acute
or slightly cordate, occasionally sub-cuspidate, shortly
pilose above, pubescent beneath : panicles large,
terminal, trichotomous : leaflets of the involucre
obovate-cuneate, frequently one o f them 2-veined
and emarginate, the other 2 with a single costa and
entire, all villous on both sides: umbels 5 to 7-
flowered, calyx tubular, 5-cleft, segments long, narrow,
lanceolate, acute, thickly clothed with long
hair on both sides: tube of the corolla shorter than
the calyx, glabrous within, upper lobes of the limb
much produced: stamens exserted; anthers truncated,
dehiscing at the apex.
The specimens, from which the figure and character
were taken, were received under this name from
the Calcutta Botanic Garden, The colour of the
involucre, if originally azure, has faded, and changed
to a pale, rusty colour. Walpers adopts Wallich’s
specific name, and quotes Roxburgh’s (Villosa) as a
synonym, perhaps incorrectly. If otherwise, I do
not understand on what principle the more recent is
to take precedence of the older name. It is adopted
here, because I know this to be really Wallich’s
plant, while I am altogether unacquainted with
Roxburgh’s, whose description does not quite correspond
with my plant, and because I do not think
Wallich would have given it a new name, had he
not felt sure it differed from Roxburgh’s.
Erratum.—For B. C. villosa, read C. velutina (R. W.)
1479-2 or 1565. Congea tomentosa (Roxb.), ramuli
and inflorescence tomentose: leaves broad,
ovate, slightly cordate, acute or sub-acuminate,
hispid above, tomentose and pubescent beneath:
panicles large, axillary and terminal: peduncles
thick, pilose, shorter than the leaves of the involucre,
umbels 7-flowered: leaflets of the involucre
broad, oval, obtuse at both ends, tomentose above,
densely pubescent beneath ; one of them often more
or less deeply divided rarely two parted to the base:
calyx clothed on both sides with long, slender, jointed
pubescence, 5-cleft ; segments obtuse or scarcely
acute: tube of the corolla exceeding the calyx,
hairy within: anthers dehiscing longitudinally.
Mergui. Griffith.
This character differs in some points from Roxburgh’s
description, but the specimens seem to agree
so well with his figure that I can scarcely doubt the
identity of the two plants. But still they may not
be the same as his is a native of Coromandel, while
mine is from the Tenasserim Coast. I f on comparison
they are found distinct, it must be admitted they
are so very nearly allied that the figure of the one
may be taken for that of the other. I am indebted
to the late Mr. Griffith for my specimens.
Roxburgh describes the umbels of his plant as
having from 6 to 9 flowers, whereas his figure only
shows seven.
1479-3 or 1566. Congea velutina (R. W.), ramuli
terete, glabrous; inflorescence velvety i leaves
broad, ovate, acuminate, glabrous, shining above,
shortly pilose on the veins beneath: panicles large,
loose, terminal, branches dichotomous at the apex:
peduncles about the length of the involucre, slender:
umbels 5-flowered, leaflets of the involucre
obovate, spathulate; tapering below, dilated and
cohering at the base, forming a cup, or sometimes
4-leaved and then free: calyx short, velutino-pubescent,
slightly 5-cleft, teeth short, obtuse: corolla
much exserted, throat hairy: anthers globosely 2-
lobed, dehiscing by a short, longitudinal slit
Mergui. Griffith.
I am indebted to the late Mr. Griffith for my
specimens of this very distinct species. In one -of
two specimens nearly all the umbels are 3-phyllous,
in the other many of them are 4-phyllous, or in
other words the bracteoles have not, as in the others,
cohered. Fig. B. of Plate 1479, represents one of
the latter, but under the erroneous name of C. villosa,
an error which I beg the reader to correct.
As regards foliage, my specimens are far from perfect,
this being only one leaf to the two specimens
and as it is an old one may not correctly represent
the clothing which on it amounts only to a few short
hairs, scattered over the veins on the under surface.
1480. Callicarpa Wallichiana (Walpers), ramuli,
cymes and petiols densely ferrugineo-tomen-
tose: leaves coriaceo-membranaceous, broadly ovate,
roundish, or narrow, obtuse, or even acuminate at
the base, long petioled, attenuato-acuminate, entire,
or slightly repand, and minutely denticulate, reticu-
lato-rugous; adult ones, except on the veins, glabrous
above; densely woolly, whitish tomentose beneath:
cymes many-flowered, bipartite, divaricato-dichoto-
mous, corymbose, peduncles half the length of the
petiol: calyx truncate or slightly 4-lobed.
Travancore, frequent among low jungles, in arid,
ferruginous soil, flowering in February and March.
I have met with it in many other places. It is most
readily distinguished from C. lanata, with which it
has usually been confounded, by its entire, not
dentato-serrate leaves. It attains the size of a considerable
shrub, very conspicuous from the dense
clothing of matted, white tomentum with which it
is every where, except the upper surface of the
leaves, covered, and its large clusters of pinky or.
pale lylac flowers which adorn its younger branches.
Leaves, exclusive of the petiol, 6-10 inches, and
from 3 to 4 broad, ending in a long, tapering acu