CANSIERA SCANDENS. MENYANTIIES CRISTATA.
Anthers ovsl, within ilic calyx.
Berry oblong, smooth, red. juicy, size ofii jiea, one-ceU'd.
W single, slipped like (he Ixniy."
A large, woody, climhlng shrub, a native of the Circar mo:
I know of no use this is applied to.
104. CUSCUTA llEFLI'XA.
Sitamapongoiiooloo of the Tclingas.
.S'/iWii, or Branches tlireiid-ibim, succulent, twinijig, very r
leafless, smooth, yellow.
Rocemcs mimcioiis.
Flowers white, shovt-pedicel'cl,
Cnlyx 5-leaved : leallcts hearted, permanent.
Carol: uibe cylinclric, mouth fivo-parted ; divisions reflex.
jXecknjfive bearded scales surroiincl the germ, and are i
into the bottom of the tube.
Filawcnls five, vciy short.
AnUurs oval, half appeal- above the mouth of the tube,
Style scarcc a)>y.
Sligmanwo, large, flc.shy, expanding, pouiled.
Capsule bcrry-like, circumcised, as in the genus.
This plant and a s during ihc cold s.
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MENYANTHES CRISTATA.
1 of the Telingas.
Roots i
1 large, rounded, posterior
rgins waved, smooth, above
\'ei-y various, the larger are
ind the ripen
Flciuers pure white, about an inch in diameter.
' Dcscriplioii I>y Dr. Kociiig.
RoW »Itemi,ptcnussinii.birarll.
FcHa alccn«, URiria, liaiciilissiran \'cl rellcxn, pcliolnw, ovjto-oblongi, integerrima, glabra,
subcaniosa, ol>sciire viritlia. Pel ioli hrcvc?,
5/'iVit jcillarcs, soliiaiirc, siinjilices, foliis bicviorcs, vix pollicare!. Fturcs spprosimjlj,
paiciilcs. ßmeu« solimix, lanceolata:, julis ads|>crsa:, flore niiillo bicvioies.
c.!„„.li...
Cm ulta iiicnopclala, urccoiala, viridis, pills aibicantiljus aelpressis teeca : Limius <]ua<Jripar-
[Idis, patcus, g].ib<r, iiitcscins : lacirus ov'aia*, xquales.
Filamaila >, basi curoll:i; a<liiata, vis loiigitiicliiic Cubi. Anliiri cordati, fcrnigiiic^:, paiTa:.
Xalaria 4, gciiiliili ad|)ic5S3, ofaloiiga, a|)lcc Uidcmal,!, cainosa, corolla lliiiiiJio broviora.
Cermm obloiiguin. Sl;fns crcctiis, crassus, brcvis, Sligmn capiialiim, plaiiiuüculiira.
Jiiiicii o^'nlis, glabia, AiLiMiiliact, magiiitiidiue fructüS cofTca;. Solicit uiiìcuitì, ovale, osseurn,
Cn/jxiive-leaved; lea fletsbroael-lanced, permanent,
Coj-d/one-p eta I'd : divisions of the border oblong, expanding, with
bioad inembriinaceous, waved, curl'd, ragged, margins; down
the middle of each there runs a ridge or wing, exactly similar
to half of one of the divisions: no hah- on the /lowers.
J^eclaiy triple: exterior: white, ramous filaments, crown the mouth
of the tube of the corol, as in Nerium; middle: five beautiful
yellow, glandnlous bodies, iiefiriy fill the month of the tube,
standing alternately with the filaments; interior: five hairy
yellow bodies, surround the base of the germ,
Filawai.Ls inserted into the ttdje of tlic corol near its base.
Anthers oval,
S/yk short.
Stigma two-cleft: segments large and iobed.
Seals a little compress'd, rugged.
Rccej/Uiclcs opposite, running down the inside of the capsule,
A native of tanlcs, or pools of fresh water, where it floats, often
not reaching the bottom with its roots. Flowering time tlie wet and
nual, fibrous.
Leaves radical, petioled, hearted,
lobes; lobes overlap a little;
green,with a ptirplish tinge;
from four to ,six inches long.
Petiole round, length various; on the upper side, ahout two inches
below the leaf, there aie tubercles which bear flowers, ether
leaves, and roots; the old leaf and the parent petiole decaying,
leaves a new plant, each petiole in succession doing the same.
Fchwcks many, from the abox-c mentioned tubercles of the petiole,
one-ilower'd, and of length suflicient to j-aise the flowers a
n expanded ; after\\'ai-ds they bend
106. CINCHONA EXCELSA.
Bundarooofthe Telingas.
r-nrnk straight, of considerable thickness and height.
Branches numerous, spreading. Bark of the trunk pretty thick: the
exterior lamina grey, light, corky, cracks in variotis directions,
and frequently peels ofl ; the middle coat is brown, of a farinaceous
nature, and as thick as both tlie exterior and interior
coats; the interior is white. The fresh bark is here described.
J.eavcs opposite, petioled, elliptic, entii-e, soft, downy, particularly
the under side ; veins simple, and frequently opposite ; from
six to twelve inches long, and from tliree to five broad. I'loral
leaves; the lower pair, or two of the ramifications of tlie pathe
rest, but much smaller, colour'd, bubbled.
,vny. two or three inchcs long.
,e leaves, half lanced, sharp, saw'd,
large, generally with the lowei
Petiole r
Stipules
Panicle
.shape like
t, falling,
nifieations
Flowers fascicled, small, gi-eenish-white, exceedingly numerous, excjuisiiely
fragrant.
Calyx above, five-tooth'd.
Corol one-petal'd, funnel-form, downy: tube long; border fiveparted
: divisions oval, spreading, not half tlie length of the
tube.
Filaments five, short, inserted into the mouth of the tube.
Antheys one-third of them within the tube.
Germ oval.
Style twice the length of the tube.
Stigma heaclecl-
Capsnle oblong, crowned with the remains of the calyx, about as
thick as a field bean, but twice as long, four-striate, marked
with small white, elevated, scabrous, specks; two-cell'd, twovalved,
opening from the top, partition contrary. Receptacle
slender, angular, length of the capsule, affixed iengtiiwise to
the suittuurree oofl tthhce partition,
Seeds front 6 to 12 in each cell, chesnut-coloiir'd, imbricate, oblong,
compress'd, enlarged all round by a membranaceous jagged
wing, which at the base is split up to the seed itself.
IHONA EXCELSA
of the parts of the Ci
iefly of
thevallies, where it gre ery large tree. Flowers dui
-ing the
rainy season. Seeds ripe in four or five months after.
One fresh leaf infused in water for a night, imparted little tast«
to the water, though a chalybeate, when added, struck quickly r
deep purplish blue. The two inner coats of the bark possess both
the bitterness and astringency of Peruvian bark, and, I think,
when fresh, in a stronger degree: the bitterness, however, is not sc
quickly perceived by the taste on chewing, as that of the Peruvian
bark, but is much more durable, and chielly about the upper side
of the fauces. The outer light spongy lamina is tasteless.
The wood is firm, close grained, of a pale mahogany colour.
109. TRADESCANTIA PANICULATA.
Conda Amadicada of the Telingas.
Root fibrous, annual.
Stem creeping, with their extremities erect, jointed, smooth.
Leaves lanced, sheathing ; mouth of the sheath woolly.
Paniclc terminal, globuhir, many-flower'd, hairy.
Flowers small, blue.
Calyx three-leaved, hairy.
Corol three-parted : the superior two divisions large and egg'd, the
third lanced.
Filaments simple, inserted round the germ, as long as the petals,
without hairs or swelling.
107. TRADESCANTIA AXILLARIS.
Umi. Mant. 321.
Cominelina axillaris. Linn. spec, plant. G1.
Golla-gundy of the Telingas.
Root fibrous, annual.
Stem in young plants is erect, but in the old, procumbent, and appears
like one of the many long creeping branches that issue
from its base ; ail are rotind, smooth, jointed, often colour'd.
Leaves alternate, sheathing, half-lanced, spreading, striated: mouth
of the sheaths fringed.
Flozuers axillary, two or three, but in succession, so that there is
never more than one expanded at a time; they are pretty
large, and of a deep, beautiful blue-purple colour.
Calyx membranous, three-parted.
Corol one-petal'd, funnel-form: tube cylindric, twice as long as the
calyx ; segments three, hearted.
Filaments six, length of the corol, and inserted into its tube near its
base, towards the apex swelled into an oblong, pellucid body,
and a little below surrounded with beautiful, jointed hairs.
Anthers incumbent.
Gem above, three-sided.
Style length of the stamens, and near the apex, swelled like the
filaments.
A native of moist pasture ground, and borders of paddy fields.
Appears and flowers during the wet and cold seasons.
Cattle are very fond of it.
Is also a of moist V
:hes
lOS. TRADESCANTIA TUBEROSA.
i?ooUuberous, perennial.
Stews several, creeping, round, jointed ; from six to thirty inches
long ; besides, a tuft of three or four liliaceous, sword-form
leaves issuing immediately fiom the heads of tuberous roots,
or rather their sheaths, form a head, from which issue the
roots and procumbent stems.
Leaves of the stems linear-lanced, sheathing, striated, under side
tinged with purple, downy.
Spikes terminal, or fiora the exterior axills, one, or two together,
peduncled, beautifully imbricated, as in Tradescantia cristata,
with two rows, of falcate, ciliate braetes.
Flowers, one in the axill of each bracte, small, blue-purple.
Corol, Stamens, and Pistil, as in Tradescantia axillaris.
A native of moist vallies.
no. PONTEDERIA VAGINALIS.
Linn. Mant. 222.
Neeroo Cancha of the Telingas.
Root creeping, with many fibres, perennial.
Leaves radical, narrow-hearted, pointed, entire, smooth, gl
from two to four inches long, and from one to two broad.
Petiole sub-erect, tapering, fistulous, smooth ; six to twelve ii
long ; those that bear a raceme, are swelled a little about thi
middle, and there burst open (spaih-hke), lengthwise, nea.
the base; those that do not bear flowers are enlarged info ¡
sheath, which embraces the interior leaves.
Spath smaU, membranous, embracing the peduncle.
Raceme short-peduncled, after flowering time bowing, six to twelvt
flower'd.
Pedicels about three quarters of an inch long.
Flowers blue.
Petals six: the three exterior are smallest and oblong; the thret
interior inverse egg'd.
Filaments ascending, inserted round the base of the germ : the lowermost
one is generally broad and two-cleft, the inferior divi-
Sion of which bears the anthers, the other nothing; the anthei
of this filament is blue, the rest are yellow.
Germ above.
Style single.
Stigma glandulous.
Is a native of fresh water, or of marshy places; flowers during
he rains.
The figure is rather smaller than nature.
PONTEDERIA HASTATA.
Linn. spec, plant. 112.
Ner of the Telingas.
Root perennial, thick, spongy, creeping; when long, a little winding,
with many fibres issuing from every part.
Leaves radical, those that bear the flowers are a little more elevated,
but in no other respect differing from the rest, broad-arrow'd,
or triangular, very entire, pointed, very smooth, and glossy;