232 N.OTES FROM THE ROYAL BOTANIC.

GARDEN
CylndtCUs, 8tCU8tUs, 4 Cm. lOng8, b8s QOr 3 m. bUlbOsO-8mQl8tUs
4 mm. dmOttO, suQt8 8btUQtO 8d 2 mm. l8tUs 8ngUst8tU8, dOndO sOnsm
8d Orcm 7 m l8tUm amQl8tUs_ lOb 8ngUstO OV8t, ObtUs, 5 mm.Ong,
3 m. l8t. stamina 4; hl8mOnt8 _l8bt8, 8d COtOll8m QOr 23 Cm. 8dh8cr-
cnt8, Q8rtO lbOr8 I.5 Cm. lOng8_ 8nthOt8O I m. lOng8O, 0"75 m. l8t8O,
8QCbUs QOr Q8r8 COnn8t8O. D
i
cui I . mm. 8ltUs, CUQUl8rs. Gynoecz'um
4 4 Cm. lOngm, 2 mm. l8tu, styO QarCO gl8ndulOsO-QlOsO, stgp8tO
C8QtatO I5 c. d8mOttO. Fructus CtOtcr I3 Cm. lOngUs, 3 mm. l8tUs,
b8s lOngO Ot sOnsm 8ttOnU8tus, 8QCO 8btUQtUs 8ngUst8tUs. Semina
nU mOrOs8, UtrDQUO Q lO rObUstO, o 5 mm. lOngO 8QQOndCUl8t8, I 5 mm.
Ong8 [ 8QQOdCUl8 nClUss ).
Papua. LauD8n, 1200 m., CrOOQng OVOr tr

O tOOts n OthO8_8 OtO8t,

h8. d8tkrOd, lO8VOs gtOy-gtOOn, 28 LCtObOt I952, . L. L. LtUtVOll 388.
hO sOCtOn
M
icrotrichium O Aeschynanthus s OVdOntly strOngly tOQrO-
sOptd n thO s8nd O OV LUnO8, tVOnty-thrOO sQOCOs h8Vng bOcn
rOCOrdOd byChlOChtfr [n Lnglcts Ot. ]ahrb. lV 268: I923)
.
A.
m
icro
cardia COmcs 8mOng thO l8st nInO8Q0COs n oChlOChtOr8 kOy, bUt t dOOs
nOt 8ll nO8tly 8lOngsdO 8ny snglO OnO. Ln thO VhOlO ts ClOsOst 8mnty
8QQO8rs tO bO Vth A. atrorubens ChlOChtOt, Vth WhCh t h8s bcOU COm-
Q8rOd n te
g
8gnOss 8buVO. A. a
ir
orubens COmOs tOm thOOQkdstrCt,
n thO nOtth-O8stOtn Qart O thO sl8nd . [8Un8n [thO lOC8lty Or A. micro
cardia) s On thO nOtth-O8st sdO O thO LVOn ot8nlOy H8ngO.
PnOthOr ClOsO 8mnty m8y bO Vth A. kermesinus oChlOChtOr [mOtc Ully
dOsCtbOd n OV8 LUnO8, XV, 309: I927); bUt ths COmOs fom uOr!h-
VOstOtn OV LUnO8 8nd sO8sly dstngUshOd by t8 lOss QOntOd lO8VOs,
sm8llOr, lghtOt-COlOUrOd hOVOts On QOdCOl8 h8lt thO lOngth O 1hOs0 O A.
mirocardia, 8nd dOnsOly gl8ndUl8t-VllOUs styl0.
Lnly OnO sQOCOs O ths gtOUQ h8s bOOn dOsCtbOd snCO oChlOCtOr8
rOVsOn. hs s A. tenericauli LOls [n LngOt8 Ot. ]8htb. lX, 492:
I929) tOm thO 8t8V8gOd Nts., .L. OV LUnO8. t dhOrs tOm A.
microcardia by ts sm8ll mOtO OtbCUl8t lO8VOs bOng lOng-QlOsO On bOth
sUt8COs 8nd by ts sm8llOr gl8ndUl8t COrOll8.
BOnhOrOsCOnCOOA. microcardia s dOsCtbOd 8sQsOudOtOrmn8lbOC8usO
tBO 8ggrcg8tOn 8nd O8tly 8ll [Ot tOdUCtOn ? ) O thO UQQOrmOst Q8rs O
lO8VOs gVOs thc 8QQO8r8nCO O 8 sm8ll tOtmn8l Umb0l, thOUgh n Otgn thO
hoVOts 8rOOOUbtlOsssOlt8ry 8nd 8Xll8ry.
Studies in the Gesneriaceae of the Old World
VII.-A Second Species of the Genus Anna
BY
. 1. URTTAND H. DAVIDSON
hO gOnUs Anna V8s Ost8blshOd by 1OllOgtn [n Ull. oOC. Ot. t8nCO,
lXXV, 46 : I93o) Ot8 sngO sQOCOs, A.
s
ubmontana, rOm Onkn. O
UtthOr m8tOr8l V88 knOVn VhOn thc s8mO8UthOt COnttbUtOd thc 8CCOUnt
STUDIES IN THE GESNERIACEAE OF THE OLD WORLD 233
O Gesneriaceae tO cCOmtc8lOrc Lcncr8lc dc l1ndO-LhInc [IV, O
1930) 8nd Vc 8rc nOt 8W8rc th8t 8ny Urthcr InOrm8tIOn COnCcrnIng thc
gcnUs h8s 8QQc8rcd n QrInt.
HcCcntly In WOrkIng thrOUgh m8tcrI8l O LhInc8c Gesneriaceae DclOngIng
tO thc PrnOld PrbOrctUm, bcW 8nd LdInburgh, Wc 8s8cmblcd 8cVcr8l
8hcct8 O a Ql8nt rOm Nt. LmcI, oZcChU8n WhICh dd nOt sccm tO bc
rclcr8blc tO 8nyOthc gcncr8 rcCOrdcd rOm LhIn8. Idcr 8c8rCh COn-
VInCcd Us th8t thIs m8tcrI8l tcQrc8cntcd 8 scCOnd sQcCIc8 O 1cllcgrIu8
gcnUs Anna. Ps sUCh It WOuld h8Vc bcCn dcsCrIOcd h8d nOt 8 OrtUnatc
Ch8nCc tUrncd Our 8ttcntIOn tO Lysionotus ophiorrhizoides Mcm8lcy, a sQcCIc8
b88cd On m8tcrI8l COllcCtcd On Nt. LmcI by 8bcr. hc dc8CrIQtIOn O
thI8 8QcCIcs IndIC8tc8 th8t thcrc 8rc Only tWO crlIlc st8mcns, Whctc88 In
Anna thCrc 8rc OUr _ hOWcVcr, Wr. J. H. oc8ly h8s kIndly cX8mIncd thc
tyQc sQcCImcn In thc bcW hcrb8rIUm On OUr bch8l 8nd COnhrms th8t thcrc
8rc 8Ctu8lly OUr crtIlc st8mcn8. hcrc Is nO dOUbt th8t thc m8tcrI8l WhICh
Wc Wcrc rcg8rdIng 8s 8 ncW sQcCIcs O Anna Is Lysionotus ophiorrhizoides
Mcmslcy_ cQU8lly thcrc Is nO dOUbt th8t It W88 WrOngly Ql8Ccd In Lysionotus
8nd th8t It Is COngcncrIC WIth 1cllcgrIns Anna submontana.
Anna nOW bcCOmc8, thcrcOrc, 8 gcnUs O tWO 8QcCIcs, Onc In OnkIn, thc
Othcr On Nt. LmcI, oZcChU8n. hcthcr thIs dIs]UnCt dIstrIbUtIOn I8 rc8l,
Or dUc sImQly tO OUr dchCIcnt knOWlcdgc O thc PsI8tIC Gesneriaceae, rcm8Ins
tO bc8ccn : 8tQrc8cnt 8ny dIsCU88IOn WOUldbc Qrcm8turc. h0dcsCrIQtIOn
gIVcn bclOW m8y bc UscUl tO sUQQlcmcnt th8t gIVcn by Mcmslcy.
Ke to the species
c8Vc8 WIth cntIrc m8rgIn8 8nd I3-I5 Q8Irs O l8tcr8l VcIn8, gl8brOU8 8bOVc_
QdUnClc 6-8 Cm .lOng_ C8lyX 8bOUt I Cm.lOng, WIth8hOrt gl8ndUl8r h8Ir8
On thc Out8Idc A. submontana
caVc8 WIth scrr8t0 m8rgIn8 8nd 8bOUt 8 Q8r8 O l8tcr8l VcIn8, thInly QIlO8c
abOVc _ QcdUuClc 8bOUt 4 Cm. lOng_ C8lyX 8bOutI 3 c. lOng, gl8brOU8
Out8Idc A. ophiorrhizoides
Anna ophiorrhizoides [Mcm8l.) Urtt ct 18VId8On, comb. nov.
oyn. Lysionotus ophiorrhizoides Mcmsl. In ]OUrn. Inn. oOC. 1Ond. Ot.
XXV, 224 (I89o).
Habit: WOOdy hcrb Or sUb8hDb. Stem lIght DrOWn, smOOth, gl8brOu8.
Leaves OQQOsItc 8nd dcO8s8tc, uncVcnly dI8trIbUtcd, 3-4 nOdc8 bcIng ClO8c
tOgcthcr thcn I Or 2 Wcll scQ8r8tcd, thcn 3-4 ClO8c tOgcthcr 8g8In, shOrtly
QctIOl8tc _ QctIOlc I -3 c. lOng I thc m8turc lc8, QUrQlc In COlOUr WIth'
ClOsc IndUmcntUm O shOrt d8rk h8Ir8_ l8mIn8 OV8tc-l8nCcOl8tc, 8-I5 Cm.
lOng, 2-5 Cm.brO8d, n8rrOWcd tO thcuncgU8l8Idcd D8sc, 8QcX 8Cutc, m8rgIn
8lIgtly8ndIrrcgUl8rlyCrcn8tc, uQQcrsur8Ccd8rk-grccnWIfh8C8ttcrcdlIght-
COlOUrcd, mUltICcllUlar h8r8, undcr8Ur8Cc QutQlc WIth 8n UncVcn COVcrIng
O QUrQlIsh-brOWn h8Ir _ VcIn8 8bOUt 8 Q8r8, 8trOngly CUrVcd, 8 dI8tInCt
QUrQlc On thc lOWcr sUr8Cc WIth 8 COVcrIng O QutQlc h8Ir8. Inforescence
COngc8tcd, 8XIl8ry, u8U8lly tOW8rd8 thc cnd8 O thc br8nChcs _ I .6 hOWcrcd
QcdUnClc d8tk-QUtQlc, gl8brOu8, 4 Cm. lOng. Bracts brO8dly OV8tc, 8QcX
blUnt, I 0m.lOng, O Cm.brO8d, gl8brOUs, ]OIncd 8t thc b8sc, cnClO8Ing thc
bud DUt 8OOu C8dUCOus. Pediel abOut os Cm. lOng, gl8DrOus, QurQlc.
2q NOTES FROM THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN
Calx WhItc, gl8brOU8, dIVIdcd IntO hVc ODlOng 8cgmcnt8 8Q8tUl8tc 8t thc
8QcX_ 1 Cm. lOng, I5 m. brO8d 8t thc b88c, q mm. brO8d 8t thc 8gcX.
Corolla ycllOWI8h- WhItc, WIth 8hOrt WhItc h8Ir8 On thc OUt8Idc _ COrOll8-tUbc
Cm. lOng, 8bOUt I Cm. In dImctcr, COrOll8-lObc8 brO8dly OV8tc, O Cm.
lOng, O Cm. brO8d. Stamens q, 8lIghtly dIdyn8mOU8, U8cd i Q8Ir8 8t thc
tIg8, 8tt8Chcd tO thc COrOll8-tUbc Or 8bOUt I Cm.,fre Or I c.; hl8mcnt8
gl8brOU8, thrc8dlIkc_ 8nthcr Ccll8 8lIghtly CUrVcd, 1: mm. lOng. Dc I
m. hIgh, CUQUl8r, m8rgIn 8InU8tc. Gynoecium 2 Cm. lOng, CylIndrIC, OV8ry
I c. lOng, 8tIgm8 C8QIt8tc Fruit -: c. lOng, 2 mm. 8CrO88, lIght
brOWn In COlOUr.
Szechuan. Nt.LmcI, OI,2OOm.,hOWcrIng]Uly-bcQtcmbcr_ 8bcr, 8.p.
[b, L), Il8On qQ [b, L.), OO [b, L.), LhI8O & 8n qIq (A), . 1.
8ng 2q [L), M. L. LhOW IO (A, L), 22Q (A, L), 2QI [PP, L).
Studies in the Gesneriaceae of the Old World
VIII.-Briggsia muscicola and a new allied species
BY
B. 1. BuRTT
Ln Iqth N8rCh IQq thc l8tc 1r. 1. 1. LIU8cQQI rcCcIVcd 8n PWard O
NcrIt 8t thc HOy8l MOrtICUltUr8l bOCIcty8 bhOW Or 8 Q8n O "Briggsia
Penlopi." bhOrtly 8tcrW8rd8 8 dr8WIng W88 m8dc by NI88HO88-Lr8Ig 8t
bcW rOm m8tcrI8l 8UQQlIcd by 1r. LIU8cQQI 8nd In ChcCkIng thc IdcntIhC8-
tIOn Nr.].H. bc8lyh8ddOUbt8 88tOWhcthcr thc Ql8nt W88rc8lly B. Penlpi.
Ln thc dr8WIng thc n8mc W88 WrIttcn Brigsia sp., 8nd thcrc thc mattcr h88
rc8tcd tIlnOW.
LIU8cQQI8 Ql8pt W88 r8I8cd rOm 8ccd COllcCtcd by 1UdlOW, bhcrrI &
8ylOr [O. O) In thc bOngbO 1rOVInCc O 8OUth-c88tcrn Ibct 8nd 8m
Indcbtcd tO Lr. L. 8ylOr O thc rItI8h NU8cUm Or thc lO8n O thc COrrc-
8QOndIng hcrb8rIUm 8hcct 8nd 8l8O Or 8 hnc 8crIc8 O hcrb8rIUm 8QcCImcn8
O thc 88mc Ql8nt. t W88 hr8t COllcCtcd 8t 1IlUng LhU In thc 88ngQO
8llcy by . bIngdOn 8rd In IQ

Briggsia Penloi W88 dc8CrIbcd by thc l8tc Nr. L. L. L. I8Chcr rOm

m8tcrI8l COllcCtcd by . ]. LOUld In hUt8n [O. I). hc tyQc 8QcCImcn
h88 bccn kIndly nt On lO8n rOm bcW 8nd h8Vc thcrcOrc h8d thc OQQOr-
UnItyOa88cmblIng8llthcrclcV8nt8QcCImcn88Idcby8Idc. NOrcImQOrtapt
8tIll h8Vc bccn 8blc tO cXmInc lIVIng m8tcrI8l. hcrc 8rc In CUltIV8tIOn
at LdInburgh bOth thc 1UdlOW, bhcrrI & 8ylOr Ql8nt, 88 grOWn by
LIu8cQgI, 8nd 8nOthcr grOWn Undcr thc nUmbcr bIngdOn 8rd I.
btudy O thc 8mQlcm8tcrI8l nOW 8V8Il8blc h88 Clc8rcd 8W8y thc dImCUltIc8
andh88lcdtOthc OllOWIngCOnClU8IOn8. Ir8t,thcQl8ntgrOWnbyLIU8cQQI
8nd Othcr8 I8 nOt Briggsia Penlpi pOr I8 It 8p Othcr 8QcCI08 yct dc8CrIbcd.