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subite ampliato, lobis latis fere truncatis ; stamina 2, inclusa, fila- 
mentis parce villosulis. Capsule loculi, 2-ovulati ; semina 
hirsuta. 
HvuPEH: Ichang and immediate neighbourhood (A. Henry, 
2918, 4269!). Herb. Kew. 
Similar to the Indian S. consanguineus, Clarke, which is a more 
robust plant with compound spikes of flowers. 
7. Strobilanthes japonicus, Mig. i» Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.- 
Bat. ii. p. 124; Franch. et Savat. Enum. Pl. Jap. i. p. 356. 
Ruellia japonica, Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 254, et Ic. Pl. Jap. Decas 5, t. 9; 
DC. Prodr. xi. p. 153. 
SzrcHvEN: Min river (Faber ). Herb. Kew. 
Japan. 
"8. Strobilanthes latisepalus, Hemsl., n. sp. 
Herba perennis, repens, fere omnino glabra, caulibus numerosis 
erectis simplicibus gracillimis 9-15 poll. altis. Folia longe pe- 
tiolata, membranacea, lanceolata vel ovato-lanceolata, eum petiolo 
11-4 poll. longa, utrinque valde attenuata, acutissima, pauci- 
crenata, venis primariis paucis obscuris. Flores pallide cerulei 
(teste Henry), peduneulis axillaribus vel pseudo-terminalibus 
brevibus gracilibus 1-3-floris bracteis foliaceis calyce brevioribus 
instructis ; calycis fere 5-partiti segmenta subequalia, foliacea, 
oblongo-lanceolata, circiter semipollicaria, obtusa, integra vel 
hie inde dentata vel lobulata, parcissime puberula; corolla 
circiter sesquipolliearis, leviter curvata, intus extusque glabra, 
lobis brevibus rotundatis; stamina leviter exserta ; ovarium gla- 
brum, loeulis biovulatis. 
Hurrun: on cliffs in woods at Hsingshan (4. Henry, 6502 9. 
Herb. Kew. 
Very near the S. Wallichii, Nees, whieh has relatively long 
narrow sepals. 
9. Strobilanthes oliganthus, Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.- 
Bat. ii. p. 124; Franch. et Savat. Enum. Pl. Jap. i. p. 356. 
CmuEkrANG : Ningpo mountains (Faber!). Herb. Kew. 
Japan. 
10. Strobilanthes pentstemonoides, T. Anders. in Journ. 
Linn. Soc. ix. p. 477, pro parte, ex Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. 
Ind. iv. p. 460. 
