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pedicellis brevibus, bracteolis oblongo-lanceolatis persistentibus, calycis 

 tubo infundibulari segmentis lanceolato-deltoideis, corolla; tubo cylindrico 

 pollicari, segmentis orbicularibus patulis, genitalibus in corolla; tubo 

 inclusis. 



A herbaceous perennial, copiously branched at the crown of the 

 root, with slender ascending pubescent stems 2-3 in. long. Leaves 

 opposite, sessile, £ in. long, narrowed from the middle to the base, 

 moderately firm in texture, dark green and hispid on both surfaces. 

 Flowers solitary in the axils of the leaves all down the stem on 

 short ascending pedicels. Calyx § in. long, green, pilose ; seg- 

 ments ^ the length of the tube. Corolla with a slender cylindrical 

 tube an inch long, only dilated very slightly at the top; segments 

 5, orbicular-cuneate, subequal, | in. long and broad. Stamens 4, 

 inserted near the top of the corolla-tube ; filaments short. Cap- 

 sule not seen. — Baron 1896 ! 



Justicia (§ Akisostachta) trichophylla, n. sp. 



Fruticosa, ramulis dense pilosis, foliis longe petiolatis oblongis acutis 

 membranaceis utrinque pilosis, floribus in spicas paniculatas terminates 

 dispositis, bracteis magnis membranaceis obovato-cuneatis persistentibus, 

 calycis tubo brevissimo segmentis oblanceolatis acutis, capsula; valvis 

 bracteae ajquilongis. 



A shrub, with slender branehlets, densely pubescent towards 

 the tip. Leaves 3-4 in. long, membranous, dark green, acuminate, 

 rounded at the base, pubescent on both surfaces ; petiole J-l in. 

 long, densely pubescent. Spikes 1-1 1 in. long, many to a panicle, 

 the lower branches of which spring from the axils of large leaves. 

 Bracts obovate-cuneate, | in. long, persistent, green at the base 

 and drab at the top in the dried specimens. Calyx £ in. long, 

 infundibuliform, cut down nearly to the base into oblanceolate 

 acute segments. Capsule \ in. long, split down nearly to the 

 base into two rigid diverging valves, with a couple of seeds at the 

 middle of each.— Baron 2142 ! Allied to J. haplostachya and 

 J. Commersoni. 



Justicia (§ Aistisostachya) triticea, n. sp. 



Fruticosa, glabra, ramulis gracillimis, foliis breviter petiolatis oblongis 

 acutis, floribus in spicas densas pedunculatas paniculatas dispositis, bracteis 

 rigidis oblongo-lanceolatis ciliatis dense imbricatis, calyce profunde bila- 

 biato, corolla; tubo cylindrico, limbo brevi bilabiato, genitalibus ex tubo 

 protrusis. 



An erect shrub, with slender glabrous branehlets. Leaves 2- 



