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I agree with Nees in considering Eosburgh's J. Tranque- 

 lariensis identical with this species. The Linnean J. Trangue- 

 lariensis is a very different plant, with rounded stems and axil- 

 lary solitary flowers passing sometimes into pseudo-spikes at 

 the ends of the branches. I have placed the J, Tranquebarienm 

 of Linnaeus in the Section Geistabussa, 



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Sect. 2. RosTELLARiA. Florcs terminales spicati, vel axillares sub- 

 solifariiy bracteis prcBsertim ciliatis vel margine ciliatis j calyce 

 4-partito, cum rudimento lacinice quinta. Plant a herbacece, plerumque 



neglectce. 



f Floribus terminalibus spicatis. 



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10. J. PEPLoiDES, T. Anders, — Rostellaria peploides, N. ab E. in 

 Wall I c. p. 101, et DC. I. c. p. 375.— J. procumbens. Wall. Cat. 

 2441 B.C. 



^. angustifolia, T. Anders.— J. Vahhi, Roth. Nov. Sp. Plant, p. 14. 



Rostellaria Vahlii, N. ab E. in Wall. I c. p. 102, et DC. L c p. 376. 

 J. quinquangularis, Roxb. Fl. Ind. p. 123. — R. quinqiiangularis, 



N. ab E. in Wall I c. et DC. I c— J. geniculata. Wall. Cat. 2443. 

 Hab. In oryzetis et locis udis per totam Indiara a Carnatic usque ad 



Affghanistan, Hamiltonl, Roxburgh l. Wight I, Stocks], Lawl, Griffith]^ 



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R. hedyotifolia. 



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/. c. p. 101, et DC. I. c. p. 373.— R. molhssima, N. ab E. in Wall. 

 /. c. et DC. I. c. — R. Royeniana, N. ab E. in DC. I. e. excl. syn. 

 Linn. — R. sarmentosa, Zolh in PI. Jav. n. 596, et N. ab E, in 



DC. I. c. p. 370. 



E. in DC. I. c. p. 372, cum syn. — R. simplex, Wight. Ic Plant. Ind. 



Orient, t. 1542. * 



Hab. In muris et rupibus necnon in sylvis siccis per totam Indiam 



tropicam a Zeylania usque ad Himalayam, Hamilton !, Roxburgh !, 



Wall. Cat. 2441 partiml^ 2444 cU 24451,24481, 2449 f, Grijithl, 



Royle !, Hook.fil. et T. Thorns. !, Wight !, Thwaites, C. P. 228 !, 404 ! ; 



in Burmah, Wallich !, Falconer I, Brandis I In hort. bot. Calc. cuTta. 

 Distr. Java ! et insulse Malayanse et Philippinse !, Siam f, Formosa ?, 



China borealis !, Abyssinia I 



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