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* STROBILANTHES scabra. 
hough-leaved Conehead. 
DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Nat. ord. ACANTHACES. 
STROBILANTHES, Nees. Calyx quinquepartitus, laciniis herbaceis. 
Corolla hypogyna, infundibuliformis, tubo sensim transeunte in limbum cam- 
panulatum, quinquefidum, laciniis equalibus v. subzequalibus, obtusis v. 
emarginatis. Stamina 4, corolle tubo inserta, inclusa, didynama; anthere 
biloculares, loculis parallelis. Stylus simplex ; stigma subulatum, incurvum 
v. involatum. Ovarium biloculare, loculis biovulatis. Capsu/a subunguicu- 
lata, tetragono-columnaris, bilocularis, tetrasperma, loculicide bivalvis, valvis 
medio septiferis v. dissepimento soluto. Semina discoidea, angulata, retina- 
culis uncinatis subtensa. Frutices v. rarius herbse, in Asia tropica cre- 
scentes ; foliis oppositis, spicis avillaribus v. terminalibus, plus minus densis, 
bracteis foliaceis v. foliaceo-membranaceis, persistentibus v. caducis, bracteolis 
parvis v. rarius nullis, floribus majusculis ceruleis v. albis. Endlicher genera 
plant. no. 4053. 
§ Sclerostrobilanthes. Spicze rigide, dense, erectee, bracteis persistentibus. 
Nees in Wall. pl. as. rar. 3. p. 84. 
S. scabra ; fruticosa, caule hispido, foliis obovato-ellipticis dentato-crenatis 
supra lineolatis exasperatis setulisque dissitis hirtis subtis pallidis, spicis 
infraterminalibus oppositis, terminalibus ternis glandulosis. Nees l. c. 
This pretty stove plant has lately flowered in the collection 
of his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, by whose permis- 
sion a drawing was made for this work. It is half shrubby, 
with a dark green foliage, and terminal clusters of gay yellow 
flowers. It appears to grow wild in various parts of India, 
as in Prome and Sillet, but no exact locality 1s given, nor 1s 
any further information to be found concerning it in Dr. 
Wallich’s great work, where only it has been hitherto pub- 
lished 
It is remarkable for being covered over with short stiff 
one and avSoc a flower, in allusion to the 
* From orpofidoc a pine ¢ 
ae ; f some species before the blossoms expand. 
appearance of the inflorescence 0 
