LOBELIACEZ. VIII. Losera. 
58 L. Cutne’nsts (Lour. coch. p. 514.) glabrous; leaves ses- 
sile, lanceolate, quite entire; flowers solitary, terminal; stem 
creeping ; branches ascending. ©. H. Native of China, about 
Canton. Flowers pale blue, pedicellate. Segments of the co- 
rolla lanceolate, unequal. Stigma bifid, revolute. 
China Lobelia, PI. creeping. _ 
59 L. Heynea‘na (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 56.) stem 
filiform, erect, winged; leaves subrhomboid, serrated, decur- 
rent, setosely ciliated at the base; peduncles axillary, solitary, 
length of leaves ; calyxes glabrous. —Native of the East Indies. 
L. decirrens, Roth, nov. pl. spec. mss. The stem is winged 
from the leaves being decurrent. 
Heyne’s Lobelia. P]. 4 to 1 foot? 
60 L. Zryta’ntca (Lin, spec. 1322.) stems prostrate and 
creeping, downy; leaves on short petioles, ovate, somewhat 
cordate, serrated, acute : lower ones obtuse ; peduncles solitary, 
1-flowered, axillary, equal in length to the leaves, villous ; cap- 
sules rather villous. %. S. Native of China and the East 
Indies, in fields. L. nummularifdlia, Lam. dict. 3. p. 563. ?— 
Seb. thes. 1. p. 37. t. 22. f. 12. Var. B, hirta, Lin. spec. 935. 
Plant small. Leaves like those of Verónica chame‘dryos, fleshy, 
beset with a few pellucid hairs; lower ones crenated; upper 
ones serrated. Peduncles downy. Flowers purple. This is a 
very pretty plant when in blossom. It differs from L. trigona, 
Roxb. by its petioled more rounded leaves, terete stems, and its 
pubescence. 
Ceylon Lobelia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1821. Pl. creeping. 
61 L. cuenopopnrdt1a (Wall. cat. no. 1312.) stem branched 
at the base; lower leaves roundish-ovate, obtuse, broadly cre- 
nated : upper ones ovate-lanceolate or deltoid, acuminated, 
coarsely toothed ; peduncles elongated, terminal, bearing loose 
racemes of flowers at the apex; calycine segments subulate. 
©. H. Native of the East Indies.? “Flowers small, probably 
pale blue. 
Goose-foot-leaved Lobelia. P1. 1 foot. 
62 L. arrinis (Wall. cat. no. 1311.) plant downy, creeping at 
the base ; leaves ovate, petiolate, membranous, cuneated at the 
base, slightly denticulated ; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered ; 
calyx hairy, with linear segments; stems angular. ¥.S. Na- 
tive of the East Indies, in Silhet and Goalpara. Flowers blue. 
Stems creeping at the base. This species is very like Z. Zey- 
lánica and L. trigdna. 
Allied Lobelia. Pl. } foot. 
es L. xnummura'ria (Lam. dict. 3. p. 589.) stems creeping, 
filiform ; leaves roundish-cordate, crenated ; peduncles 1-flowered, 
axillary, a little longer than the leaves. Y.? S. Native of 
Java. Habit of Sibthérpia. Stem rather villous. Leaves small, 
rather villous beneath, unequal. Petioles 2-3 lines long. Co- 
rolla 4-5 lines long, longer than the stamens. 
Money-wort-leaved Lobelia. Pl. creeping. 
64 L.? pu'miza (Burm. prod. 1. t. 60. f. 3.) glabrous; stems 
procumbent ; leaves opposite, ovate, quite entire ; panicles ter- 
minal. 2%. S. Native of Coromandel. Leaves petiolate. 
Flowers small. 
Dwarf Lobelia. PI. procumbent, 
65 L. triara‘ra (Ham. mss. ex D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 
157.) leaves roundish-ovate, serrated, glabrous ; petioles dilated, 
decurrent at the base ; pedicels solitary, axillary, longer than the 
leaves ; flowers somewhat racemose ; segments of the calyx fili- 
form ; stem ascending, triquetrous, branched, winged, glabrous. 
Y. F. Native of Nipaul. L. micrantha, Hook. exot. fl. t. 44. 
Stem hardly a hand high, rooting at the base. Pedicels longer 
than the leaves. Corollas small, red. Very like L. gratioloides, 
Roxb., but in that species the leaves are sessile and cordate. 
Three-winged-stemmed Lobelia. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1822. 
Pl. ascending, 
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66 L. rricdna (Roxb. fi. ind. 2. p. 111.) glabrous; leaves 
subsessile, cordate, coarsely serrated; pedicels axillary, bibrac- 
teate, longer than the leaves; stems creeping at the base, erect 
parts 3-sided. ©. H. Native of the East Indies, delighting 
in pasture-ground, appearing in the wet season. L. stipularis, 
Roth. Flowers small, blue. Corolla inserted in the mouth of 
the calyx. Roth has mistaken the 2 small bracteas on the pedi- 
cels to be stipulas. 
Trigonal-stemmed Lobelia. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
67 L. campanutoives (Thunb. in Lin. trans. 2. p. 331.) leaves 
on short petioles, lanceolate-oblong, toothed ; pedicels elongated ; 
stems decumbent. %.? H. Native of China and Japan. Ker. 
bot. reg. 733. L. erinoides, Thunb. jap. p. 326. L. Japénica, 
Dietr. geertn. 5. p. 552. Stems nearly simple, elongated, fili- 
form, glabrous. Leaves almost sessile, glabrous ; obsoletely 
serrated. Flowers terminal, on elongated branches, white. 
Campanula-like Lobelia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 
decumbent. 
68 L. pyramipa‘iis (Wall. in asiat. res, 13. p. 379.) smooth ; 
leaves lanceolate, long-acuminated, serrated: upper ones linear, 
attenuated ; racemes panicled, leafy; calycine segments linear- 
subulate, about equal in length to the corolla; stems erect, 
branched. %.H. Native of Nipaul, on the mountains at Na- 
rainhetty. This is the most common and most ornamental plant 
in Nipaul, where it grows both in low and elevated situations. 
It is found from the entrance of that country at Bechiaco, up to 
the mountains that bound the valley to the north, and where it 
grows at an elevation of at least 8000 feet. It is also found in 
the hilly country of Silhet. D. Don, in bot. mag. t. 2387. L. 
stimulans, Hamilt. mss. ex D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 157. 
Plant variable in height, and is often found altogether of a deep 
purple, but chiefly the floral branches and leaves. Stem pyra- 
midally branched. Leaves downy beneath. Corollas purplish- 
violet. Anthers deep blue, pilose. Lobes of stigma hollow 
beneath. 
Pyramidal Lobelia. Fl. Sept. Clt. 1822. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
69 L. excr’tsa (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 114.) leaves ob- 
long-lanceolate, acuminated, denticulated, attenuated at both 
ends, densely clothe: with villi, on short petioles; racemes ter- 
minal, erect, villous, leafy, dense-flowered; calycine segments 
linear, as long as the tube of the corolla. ©. H. Native of the 
Nelligherry mountains, near Coimbetore, where it was collected 
by Leschenault, and where it is called by the natives Oumari. 
Leaves 10 inches long, and 1 broad. Petioles marked by the de- 
current base of the leaf. Flowers large. 
Tall Lobelia. Pl. 10 to 12 feet. 
70 L. rosea (Wall. in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 118.) plant covered 
with glaucous short dense villi; stem panicled; leaves lanceo- 
late, ensiforn, acuminated, finely denticulated ; racemes terminal, 
with unilateral flowers; calycine segments equalling the tube of 
the corolla. ©. F. Native of Nipaul, in the valley of Noakote. 
Leaves from 8-12 inches long; floral ones linear-lanceolate, 
rounded at the base. Flowers numerous, nodding, downy,, 
like those of Z. pyramidalis, but larger, of a pale rose- 
colour. Anthers connected into a long purple incurvated tube, 
bearded. Filaments downy. Ovarium bi-trilocular. Stigma 
pubescent. 
Rose-coloured-flowered Lobelia. Pl. 4 to 6 feet. 
71 L. nicorranzroxia (Heyne, mss, ex Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 5. p. 47.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, 
serrated, rather scabrous; stem erect, angular; racemes ter- 
minal, equal, downy ; flowers very numerous. %.? H. Native 
of the East Indies, in the vicinity of Bangulore. A stout plant. 
Leaves a foot long. Racemes angular, above a foot long. Co- 
rollas downy, showy. Calyx and capsules downy, and the an- 
thers glabrous. 
