SCROPHULARINEZE. XL. VANDELLIA. 
species contained in the present section hardly more than 2 lines 
long. 
Soft Vandellia. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
* * * Calyx 5-toothed or 5-cleft. Capsule ovate, a little longer 
than the calyx. 
11 V.szssiLIFLÓRA (Benth. 1. c.) leaves nearly sessile, round- 
ish, subcordate at the base; flowers sessile, fascicled ; calyx 5- 
toothed, at length cleft a little; capsule oblong, exceeding the 
calyx a little. ©. S. Native of the Birman Empire, at Mount 
Taong Dong, Wall. Torénia sessiliflora, Benth. in Wall. cat. 
no. 3959. 
Sessile-flowered Vandellia. Pl. 1 foot. 
12 V. mxa (Royle, mss. ex Benth. l.c.) small, simple, erect, 
- nearly glabrous ; leaves almost sessile, rounded at the base, sub- 
cordate; flowers sessile, fascicled ; calyx semiquinquefid ; cap- 
sule ovate, exceeding the calyx. (2. S. Native of Mussooree, 
Royle. 
Least Vandellia. | Pl. small. 
13 V. NuMMULARUEFÜLIA (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 86.? 
Benth. scroph. ind. p. 37.) erect, branched; leaves nearly ses- 
sile, rounded; peduncles axillary, subfasciculate, 1-flowered or 
branched ; capsule ovate or oblong, about twice as long as the 
calyx. ©. S. Native of Nipaul, Wall. Mussooree, Royle. 
Flowers small. 
Money-wort-leaved Vandellia. P]. 1 foot. 
§ 2. Sirriovósz (from siliqua, a long pod ; in reference to the 
pre capsules.) Capsule oblong-linear, longer than the 
calyx. 
14 V.pirrv'sa (Lin. mant. p. 89. Benth. 1. c.) diffuse, downy ; 
leaves broad-ovate, nearly sessile; flowers axillary, almost 
sessile; calyx subquinquefid, one half shorter than the capsule, 
which is oblong. ©. S. Native of Brazil, Mauritius, and the 
Peninsula of India; Islands of Montserrat and Santa Cruz. 
Gratiola origanifólia, Vahl, enum. 1. p. 99.? — Bonnàya origani- 
folia, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 42.—Marcgr. bras. t. 32. f. 1. Habit 
of Veronica serpyllifolia. Corolla white. 
Diffuse Vandellia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl. diffuse. 
15 V. rpuwcuLA'rA (Benth. l c.) smoothish, loosely pro- 
cumbent; leaves ovate; pedicels axillary, solitary, elongated ; 
calyx 5-parted, about one half shorter than the capsule, which is 
oblong-linear. ©. S. Native of the Peninsula of India; Cey- 
lon, Silhet, &c. Tittmannia grandiflóra, Benth. in Wall. cat. 
no. 3949. Hardly distinguishable from Bonnàya grandiflora. 
Pedunculate-flowered Vandellia. Pl. procumbent. 
16 V. ancustiré11a (Benth. l. c.) glabrous, loosely diffuse ; 
leaves oblong-linear; pedicels axillary, elongated ; calyx 5- 
parted, one half shorter than the capsule, which is oblong-linear. 
Q.S. Native of Nipaul, Wall.; at Nathpur, Hamilt. Titt- 
mánnia angustifólia, Benth. in Wall. cat. no. 3951. 
Narrow-leaved Vandellia. Pl. diffuse, 1 foot. 
T Species hardly known. 
17 V. cuamz’prys; stem dichotomous, rather pilose ; leaves 
ovate, obtuse, tapering into the petioles, 3-nerved, coarsely and 
bluntly serrated, ciliated; peduncles longer than the leaves ; 
calyx obsoletely pentagonal, 5-cleft, length of capsule, which is 
roundish. ©.S. Native of the East Indies. Gratiola cha- 
mee‘drys, Roth. nov. spec. p. 10. Flowers axillary at the tops 
of the branches. Calycine teeth acuminated, obtuse. Perhaps 
a species of Stemddia ? 
Germander Vandellia. PI. diffuse. 
18 V. comDiFüLIA ; leaves subcordate-ovate, petiolate, cre- 
XLI. Errosuw. XLII. Arranema. 949 
nated; peduncles axillary; stems prostrate. ©.? S. Native 
of the East Indies, in humid grassy places. Gratiola cordifolia, 
Konig. in Vahl, enum. 1. p. 97. Bonnaya cordifolia, Spreng. 
syst. 1. p. 42. Stems quite simple, 13 foot long. Upper leaves 
sessile, half a foot long: lower ones smaller, remote. Pedun- 
cles one half longer than the leaves. Segments of calyx linear. 
Corolla white, with a yellow throat. Capsule subulate, one half 
longer than the calyx. 
Heart-leaved Vandellia. Pl. prostrate. 
19 V.srRIGÓSA; stems dichotomous, and are, as well as the 
alternate divaricate branches, strigose ; leaves opposite, ovate, 
acutish, running into the petioles, serrulated, glabrous ; racemes 
terminal, nearly naked, loose; capsule ovate, acuminated, a 
little higher than the calyx. (2. S. Native of the East Indies. 
Gratiola strigósa, Roth, nov. spec. p. 12. Morgania strigósa, 
Spreng. syst. 2. p. 803. Flowers small. Pedicels filiform, fur- 
nished with a minute, ovate, obtuse bractea each at the base. 
Calyx 5-parted almost to the base, glabrous; segments linear- 
lanceolate, acute, unequal : upper one longer and narrower than 
the rest. 
Strigose Vandellia. Pl. diffuse. 
20 V. Roxsv'neurr; annual, diffuse; leaves sessile, cordate, 
serrated ; flowers solitary, on long peduncles; calyx 5-parted ; 
superior filaments with a sterile branch. ©. S. Native of 
Coromandel, where it appears during the rainy season. Van- 
déllia diffüsa, Willd. spec. 3. p. 343. but not of Lin.?  Torénia 
diffüsa, Roxb. fl. ind. 3. p. 95. 
Roxburgh’s Vandellia. Pl. diffuse. 
21 V. vA'RrANs ; annual, erect, 4-sided, smooth; leaves op- 
posite, petiolate, cordate-ovate, serrate’; flowers axillary, soli- 
tary ; calyx 5-toothed; corolla ringent ; longer filaments with 
a sterile branch. (2. S. Native of Coromandel and Bengal, 
where it appears during the rainy season. Toreénia varians, 
Roxb. fl. ind. 3. p. 96. 
Varying Vandellia. Pl. erect. 
22 V. MULTIFLORA; annual, erect, 4-sided, smooth; leaves 
opposite, oblong, subserrated ; flowers terminal; calyx 5-part- 
ed; corolla bilabiate ; superior filaments with a sterile branch ; 
capsule ovate. ©. S. Native of Bengal, appearing in the 
rainy and cool season. Torénia multiflora, Roxb. fl. ind. 3. 
. 96. 
; Many-flowered Vandellia. PI. erect. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Masus, p. 542. 
XLI. ELLO'BUM (meaning not explained by M. Blume.) 
Blum. bijdr. p. 746. 
Lin. syst. Didynamia, Angiospermia. Calyx 5-parted, 
equal. Corolla funnel-shaped ; limb bilabiate; upper lip re- 
tuse: lower one 3-lobed, larger; middle lobe narrower. Sta- 
mens 4, didynamous, exserted; anthers 2-celled, connected, 
mutic. Stigma obtuse, emarginate. Capsule silique-formed, 
subulate, 2-celled, many-seeded.—A radicant pilose herb, with 
opposite, petiolate, ovate, serrated leaves; and axillary, few- 
flowered racemes ; fructiferous pedicels recurved. 
1 E. monta‘num (Blum. bijdr. p. 747.) X. S. Native 
of Java, in the province of Bantam, among the mountains. 
Mountain Ellobum. PI. creeping. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Herpéstis, p. 546. 
XLII. ARTANEMA (from apraw, artao, to append; and 
vnpa, nema, a filament ; and is intended to designate the struc- 
ture of the stamens.) D. Don, in Sweet, fl. gard. n. s. t. 234. 
Benth. scroph. ind. 39.— Díceros species, Pers. Benth.—Ar- 
chiménes species, Vahl.—Colümnea species, Lin. 
Lin. syst. Didyndmia, Angiospérmia. Calyx 5-parted, 
