SCROPHULARINE/E. LXXVI. Bucunera. 
17 B. Ancv'rA (Juss. in nov. ann. du. mus. 3. p. 374.) his- 
pidly scabrous ; stem branched, terete ; radical leaves lanceo- 
late-oblong, obtuse, subrepand: rameal ones linear, entire, ses- 
sile, obtuse, alternate and nearly opposite ; spikes solitary, ter- 
minal; bracteas ovate, acute, one half shorter than the cylindri- 
cal arched calyx. ©. H. Native of the island of Timor. 
Corolla glabrous, bluish-purple. Said to be nearly allied to B. 
tomentosa, Blume. 
Sharp Buchnera. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. ? 
18 B. nísricuA (H. B. et Kunth, l. c.) hispidly scabrous ; 
stem branched, subtetragonal ; leaves nearly opposite, linear, 
quite entire, 1-nerved ; spike solitary, distich; calyx equalling 
the tube of the corolla. ©.S. Native near Santa Fe de Bo- 
gota. Corollas blue. 
Distich-flowered Buchnera. Pl. 3 to 2 foot. 
19 B. rowciFóriA (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 340.) smoothish ; 
stem branched, terete, rather scabrous; lower leaves opposite, 
narrow-linear, elongated, quite entire, 3-nerved, rough from cal- 
losities ; spike solitary ; calyx shorter than the tube of the co- 
rola. ©.S. Native along with the preceding. Corolla blue. 
Leaves 4-5 inches long. 
Long-leaved Buchnera. | Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
20 B. rirnosrermironia (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 341.) his- 
pidly scabrous ; stem simple, nearly terete, somewhat trigonal 
at top; lower leaves nearly opposite, linear, almost quite entire, 
3-nerved ; spike solitary ; calyx 3 times shorter than the co- 
rolla, and about equal in length to the capsule. ©. S. Native 
on the dry banks of the river Magdalena, near Melgar and 
Picala; also on the plains of Santa Fe de Bogota. Corolla blue 
or violaceous. 
Lithospermum-leaved Buchnera. Pl. 14 foot. 
21 B. rEnNirOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 341.) hispidly 
scabrous; stem simple, trigonal; lower leaves 3 in a whorl, 
lanceolate, linear, remotely serrated towards the apex, 3-nerved ; 
spike solitary ; tube of corolla exceeding the calyx a little. ©. 
S. Native along with the preceding. Corolla violaceous. 
Tern-leaved Buchnera. PI. 14 foot. 
22 B. vincA'rA (H. B. et Kunth, }. c. p. 342.) hispidly sca- 
brous; stem branched at the base; branches twiggy, somewhat 
tetragonal; leaves opposite, lanceolate-linear, quite entire, 3- 
nerved; spikes panicled; calyx one half shorter than the tube 
of the corolla, but about twice as long as the capsule. Y%.? 
©.? S. Native of New Andalusia, on the mountains of Co- 
Td and Tumeriquiri, at the altitude of 540 hexapods. Corolla 
ue. 
Twiggy Buchnera. PI. 1 to 14 foot. 
23 B. rosea (H. B. et Kunth, ]. c.) hispidly scabrous ; stems 
somewhat tufted, simple, nearly terete ; lower leaves opposite, 
lanceolate, bluntish, a little toothed at top, 3-nerved; spikes 
numerous, crowded. XY. S. Native of temperate places near 
Caraccas, at the altitude of 430 hexapods. Corolla rose-co- 
loured. 
Rose-coloured-flowered Buchnera, Pl. 14 to 2 feet. 
24 B. macroca’rpa (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) hispidly scabrous ; 
stem simple, nearly terete; lower leaves opposite, lanceolate, 
acute, narrowed at the base, remotely toothed towards the apex} 
- spike solitary; calyx shorter than the tube of the corolla and 
capsule. %.S. Native of New Andalusia. Leaves 3-nerved. 
Corolla blue. 
Long-fruited Buchnera. PI. 2 feet. 
25 B. ameruy’stina (Cham. et Schlecht, in Linnea, 2. p. 
588.) hispidly scabrous; stem simple, leafy at bottom; spike 
loose, few- flowered ; outer bractea ovate, acute ; teeth of calyx 
short, nearly equal. 2/. S. Native of tropical Brazil, Sello. 
Bracteas equal, acute: lateral ones lanceolate, Stem nearly 
naked at top, but leafy at bottom. Corollas blue. 
VOL. IV. 
LXXVII. RHAMPHICARPA. 585 
Amethyst-flowered Buchnera. Pl. 3 to 13 foot. 
26 B. LoBELIorDES (Cham. et Schlecht, l. c. p. 589.) his- 
pidly scabrous; stem simple, leafy at bottom; spike loose, 
many-flowered ; outer bractea lanceolate, very acute; teeth of 
calyx unequal : the two front ones the largest. 2t. H. Native 
of tropical Brazil, Sello. Upper part of stem naked. Leaves 
in some specimens toothed, and in others quite entire. 
Lobelia-like Buchnera. — Pl. 2 to 14 foot. 
27 B. LAVANDULA'CEA (Cham. et Schlecht, l. c.) stem sim- 
ple, leafy at bottom; leaves quite entire, somewhat plicately 
nerved; spike dense-flowered. 21. H. Native of tropical 
Brazil, Sello. 
Lavender-leaved Buchnera. Pl. 1 to 3 feet. 
* * Spike dense, imbricate, tetragonal. 
28 B. srrrcra (Benth. in Hook. comp. p. 367.) smoothish ; 
leaves linear, erect, strict; spike tetragonal, imbricated, nearly 
glabrous; bracteas ovate-lanceolate, acute, naked, about equal 
in length to the calyx. X.G. Native of China, Lord Mul- 
grave, in herb. Banks. This species has not the large lower 
leaves of the 3 following ; the stem is simple, ex Benth. 
Strict Buchnera. Pl. 3 foot. 
29 B. cructa‘ra (Hamilt. ex D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 91.) 
downy; radical leaves obovate: lower cauline ones oblong: 
superior cauline ones linear; spike tetragonal, imbricated, 
downy ; bracteas ovate, ciliated, shorter than the calyx. 2. G. 
Native of the mountains of Nipaul and Prome, Wall. Stem and 
leaves of B. hispida, Calyx nearly cylindrical. Spike about 
an inch long. Radical leaves toothed : cauline ones entire. 
Cruciate Buchnera. Pl. 1 to 3 foot. 
30 B. rETRA'sTICHA (Wall. ex Benth. scroph. ind. p. 41.) 
pubescent or smoothish, tall; leaves oblong or lanceolate, ob- 
tuse, quite entire ; spike tetragonal, imbricated ; bracteas broad- 
ovate, about equal in length to the calyx. X. S. Native of 
Burma, at Moalmyne, on the banks of the Salian, Wall. Calyx 
much depressed. Leaves numerous. Spikes 2 inches long. 
Four-rowed-spiked Buchnera. Pl. 2 feet. 
31 B. rerracdna (R. Br. prod. p. 437.) glabrous, tall; 
leaves oblong or lanceolate, few-toothed; spike tetragonal, im- 
bricate, glabrous; hracteas broad-ovate, exceeding the calyx. 
21. G. Native of New Holland, on the north coast, within the 
tropie, R. Br. ; Goulburn Island, Cunningh. This differs from 
B. tetrásticha besides its smoothness, in the spike being much 
less densely imbricate, and the leaves more distant on the stem, 
ex Benth. 
Tetragonal-spiked Buchnera. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 
Cult. All the species grow freely in any light rich soil, and 
are readily increased by cuttings and seeds. 
LXXVII. RHAMPHICA'RPA (from fapdoc, rhamphos, a 
beak ; and xapzoc, carpos, a fruit; in reference to the mucro- 
nate or beaked capsule.) Benth. in Hook. comp. 1. p. 368. 
Buchnéra species, Wall.—Gerárdia species, Lin. suppl. 279. 
Lin. syst. Didynamia, Angiospérmia. Calyx campanulate, 
5-cleft. Corolla with a long, exserted, slender tube; limb 
spreading, 5-parted; segments obovate, nearly equal. Stamens 
didynamous, inclosed. Capsule obliquely mucronate or beaked ; 
valves coriaceous, entire.—Erect, branched, glabrous herbs, be- 
coming black on drying. Lower leaves opposite: superior 
ones alternate, narrow, entire, or pinnate. Flowers on short 
pedicels, racemose, usually bractless. 
1 R. roxceirLónA (Benth. 1. c.) leaves pinnate, narrow, linear ; 
tube of corolla straight, much longer than the limb; beak of 
capsule a little recurved. ©. S. Native of Senegal, in the 
Isle of St. Louis; Indian Peninsula, Jacquemont. Buchnéra 
apod gk mss. A small, erect, branching annual. 
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