LABIATA. C. Acuyrospermum. 
crowned by a paleaceous arillus.) Blum. bijdr. p. 840. Benth. 
lab. p. 643. 
Lin. syst. Didynàmia, Gymnospérmia. Calyx larger than 
the corolla, sub-bilabiate; upper lip erect, trifid; lower one 
a little shorter, spreading, bifid. Corolla longer than the calyx, 
tubular; limb bilabiate ; upper lip short, erect, emarginate ; 
lower lip semitrifid, the middle lobe large and concave. Stamens 
4, nearly equal, ascending ; anthers 1-celled. Achenia 4, inclosed 
in the permanent calyx, crowned by a paleaceous aril above. 
—Herbs with opposite toothed leaves, which are clothed with 
soft pubescence. Flowers verticillately spicate, terminal. 
1 A. pnENsirLÓRUM (Blum. bijdr. p. 841.) spike cylindrical, 
dense-flowered; bracteas many-flowered ; leaves obovate-oblong, 
acute, quite entire at the base. Y.?S. Native of Java, on the 
edges of rivulets about Linga Jattie in the province of Cheribon. 
Dense-flomered Achyrospermum. PI. 3 to 1 foot. 
2 A. putomorpes (Blum. bijdr. 841.) spike loose; bracteas 
1-flowered, biglandular at the base inside ; leaves obovate, ob- 
tuse, quite entire at the base. %.? S. Native of Java, in the 
higher woods, in humid places on Mount Burangrang. 
Phlomis-like Achyrospermum. Pl. 3 to 1 foot. ? 
3 A. rnurICOsUM (Benth. lab. p. 643.) shrubby, with pubes- 
cent branches ; leaves ovate, obtuse, broadly crenated, rounded 
at the base, minutely glandular beneath, on cuneated winged pe- 
tioles; whorls 6-flowered, disposed in loose terminal spikes. 
h.S. Native of Madagascar, Lyall, Bojer. Siphotáxis rósea, 
Bojer, mss. Ovarium densely beset with pubescent scales at 
apex. Calyx pubescent, with an oblique 5-toothed mouth. Co- 
rolla of Holmskióldia, twice as long as the calyx, of a splendent 
rose colour. 
Shrubby Achyrospermum. Shrub. 
Cult. For culture and propagation, see Holmskióldia, p. 856. 
CI. COLQUHOU'NIA (named in honour of Sir Robert Col- 
quhoun, Bart., resident at Kamaon.) Wall. in Lin. trans. 13. 
p. 608. tent. fl. nep. 1. p. 13-14. Benth. lab. p. 644. 
Lin. syst. Didynàmia, Gymnospérmia. Calyx tubularly cam- 
panulate, 10-nerved, subincurved, almost equally 5-toothed, and 
having the throat naked inside. Corolla with an exserted in- 
curved tube, which is naked inside, a dilated throat, and a bila- 
biate limb ; upper lip erect, entire, flattish ; lower one rather 
spreading, with 3 short ovate entire lobes. Stamens 4, ascend- 
ing, didynamous, lower ones the longest ; filaments naked at the 
base; anthers approximate, 2-celled : cells at length divaricate. 
Style about equally bifid at top; lobes subulate, stigmatiferous 
at apex. Achenia oblong, dry, smooth, drawn out into a mem- 
brane at top.—T wining or scandent, usually tomentose, not pilose 
shrubs. Whorls loose, axillary, or approximating into a termi- 
nal spike. Bracteas minute. Corollas scarlet. 
] C. coccr'nxa (Wall. l. c. tent. fl. nap. 1. p. 13. t. 6.) leaves 
nearly glabrous, roughish, canescent from fine tomentum while 
young, as well as the calyxes; calycine teeth ovate, obtuse ; 
upper lip of corolla ovate. 5. © G. Native of Nipaul. Has- 
tingia scandens, Roxb.? Holmskióldia scándens, Sweet.? Leaves 
ovate, acuminated, 3-4 inches long. Whorls few-flowered, ap- 
proximating into a spike, which is leafy at the base, and some- 
times disposed in short axillary racemules. Calyxes tomentose. 
Corolla scarlet, twice the length of the calyx. 
Var. B, parviflora (Benth. lab. p. 644.) young leaves and ca- 
lyxes hardly tomentose. ^ b.^ S, Native of Gosainsthan. 
Scarlet-flowered Colquhounia, Shrub twining. 
2 C. vestra (Wall. tent. fl. nap. 1. p. 14. pl. asiat. rar. 3. p. 
43, t. 267.) under surfaces of leaves, stems, and calyxes clothed 
with white tomentum ; calycine teeth ovate, obtuse ; upper lip 
of corolla ovate. 5.^ G. Native of Kamaon, Wall. Corollas 
a little smaller than those of C. coccinea, but the habit is similar. 
VOL, IV. 
CI. CoLQUHOUNIA. 
CII. GOMPHOSTEMMA. 857 
Clothed Colquhounia. Shrub twining. 
3 C. x'LrcANs (Wall. pl. rar. asiat. 1. p. 65. and 3. p. 43. t. 
268.) stems, leaves, and calyxes clothed with velvety pubes- 
cence; calycine teeth broad-lanceolate, acutish ; upper lip of 
corolla oblong. ^.^ S. Native of Ava, on Mount Taong 
Dong. This differs from both the preceding by the calyx 
being one half smaller, in the corolla being more exserted, with 
a wider throat, and in the colour being orange, dotted with blood 
red, not scarlet. 
Elegant Colquhounia. Shrub twining. 
Cult. These elegant and curious shrubs are well fitted for or- 
namenting rafters in greenhouses or stoves. A light rich soil 
will answer them well, or one composed of equal parts of loam, 
sand, and peat; and young cuttings will strike root readily in 
the same kind of earth under a hand-glass in a little bottom 
heat. 
Tribe X. 
PRASIE/E (the genera contained in this tribe agree with 
Prasium in the characters given below.) Benth. lab. p. 646. 
Calyx nearly equal. Corolla bilabiate. Stamens 4, ascending, 
didynamous ; lower ones the longest. Achenia fleshy, rather 
baccate. 
CII. GOMPHOSTE'MMA (from you$oc, gomphos, a club ; 
and ereupa, stemma, a crown; in reference to the tube of co- 
rolla being inflated above the middle.) Wall. pl. rar. asiat. 2. p. 
12. Benth. lab. p. 646. 
Lin. syst. Didynamia, Gymnospérmia. Calyx ovate-cam- 
panulate or tubular, nearly equal, 5-toothed, with the throat 
naked inside. Corolla with a straight usually exserted tube, 
which is exannulate inside, and inflated above the middle, bila- 
biate ; lips nearly equal; upper one erect, entire, arched ; lower 
lip spreading trifid. Stamens 4, ascending under the upper lip, 
lower ones the longest. Anthers approximate by pairs; cells 
parallel, transverse. Style about equally bifid at top, with subu- 
late lobes; stigmas minute. Achenia fleshy.—Perennial herbs 
with usually simple erect stems, or with the stems procumbent 
and rooting at the base. Leaves generally ample, thick, villous 
or tomentose. Flowers rather large. Whorls sometimes spicate, 
and sometimes axillary and remote. 
1 G. stropitrnum (Wall. l. c. Benth. lab. p. 647.) stem 
erect; leaves elliptic-ovate, wrinkled, hispid above, and tomen- 
tose beneath ; whorls crowded into a terminal spike or the lower 
ones are remote and axillary: floral leaves bractea-formed, 
broad ovate, exceeding the calyxes ; calyx campanulate, clothed 
with soft tomentum, with ovate-lanceolate teeth; corolla about 3 
times as long as the calyx. %. S. Native of the Burman Em- 
pire, at Meong, Prome, and on Mount Taong Dong. Stems 
tomentose, erect. Cauline leaves 6-10 inches long, and 3-6 
broad. Corollas yellow, pubescent outside ; tube exceeding the 
calyx, hardly incurved. 
Strobile-spiked Gomphostemma. PI. 1 to 3 feet. 
2G. vi'riwe (Wall. l. c. Benth. l, c.) stem erect; leaves 
elliptic-ovate, flaccid, rather hispid above and pubescent beneath; 
whorls few-flowered, crowded into a short terminal spike; floral 
leaves bractea-formed, broad-ovate, exceeding the calyxes ; calyx 
campanulate, clothed with soft villi: teeth lanceolate ; corollas 
twice as long as the calyx. %. S. Native of the Burman Em- 
pire, in the province of Tavoy. Very nearly allied to G. strobi- 
linum, but of more humble stature. Leaves pale green. Spike 
few-flowered. Calyx large. 
Green Gomphostemma. 
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Pl. 1 foot. ? 
