202 XCVIII. ACANTHACEE (CLARKE). [ Justicia. 
49. J. sansibarensis, Lindaw in Engl. Jahrb. xx. 71. Stout 
shrub; branches pubescent. Leaves up to 2} by 1 in., ovate, obtuse, 
when mature glabrous ; petiole 4 in. long ; upper leaves scarcely 1 in. 
long, subsessile, round elliptic, passing into smal] round floral leaves 
Flowers 3—1 in each axil; bracts and bracteoles minute or 0. Calyx } 10. 
long. Corolla 3 in. long. One anther-cell lower than the othe 
spurred. Capsule 4 in. long, 4-seeded, glabrous ; stalk short; see S 
tubercular-scabrous.—Lindau in Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. iv. 3 B. 
349, and in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 373. . 
Mozamb. Dist. Zanzibar, Hildebrandt, 983! German East Africa, Hanning- 
ton ! 
50. J. Pischeri, Lindaw in Engl. Jahrb. xx. 65. Glabrous ; branches 
woody. Leaves }-2 in. long, ovate; base rounded; tip triangular, 
apiculate ; primary nerves prominent beneath ; margins white, rae: 
and often hispid-ciliate; petiole hardly any. Flowers 3-1 in the = 8 
of distant leaf-pairs ; bracts } by $ in., elliptic. Sepals 9, equal, ¢ In. 
long, glabrous, lanceolate with linear tip. Corolla 4—# in. long, yellow 
One anther-cell below the other, tailed; pollen ellipsoid, banded, wit 
2 stopples; tubercles obsolete. Ovary glabrous; style-base hairy. 
Capsule 4 in. long, glabrous, stalked, 4-seeded—Lindau in Engl. 
Prantl, Pflanzenfam. iv. 3 B, 349, and in Engl. Pf. Ost-Afr. 
U. 373. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Usambara; Kwa Mshuza, Holst, 
8897! and without precise locality, Fischer, 89! 490! oo 
Var. ? letevirens, C. B. Clarke. Leaves 2 by 4 in,, oblong or narrow elliptic, 
narrowed at base, green when dried, primary nerves obscure beneath, margin not 
thickened but hispid-ciliate; petiole 4, in. long, distinct; otherwise 
J, Fischeri.—J. letevirens, Rendle in Journ. Bot. 1896, 409. 
Nile Land. Somaliland: between Lake Stephanie and Lake Rudolph, 
Donaldson Smith ! 
This looks distinct from Fischer’s plant; but in Holst, 8897, there are on one 
branch leaves varying from narrow cuneate-oblong apiculate to ovate obtuse. 
51. J. brevicaulis, §. Moore in Journ. Bot. 1880, 341. Rhizome 
thick. Branches 2-3 in. long, hairy. Leaves } by } in., obovate-oblonés 
subobtuse, hairy, finally more or less glabrate, subsessile. Pedune S 
up to { in. long, axillary, 1-flowered, hairy ; bracteoles 2 a little below 
the flower, 5 in. long, linear, hairy. Sepals 1 in. long, linear-oblong, 
hairy. Corolla } in. long or rather more, violet (S. Joore). Lows. 
anther-cell shortly tailed ; pollen ellipsoid with 2 stopples and bandés, 
no tubercles.— Engl. Hochgebirgsfi. Trop. Afr. 393. 
Lower Guinea. Angola: Huilla, Welwitsch, 5774! 
52. J. microphylla, Lindau in Engl. & Prantl, Pflanzenfam. i 
3 B. 349. Procumbent, woody, 14 ft. long. Leaves up to ane 
4 in., ovate-oblong, pubescent. Flowers axillary, solitary; bracts 3 is 
long, obovate. Sepals } in. long. Corolla 4 in. long. Anther-ce", 
obliquely opposite. Capsule rather more than 4, in. long, 4-seeded, 
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