210 XCVIII, ACANTHACEH (CLARKE). | Justicia. 
72. J. uncinulata, Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. xxix. 130, ¢. 129, 
Jig. A. Rootstock woody ; branches 4-6 in. long, Leaves $-3 by fin. 
elliptic or ovate; upper petioles thinly hispid. Capsule barely $ im. 
long, hispid near the top, shorter and broader than that of /. 
matammensis.—Lindau in Engl, Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 373. Justicia, sp. n. 9, 
T. Thoms. in Speke, Nile Append. 543. 
Nile Band. Somaliland, Mrs. Lort-Phillips ! Uganda, Stuhlmann, 1334 ! 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro, Smith ! Usambara, Holst, 
8950! Usagara; on the Robeho Mountains, 4700 ft., Speke §& Grant ! 
Var, tenuicapsa, C, B, Clarke. Capsule slender, glabrous. 
Nile Land. British East Africa: Upper Nile, Freeman & Lucas, 79! Karian- 
dusi River, near the south end of Lake Elmeteita, 6000-7000 ft., Scott-Elliot, 
6628! Mau, 7000 ft., Scott-Elliot, 6852! and on dry plains near Lake Naivasha, 
Scott-Elliot, 6521! 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: Kilimanjaro; Marangu, 5000 ft., 
Volkens, 916! Karagwe, 5200 ft., Stuhlmann, 1864! Mwansa, on Lake Victoria, 
at Smith Sound, Stuhlmann, 4520! and without precise locality, Fischer, 32! 305! 
These small plants, as to leaves, hairs and flowers, agree with J. wncinulata, but 
the capsules are those of J. anselliana, The example of Freeman & Lucas is annual, 
11 in, long, and has small (many abnormal) flowers. 
73. J. crassiradix, (C’. B. Clarke. Nearly glabrous. Rhizome 
creeping in swamps, scaly ; proper roots many, long, cylindric, thick. 
Stems erect, 6-10 in, long. Leaves distant, 2 by } in., obtuse, sessile, 
erect. Sepals up to } in. long, nearly glabrous. Corolla 4 in. long. 
Pollen with 3 stopples, no tubercles. 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Urungu; Fwambo, Carson, 62, 68, 
and 107 of 1893 collection ! ; 
Var. ? hispida, C, B. Clarke. Whole plant (leaves on both surfaces) hispid. 
Capsule 3 in. long, hispid at the top, Rhizome not seen in this variety. 
Nile Land. 40-60 miles from the coast (Mombasa), Johnston ! 
Mozamb. Dist. British Central Africa: Nyasaland, Shire Highlands, 
Buchanan, 461! 
The habit, leaves, and flowers resemble those of J. crassiradiz. 
74. J. Nuttii, C. B. Clarke. Stems 15 in. long, straight, un- 
divided, sparingly hispid; internodes 3 times as long as the leaves. 
Leaves up to 1 by # in,, ovate, thinly hispid, base truncate or rounded, 
tip triangular ; petiole hardly any or in lowest leaves up to ;/5 in. long. 
Peduncles few, penultimate, 1-3 in, long, 2-flowered ; bracts } in. long, 
linear, Sepals nearly 4 in. long, linear, minutely and very sparsely 
scabrous. Corolla nearly 4 in. long. Pollen ellipsoid ; stopples 2, with 
one row of tubercles beside each. 
Mozamb. Dist. German East Africa: between Lake Tanganyika and Lake 
Rukwa, 6000 ft., Nudt / 
This is a distinct, strongly marked species. 
Var. B. blantyrensis, C. B. Clarke. Stem and leaves very hispid, Leaves up to 
2 by 1 in. 
Mozamb. Dist. LEritish Central Africa: Nyasaland ; Blantyre, Buchanan, 
20! 165! 
