Ebermaiera. | CIX. ACANTHACEX. (C. D. Clarke.) 401 
lower pedicels 1-à in. ; bracteoles jJ, in., filiform. Sepals subequal, somewhat larger 
in fruit. Corolla X in., narrow tubular, sparsely minutely hairy. Capsule 1 in. 
20. E. paniculata, Wall. mss.; T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 453; 
stem erect subtomentose upwards, leaves narrowly elliptic cuneate at both 
ends glabrate above, panicle compound, racemes lax, bracts filiform very 
small, sepals 1 in. linear nearly glabrous. 
Muneypoor; Hort. Calcutt. S.E. Assam (or Ava), Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 6082). 
Stems 1 foot, woody, sometimes branched. Leaves 7 by 3 in. (often smaller) scarcely 
acute, prominently reticulated, pubescent on the nerves beneath; petiole 1-2 in. 
Panicles (including peduncles) 6-9 in., reddish, minutely pubescent; bracts 1-1 in., 
minutely pubescent; pedicels 2-4 in.; bracteoles |; in., filiform. Sepals } in. iu 
flower, i in. or more in fruit. Corolla 4 in., slender, nearly glabrous. Capsule 
6—$ in.— Closely allied to E. lasiobotrys, but with smaller flowers and fruit, and the 
panicle without the abundant hair of E. lasiobotrys. 
Var. glabrior; leaves less reticulated, panicle thin very glabrous, sepals very 
slender glabrous.—Patkoy Mts., alt. 4000 ft.; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 6085). 
21. E. obtusa, T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 453; stem short 
subtomentose, leaves elliptic rounded at both ends closely shortly hairy 
above, panicles compound shortly pubescent, bracts very small filiform, 
sepals Lin. linear minutely pubescent. Erythracanthus obtusus, Vees in 
DC. Prodr. xi. 78. 
Mrnovr; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 6083). MOULMEIN, Falconer. 
Stem 3-4 in. Leaves 34 by 14 in, very obtuse, base sometimes subcordate, 
beneath glabrous, the nerves pubescent; petiole 1-2 in. Pedunc/es often numerous 
from the upper axils; panicles 3-5 in., racemes lax; bracts }—¢ in.; lower pedicels 
$ in.; bracteoles ,; in., filiform. Sepals d in. in flower, in fruit 4 in. Corolla $ in., 
slender, minutely hairy. Capsule } in. 
22. E. Maclellandii, T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 454; stem 
erect branched, leaves oblong narrowed at the base obscurely pubescent 
above, panicles small numerous patently softly hairy lateral and terminal, 
bracts small oblong herbaceous, sepals } in. linear patently hairy. 
Prev; M‘Lelland. 
; Stems 6-12 in., herbaceous, pubescent. 
glabrous; petiole 0—4} in. Panicles 1-2 in., on short bra 
of the stems; lower bracts passing gradually into leaves, 
Mostly short, some attaining } in.; bracteoles j in., m: 
1-3 in.— Allied to E. glauca and E. polybotrya, but is driv 
ear series by its slender racemes and subequal sepals. 
Leaves 2} by } in., obtuse, mature nearly 
nehes beginning near the base 
upper scarcely }in.; pedicels 
narrowly oblong. Corolla 
en to this position in the 
*** Racemes elongate, lax, calyx small (4-4 in. long). 
23. €. racemosa, Miq. Fi. Ind. Bat. ii. 775; stem erect somewhat 
stout, leaves narrowly elliptic cuneate at both ends minutely hairy above, 
racemes long simple or divided, sepals } in. lanceolate minutely pubescent, 
Corolla 3 in. T, Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc, ix. 452. Ruellia racemosa, 
Roxb, FI. Ind. ii. 42; Wall. Cat. 2336. Erythracanthus racemosus, Nees in 
Vall. Pl. As. Rar. ii. 80, and in DC. Prodr. xi. 78. 
ke Maray PENINSULA, from Moulmein southwards, and Penang, 
*— DISTRIB, Java. . 
St ini : .villous. Leaves 4} by 1} in. 
ly Qdiining 15 in. branched, closely brown villous on the nerves ; petiole 
s@reely acute, reddish brown, glabrous beneath, pubescent : 
1-11 in. Peduncles 2-3 in., eubterminal ; racemes 2-5 in., often simple, sometimes 
divided; bracts 3-4 in., narrowly oblong or linear ; pedicels sometimes a in., often 
OL. IY, 
frequent ; Wallich, 
