402 CIX. ACANTHACEE. (C. D. Clarke.) [ Ebermaiera. 
hardly any, the raceme becoming altogether a spike; bracteoles smaller than the 
bracts, Corolla glabrous. Capsule 4 by $ in. 
24, €. merguensis, 7. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 459; stem 
very short, leaves obovate-oblong obtuse nearly glabrous, base cordate, 
panicles minutely pubescent, sepals } in. lanceolate, corolla 4-4 in. 
Merevi; Helfer (Kew Distrib. n. 6081). . 
Stem 1-3 in., closely villous. Leaves 3 by 1} in., tip rounded, subcoriaceous ; 
petiole }-} in. Peduncles several, 1-3 in., reddish ; racemes 1-4 in., slender, simple 
or little divided, minutely pubescent or glabrate; bracts } in., narrow-lanceolate ; 
lower pedicels scarcely 4in.; bracteoles smaller than the bracts. Corolla narrow, 
glabrous. Capsule scarcely } in., broad lanceolate. 
25. E. gracilis, T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 453; stem hardly 
any, leaves short-petioled large obovate-oblong nearly glabrous, panicles 
slender pubescent, sepals à in. sublinear, corolla j in. (and upwards) 
narrowly tubular. 
MARTABAN; Parish, . 
Leaves 8 by 3 in., obtuse, minutely pubescent on the nerves beneath ; petiole 
O-Lin. Peduncles several, 3-5 in., slender; panicles compound ; bracts q% in., linear ; 
pedicels 0-3 in. ; bracteoles }, in., linear. Sepals minutely pubescent. Corolla 
glabrous without when expanded, or nearly so. Capsule X in. 
26. E. coriacea, T. Anders. in Herb. Kew; stem short closely villous, 
leaves elliptic nearly glabrous, raceme long densely softly minutely grey 
hairy, sepals } in. lanceolate, corolla j in. tube short, anthers shortly 
exsert. 
MOULMEIN ; Lobb. . 
Stem 4 in., almost woody at the base. Leaves 2 by 1 in., obtuse, base rhomboid, 
subcoriaceous, secondary nerves obscure; petiole 1-j in. Peduncle 1} in.; raceme 
4in. many-fid.; bracts j in., narrow-lanceolate; lower pedicels } in.; bracteoles 
in., narrow-lanceolate. Calyx with dense soft, short, grey hair. Corolla with a 
very short cylindric base, a short funnel-shaped portion at the base of which the 
filaments are inserted, elliptic or oblong erect-patent lobes, closely patently glandular- 
hairy. Stamens and pistil of Ebermaiera; filaments densely patently hairy 
upwards. Capsule } in., oblong, as of Ebermaiera.—The corolla is nearly as m 
Ophiorrhizophyllum. 
27. E. parviflora, 7. Anders. in Herb. Kew; stem very short, leaves 
obovate-oblong glabrate except the nerves beneath, panicle compound 
slender minutely hairy, sepals 4, in. sublinear, corolla 3-4 in. tube short, 
anthers subexsert. 
MovrMEIN; Lobb. 
Stem lin. subtomentose. Leaves 6 by 21 in., obtuse, base rhomboid or almost 
rounded; petiole 1-2 in. Peduncle 4 in., pubescent, with 9 scattered bracts jin. 
long; panicle 44 by 3 in.; bracts 4-2 in., linear; lower pedicels scarcely $ iu.; 
bracteoles x, in., subulate. Corolla as of E. coriacea but smaller, the external hairs 
shorter. Filaments glabrous except near the base; anther-cells ovoid, minutely 
puberulous, Pistil as of E. coriacea, — Closely allied to E. coriacea, but with much 
larger leaves, and smaller flowers. 
28. E. Beddomei, Clarke; leaves elliptic acuminate at both ends 
puberulous on the nerves beneath, racemes solitary simple linear minutely 
pubescent, corolla 3-4 in. funnel-shaped. 
TENASSERIM ; Mt. Mooleeyit, Beddome. 
Stems densely pubescent. Leaves 44 by 1j in., membranous, whitened underneath ; 
