418 CIX. ACANTHACEE, (C. B. Clarke.) [Dedalacanthus. 
3 in., short-peduncled; bracts 3 in., closely imbricate, 1-fld., obovate, shortly acute, 
glabrous, white with green reticulating nerves ; bracteoles 3 in., lanceolate, acuminate. 
Calyx nearly à in., divided 3 the way to the base; lobes lanceolate, acuminate, 
puberulous. Corolla slightly curved, glabrate; lobes 3 by j in. roundly elliptic, 
nervose. Stamens glabrous; anthers exserted. Capsule not seen. 
2. D. Griffithii, 7. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 486; leaves 
oblong or elliptic acuminate at both ends glabrate, spikes long-peduncled 
simple dense, corolla 14 in. upper half funnel-shaped.—Eranthemum sp. 
Griff. Itin. Notes, 96, n. 1437. 
Buotan ; Ghoorgong, Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 6126). 
Branchlets upwards tetragonous, obscurely pubescent. Leaves 6 by 2 in., lineolate 
with raphides on both surfaces; nerves 9 pair; petiole 3 in. Peduncles 3-4 in, 
4-angled ; spikes 2-5 in.; bracts 1 in., densely imbricated, 1-fld., ovate, acuminate, 
glabrous, whiteish with green reticulating nerves; bracteoles i in., linear-lanceolate. 
Calyx i-iin. divided more than half-way down; lobes linear-lanceolate, minutely 
puberulous, Corolla slightly curved, flesh-coloured without, rose within (Griffith), 
nearly glabrous, narrower at the summit and less suddenly narrowed in the middle 
than that of D. tubiflorus. Stamens glabrous; anthers exserted. Capsule i in, 
glabrous. Seeds 1-1 in.—Seems very near D. tubiflorus. 
3. D. splendens, T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 486; leaves 
ovate or elliptic acuminate at both ends somewhat pubescent, spikes short- 
peduncled usually very long, corolla 14 in. pubescent upper half of the tube 
tunnel.shaped.—Eranthemum sp. n. 23, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. & T. 
SIKKIM HIMALAYA; alt. 1-3000 ft., frequent; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 6129), 
J. D. H., &c. 
Stems 3-5 ft., pubescent upwards. Leaves 6 by 3 in., subentire, lineolate with 
raphides on both surfaces; nerves 12 pair; petiole 4-14 in. Peduncles 4-1} in.; 
spikes 3-12 in.; bracts ł in., all imbricate, 1-fld., obovate, glandular-pnbescent, 
whiteish or brownish with reticulated green nerves; bracteoles } in., linear-lanceolate. 
Calyx À in., lobed half-way down; lobes narrow-lanceolate, puberulous. Corolla 
slightly curved, brick-red ; lobes } in., roundly elliptic, patent or recurved in flower. 
Stamens glabrous, anthers exserted. Capsule 3 in., thinly glandular-pubescent.— 
Near D. tubiflorus. 
; ^l Corolla-tube cylindric, widened below the summit for scarce 3 its 
ength. 
4. D. nervosus, T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 487; leaves ovate 
acuminate glabrous lineolate, bđse shortly attenuate, spikes short uninter- 
rupted, bracts elliptic subobtuse or shortly acuminate nervose glabrate 
margins entire incurved not ciliate, corolla 14 in. blue glabrous. Justicia 
nervosa, Vahl Enum. i. 164; Bot. Mag. t. 1358. Ruellia varians, Vent. 
Jard. Cels. t. 46. Eranthemum nervosum, Br. Prodr. 477; Nees in Wall. 
Pl. As. Rar, ii. 106, and in DC. Prodr. xi. 445; Wall. Cat. 2493, in chief. 
E. pulchellum, Andr. Bot. Repos. t. a Panam, 
Nees in DC. Prodr. xi. 446. epos. t. 88, not af Roxb, E. Kdgeworth! 
.. Base of the HIMALAYA, alt. 1-3000 ft., from the Punjab to Bhotan, frequent. 
SILHET ; Wallich. SooNDERBUND ; Ciarke.—(Cultivated in various tropica 
countries.) 
Stems 2-6 ft., glabrous, or very nearly so to the summit. Leaves often 8 by 4in., 
entire or obscurely crenulate, upper shortly attenuate at the base, raphides copious 
on both surfaces; nerves lO pair; petiole 3-14 in. Spikes 1-3 in., often ternate, 
forming close terminal panicles; peduncles 4-1} in., often acutely quadrangular, 
lineolate, glabrous or obscurely pubescent; bracts } in., much more concave than in 
the neighbouring species, imbricated deeply but somewhat laxly, sometimes obtuse never 
