438 CIX. ACANTHACEX. (C. B. Clarke) — [Strobilanthes. 
NirGHERRIES; Canoor, Wight (nn. 1945, 2207, herb. propr.) —. . 
A coarsely hairy shrub, resembling S. Wightianus. Leaves attaining 54 by 34 in. 
(mostly much smaller), base obtuse shortly decurrent on the petiole, nearly entire, 
thick, rugose, upper surface subhispid with hairs from tubercular bases, under villous ; 
nerves 7-8 pair; petiole 1} in. Heads sessile, 1 in., dense, hairy; bracts i-l in, 
erect; bracteoles 4 in., sublinear. Calyx 3 in. or more, divided more than half-way 
down ; segments linear-lanceolate, hairy upwards. Corolla 1 in., glabrous without, 
hairy within, subsymmetric, cylinder portion of the tube as long as the ventricose. 
Stamens 4; filaments very hairy at the base. Ovary dense fulvous-hairy at the tip ; 
style sparsely hairy; ovules 4. Capsule scarcely 4 in., narrowly ellipsoid, 2- or 4- 
seeded. Seeds more than 1 in. glabrous; areoles 0.— This in the dry state greatly 
resembles S. Wightianus, but the ovary, style and seeds differ. Col. Beddome says 
the shrub is well known to him at Canoor, but has not flowered during his whole 
residence in the Nilgherries. 
24. S. Wightianus, Nees in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. iii. 86, and in DC. 
Prodr. xi. 180; coarsely hairy, leaves ovate, heads ovoid, bracts elliptic- 
acuminate overtopping the calyx, ovary glabrous at the tip, capsule 4-seeded. 
Wight Ic.t. 1514; T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 466. 
Niteuerry Mrs., alt. 7-8000 ft., frequent; Gardner, Wight, Gen. Munro, &c. 
Stems 2-3 ft., stout, often almost shaggy. Leaves 14-2 by lin., obtuse, base 
shortly cuneate, thick, rugose. Bracts 3-1 in., acute; bracteoles $ in., linear- 
spathulate, Calyx % in., divided nearly to the base; segments linear-oblong, sub- 
obtuse, softly hairy; in fruit somewhat membranous nervose. Corolla $-1 in. 
blueish, nearly glabrous without, with hairy lines within; cylindric base of the tube 
much shorter than the ventricose part. Ovary glabrous; style sparsely hairy. Cap- 
sule 4 in., oblong, 4-seeded. Seeds 4; in. long, thin, elliptic, glabrous; areoles 0 — 
Otherwise as the preceding species, which Wight appears to have included under 
Wightianus. 
25. S. pulneyensis, Clarke; hirsute, leaves ovate shortly acute, 
heads subglobose abbreviated dense with foliaceous bracts, style-base 
patently hairy, corolla-tube with long linear-cylindrie base. S. punctatus, 
Bedd. Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. t. 204 in note, not of Nees. 
S. Deccan ; Pulney Hills and Anamallays, Beddome. 
Resembling S. Wightianus, but with a differently shaped corolla. Leaves 3 by 
2 in. base rounded or cuneate, crenate, thick, tubercular-hairy above, more softly 
hairy beneath ; petiole 1} in. Heads much depressed, as if into flattened rosettes, 
the rounded bracts patent on all sides; bracteoles 1-3 in., linear-lanceolate. Calyz 
1-3 ivn., divided more than half-way down ; segments linear-lanceolate, bairy. Corolla 
1 in, somewhat hairy in the bud; cylindric base as long as the ventricose part. 
Filaments glabrous, except at the base. Ovary slightly patently hairy towards the 
apex, 4-ovulate. Capsule not seen.— Communicated by Col. Beddome as probably 
Ruellia ? punctata of Wight, which differs very considerably. In the absence of seeds, 
it is placed by guess next S. Wightiauus. 
_ 26. S. neilgherrensis, Bedd. Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. &. 106 ; hirsute, sub- 
hispid, leaves large ovate acuminate, heads ovoid, bracts narrow-oblong; 
bracteoles and calyx-segments in fruit elongate caudate patently bristly, 
capsule 4-seeded. 
1 8. DECCAN, common in the mountains, Nilgherries, Pulneys, Coorg, &c., Bed- 
ome. 
A shrub, general aspect of S. Perrottetianus. Leaves 6 by 3} in. base obtuse, 
crenate, coarsely hispid with white or yellow hairs from tubercular bases; nerves 8 
pair; petiole 1-2 in. Heads sessile, capitate, not elongate even in fruit; bracts 1 by 
1 in. ; bracteoles at flower-time } in., linear, in fruit elongate very long-tailed. Sepals 
3 in.; in fruit at least 1 in., base lanceolate with leaden glabrous scarious margins. 
