Strobilanthes. ] CIX. ACANTHACEX. (C. B. Clarke.) 447 
as S. durus, T. Anders. sp. nov.; from the imperfectly ripe seeds it is either a var. of 
S. phyllostachyus, or a new species very closely allied to it. 
51. S. fimbriatus, Nees in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. ii. 85, and in DC. 
Prodr. xi. 180, not of T. Anders. nor of Kurz ; leaves oblong acuminate at 
both ends glabrous lineolate on both surfaces, heads ovoid 1-3 together sub- 
sessile, bracts obovate-oblong acuminate inciso-serrate rufous hairy. Ruellia 
fimbriata, Wall. Cat. 9363. 
KnasrA Mrs. ; Wallich. 
Shrubby; branches glabrous. Leaves 4 by 1 in., denticulate; nerves 8 pair; 
petiole $in. Heads 4-1 in., closely capitate, mostly on very short axillary spurs ; 
bracts $ in., shortly acuminate, the innermost lanceolate, the outermost often sub- 
truncate; bracteoles 4 in., linear. Corolla 14-1} in., glabrous without. Capsule 
3-1 in., oblong, 4-seeded. Seeds | in., ovate, shaggy ; areoles small. — Nees’ account 
of the bracteoles is erroneous; and T. Anderson has taken for fimbriatus the remote 
S. macrostegius. 
52. S. pectinatus, 7. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 474; leaves 
elliptic acuminate at both ends hairy, heads short-peduncled subsolitary 
ellipsoid, bracts large ovate truncate or pectinate, corolla 13-21 in. pale 
purple. S. echinatus, Nees in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. iii. 85, and in DC. Prodr. 
xi. 181. Ruellia pectinata, Wall. Cat. 2356. 
SIKKIM and BHOTAN, alt. 6000-7500 ft., frequent; Griffith, &c. KmAsIA and 
JAINTEA Mrs., alt. 4000 ft., frequent ; Wallich, &c. . . 
A spreading shrub, often 10 ft. Leaves 5 by 21 in., serrate, usually thinly hairy, 
villous or subtomentose beneath; nerves 9 pair; petiole j-1 in. Heads 1 in., hairy 
or hirsute; bracts 3-1 in., concave, green ; bracteoles 3 in., linear, widened upwards, 
Calyx 3-3 in., deeply divided; segments linear, glabrous, scarious. Corolla wide- 
funnel-shaped, nearly glabrous. Filaments and pistil sparsely puberulous. Capsule 
i-$in. Seeds 4 in., thin, ovate, mature shaggy with brown, somewhat deciduons, 
scarcely elastic hairs; areoles small.—From Nees’ quotation (in Wall. Pl. As. Rar.) 
it is clear that he adopted the name echinatus from misreading Wallich’s ticket. 
Var. Daltoni ; brown-villous, leaves tubercular subrugose above, bracts serrulate. 
—Darjeeling; J. D. H.—Possibly a distinct species, but the examples are in early 
bud, and very near S. pectinatus. 
53. S. Simonsii, 7. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 474; leaves 
broadly lanceolate acuminate softly shortly hairy, heads ellipsoid elongate 
hairy, bracts elliptic apex produced crenate, bracteoles linear acuminate at 
both ends softly hairy. Kurz For. Fl. ii. 244. 
ASSAM ; Dewangiri Hills, Simons ; Namroop in the Patkoye Mts., Griffith (Herb. 
Propr. n. 249). MaRTAAAN and TENASSERIM, in the tropical forests, Kurz. 
A shrub; branches pubescent or viscous-hairy. Leaves 5} by 2 in., base cuneate, 
crenate, minutely lineolate above, more hairy (especially on the 7-8 pair of nerves) ; 
petiole 1 in. Heads 14 by 4 in., on very short quasi-peduncles, often 2-3 together ; 
outer pair of bracts (of T. Anderson) leaf-like, sometimes like the true bracts ; bract 
li in, softly shortly hairy; bracteoles 2, $ in., more acuminate than in the allied 
Species. Sepals nearly as the bracteoles. Corolla 2 in. (Anderson), glabrous. 
Capsule glabrous, 4-seeded (Anderson).— Anderson apparently had. better material 
than exist now at Kew; he says ** buds yellow fide Griffith;" but it is more probable 
that the flowers are purplish : he certainly erred in reading “ Kamroop " in Lower 
Assam (for Namroop).—It is not probable that a Patkoye Mt. plant should be 
Common in the tropical Tenasserim forests: no example has been seen A ence, 
aut Kurz’s description coincides with the Patkoye plant. He describes the flowers 
as blue, 
94. S. glabratus, Nees in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. iii. 85, and in DC. 
