466 crx. ACANTHACEX. (C. B. Clarke.) [Strobilanthes. 
A shrub; branches quadrangular, scabrid puberulous upwards. Leaves 6 by 2} in., 
crenulate-dentate, with small raphides on both surfaces, paler beneath; nerves 12 
pair; petiole 4-3 in. (often very unequal in the opposite pairs). Spikes 1—4 in., 
axillary, 1 or 2 together, interrupted, slender even before flower-time ; bracts 1-3 1n., 
green, slightly pubescent; bracteoles}in. Calyx 4-4 in., divided nearly to the base ; 
segments lanceolate, scarcely acute, tuscous-pubescent. Corolla 1} in., pubescent 
without, nearly straight; linear-cylindric part of the tube nearly as long as the 
ventricose part. Filaments very hairy (Nees). Capsule not seen. 
112. S. microcarpus, T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 482; leaves 
large petioled ovate acuminate coarsely serrate hirsute on both surfaces, 
flowers panicled distant mostly in opposite pairs, bracts and bracteoles very 
small, corolla $ in. glabrous without. 
TENASSERIM or ANDAMANS ; Helfer (Kew Distrib. n. 6113). . 
A shrub; branches terete, swollen at the nodes, glabrous. Leaves 8 by 43 m., 
base broadly rhomboid, hirsute with white hairs which are stellately clustered on the 
upper surface, closely minutely lineolate on both surfaces; nerves 15 pair; petiole 
13-2 in. Inflorescence viscidly glandular-hairy ; spikes proper apparently laxly few- 
fid., axillary and running into a terminal panicle; bracts 4 in., linear; bracteoles 
similar to the bracts. Calyx 4 in., divided nearly to the base, viscous ; segments linear, 
more or less unequal. Corolla nearly straight, very hairy within; cylindric base 
much shorter than the ventricose portion ; segments short. Capsule scarcely jin. 
clavate, 2-seeded where examined.—Helfer’s examples are in bad condition, with the 
leaves (both cauline and floral) all detached; and the species very possibly is not 
placed here correctly. 
113. S. angustifrons, C/arke; leaves elliptic acuminate at both 
ends nearly glabrous, spikes lateral and terminal paniculate with capitellate 
tips, bracts oblong acuminate caducous, corolla 14 in. nearly glabrous 
purple.—Strobilanthes sp. n. 29, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. y T., partly. 
Goldfussia Edgeworthiana, Nees in DC. Prodr. xi. 173 ? 
N.W. HIMALAYA; Deyra, alt. 2500 ft., Thomson; Kangra and Dhurmsala, 
alt. 3—6000 ft., Clarke. 
A suberect shrub, 2-3 ft.; branches glabrous. Leaves 4} by 13 in. upper all 
attenuate at the base, serrulate, upper surface and margin minutely hairy or glabrous, 
raphides small on both surfaces; nerves 6 pair; petiole 3 in. Spikes forming short 
irregular panicles, branches nearly glabrous; lower bracts leaf-like, lanceolate (base 
never cordate), upper shorter than the calyx ; bracteoles 4 in., linear, scarcely pubescent. 
Sepals j-4 in., linear, pubescent. Corolla nearly as of S. alatus, but much nar- 
rower. Capsule 4-4 in., sparsely pubescent, 4-seeded. Seeds scarcely $ 1n» 
orbicular, hairy; areoles hardly any.—This differs from S. alatus by the slenderer 
corolla, capsule and seeds, and by the uppermost leaves being narrowed never cordate 
at the base. 
114. S. agrestis, Clarke; leaves ovate acuminate at both ends 
sparsely hairy on both surfaces, spikes elongate paniculate with capitellate 
tips, bracts shorter than the calyx obovate pubescent caducous, corolla 2 in. 
glabrous without. 
SUBTROPICAL SIKKIM and W. Buoray, alt. 2-5000 ft., frequent; Clarke. 
An erect, branched undershrub, 1-2 ft.; branches upwards quadrangular, pubescent. 
Leaves 4 by 2 in., often unequal, shortly acuminate at the base, serrulate, shortly 
sparsely hairy above, minutely pubescent beneath, minutely lineolate on both sur- 
faces; nerves 6 pair; petiole 3-4 in. Spikes 1-4 in., hairy, lower flowers in distant 
pairs; bracts 4 in.; bracteoles è in, linear-oblong. Corolla slightly curved, rather 
narrowly tubular-ventricose, lavender colour. Capsule and seeds as of S. angustifrons» 
to which it is nearly allied. 
Var. hemiotis ; one leaf of every pair sessile cordate less than 4 the length of the 
other.—Khasia Mts., Herb. Watt. 
