470 CIX. ACANTHAOEX. (C. B. Clarke.) [Strobilanthes. 
late; nerves 5-9 pair; petiole $ in. Spikes 3-8 in., axillary and terminal, but little 
branched; flowers all distant alternate ; bracts 4-} in., unequal, opposite, the smaller 
one barren ; bracteoles À in., linear. Calyx 4-14 in., divided subequally nearly to the 
base ; segments linear, glabrous or very viscous hairy, more or less enlarged in fruit, 
Corolla nearly glabrous, very ventricose from a constricted base scarce 4 in. tong ; 
segments short, round. Stamens 4, filaments very hairy downwards. Capsule 1 x 
glabrous, 4-seeded. Seeds 4 in., ovate, pubescent hair at first dense white, ultimately 
tawny less; areoles very small.—T. Anderson says the leaves are “ softly tomentose 
beneath," which is a mistake. 
195. S. Griffithianus, 7. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 481; leaves 
broadly lanceolate acuminate at both ends puberulous on the nerves benenin , 
spikes elongate zigzag viscous pubescent, flowers distant alternate, bras US 
lanceolate obtuse persistent, corolla 13 in. yellow. Triænanthus Griffithi- 
anus, Nees in DC. Prodr. xi. 169. 
Kuasia Mrs., alt. 2-3000 ft., Griffith, J. D. H., &c., frequent on the southern 
face. 
A spreading shrub, 3-7 ft. diam. ; branches fuscous-puberulous upwards. Leaves 
6 by li in. minutely denticulate; nerves 10 pair; petiole 3 in. Spikes 38 Ds 
lateral and in lax terminal panicles ; bracts 1 in., opposite, more or less unequal, on 
of each pair supporting a flower; bracteoles 3 in., linear-oblong. Calyx 3-2 thes 
divided subequally very nearly to the base ; segments (one a little Jonger than the i i 
4) linear-oblong, green, viscous-pubescent. Corolla nearly straight glabrous, ye ^s 
with brown or red spots or lines; linear-cylindric base"of the tube about as long A 
the ventricose part. Filaments very hairy. Capsule 3 in., nearly glabrous, Asees a 
Seeds 4-4 in., fulvous-hairy; areoles very small.—Nees erected this plant into 
genus on the ground that the calyx was 2-lipped with one lip trifid but half-way 
down ; an error of fact. 
126. S. paucinervius, T. Anders. in Herb. Kew; glabrous, leaves 
elliptic acuminate, spikes linear elongated interrupted flexuose alternate-fld., 
bracts lanceolate persistent. 
TENASSERIM or ANDAMAN ISLANDS; Helfer (Kew Distrib. n. 6115). ire or 
Apparently a lax shrub. Leaves 44 by 1} in., base rhomboid, subentire in 
minutely denticulate, lineolate on both surfaces; nerves 5-6 pair ; petiole è les 
Spikes 2-4 in., axillary, short peduncled, 1 or 2 together; bracts 4 in. bracteo 
pd 
nearly as long, narrower, persistent. Calyx subequally 5-fid nearly to the base; — 
segments linear-lanceolate acute. Capsule $ in., glabrous, 4-seeded. Seeds à in» 
ovate, shaggy ; areoles hardly any. 
_127. S. elongatus, Clarke; glabrous, leaves lanceolate acuminate, 
spikes very long lax, flowers alternate and opposite distant, bracts lance 
late persistent, sepals linear-lanceolate rather longer than the bracts. 
Assam ; Namroop, Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 6183). : 
A shrub. Leaves 44 AR fa base cuneate, mikutely serrate, densely lineolata 
above ; nerves 11 pair; petiole } in. Spikes axillary and quasi-terminal, 1 al 
together, attaining 7 in., sparingly branched, leafless; bracts in opposite Pein r 
distant, both or one or neither bearing a flower, À by jj in.; bracteoles inen 
shorter than the bracts. Sepals jin. glabrous. Corolla not seen. Capsule i-$in, 
4-seeded, glabrous, Seeds compressed, orbicular, subelastically bairy. 
128. S. farinosus, Clarke; leaves elliptic acuminate at each end 
serrate glabrous, spikes 1n a pubescent panicle, flowers distant alternate, 
bracts very small persistent, corolla 14 in. nearly glabrous without. 
MOULMEIN ; Thoung Yun, Lobb. le; 
Branch terete, glabrous. Leaves 5 by 13 in., upper surface lineolate, lowen oe ; 
nerves 7 pair; petiole 3 in. Spikes axillary, and a terminal panicle 4 in. à 
