Strobilanthes.] ^ crx. AcaNTHaCEX. (C. B. Clarke.) 471 
| bracts j in., elliptic, pubescent, opposite one of each pair usually barren ; bracteoles 
oblong rather longer than the bracts. Calyx 1-3 in. divided subequally nearly to 
the base; segments linear-ligulate, softly pubescent, densely white papillose down the 
back. Corolla nearly straight, much ventricose upwards, constricted base of the tube 
short. Style glabrous. Capsule 3 in., spathulate-oblong, puberous, 4-seeded. Seeds 
3 in., ovate, shaggy ; areoles very small.—The papilla on the backs of the sepals 
(and continued also on the bracts) give this species a powdered or farinose look. 
129. S. nobilis, Clarke; leaves elliptic acuminate at both ends 
| Sparsely hairy on the nerves beneath, spikes long flexuose panicled pubes- 
| cent, flowers alternate, bracts lanceolate acute persistent. 
JAaInTEA Hiris; Jarain, alt. 3500 ft., Clarke. 
, Au erect gregarious shrub, 6-10 ft. Leaves 9 by 3 in., unequal-sided, upper ses- 
sile, serrate, thinly lineolate above; nerves 10 pair. Spikes 6—12 in., hardly inter- 
rupted ; bracts 3-1 in., very acuminate, minutely hairy; bracteoles ł in., linear- 
lanceolate. Calyx % in., divided nearly to the base equally ; segments linear, minutely 
scabrous-pubescent. Capsule 3 in., nearly glabrous, 4-seeded. Seeds à in., ovate, 
| Shaggy; areoles very small.— Corolla not preserved, believed to be yellow. 
130. S. inflatus, T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 476; villous, 
leaves elliptic or subovate acuminate, flowers alternate or some opposite in 
flexuose or twisted 1-sided spikes, lower bracts leaf-like upper spathulate, 
corolla 14 in. much curved pubescent without.—Goldfussia sp. n. 28, Herb. 
Ind. Or. H. f. & T. 
Sikkim HrMALAYA, alt. 5-8000 ft. ; J. D. H. . 
_ Branches woody, flexuose, terete, fulvous-villous. Leaves 21 by 1-1i in., serrate, 
hairy on both surfaces ; nerves 6 pair; petiole 1} in. Spikes 1-3 in., fulvous villous, 
internodes zigzag or contorted almost asin S. Helictus ; most of the bracts foliaceous ; 
bracteoles minute linear. Corolla funnel-shaped, inflated, tube very much curved 
towards the top ; segments subquadrate orbicular. Capsule $ in., narrowly elliptic, 
glabrous, 4-seeded. Seeds din. subquadrate, shaggy; areoles subobsolete. —Nearly 
aL the bracts are leaf-like, persistent; the uppermost, entirely bracteiform ones, are 
eciduous, 
131. S. Wallichii, Nees in Wall Pl. As. Har. iii. 87, and in DC. 
Prodr. xi. 193; leaves petioled elliptic acuminate nearly glabrous upper 
sessile cordate, spikes lax l-sided, flowers solitary or paired, many of the 
lower bracts large leaf-like, sepals linear subobtuse glabrous in fruit elon- 
gate somewhat hairy at the tips, corolla 14 in. blue. T. Anders. in Journ. 
inn. Soc. ix. 477. Ruellia alata, Wall. Pl. As. Rar.i. 26, t. 31, and 
Cat. 9371 a. Goldfussia Thomsoni, Bot. Mag. t. 5119, not Strobilanthes 
Thomsoni, T. Anders. 
SUBALPINE HIMALAYA, alt. 7-11,000 ft.; from Nepal to Bhotan, common, 
Wallich, &c. 
Stems 6-24 in., weak, quadrangular sometimes sharply, glabrous or pubescent on 
the angles. Leaves 3 by 1 in., crenate-serrate, puberulous or glabrate, thinly lineo- 
late above; nerves 6 pair; petiole 3 in. Spikes 1-6 in., often flexuose or zigzag, 
lowest flowers appearing often axillary solitary opposite; bracts (many of the middle 
ones) ovate or subcordate, altogether resembling the upper leaves ; uppermost bracts 
often small, less than + in., ovate or obovate, glabrate ; bracteoles linear-oblong, 
small or 0, Sepals in flower } in., usually quite glabrous, in fruit. often more than 
lin, laxly flexuose, very narrow, usually more or less glandular hairy at least at the 
tips. Corolla nearly straight, glabrous or with minute lines of bairs within j cy in- 
dric base about as long as the ventricose portion ; segments short, round. bee. 
and style glabrous. Capsule }-3 in., glabrous, 4-seeded. Seeds | in. ovato pu , 
cent; areoles small.—The lowest flowers often appear axillary opposite, with 2 sma 
ovate bracteoles each : more careful comparison shows that the axillary flower is on a 
