Justicia. | CIX. ACANTHACER. (C. B. Clarke.) 537 
Var. B angustifolia, T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 511 (egel. syn. 
J. Vahlii). Rostellularia quinquangularis, Nees in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. iii. 
101, and in DC. Prodr. xi. 375. 
CENTRAL INDIA, common; from W. Bengal and Agra ta Belgaum. 
Branches often 20 in., rigid, 4-5-angular, geniculate; internodes long. Leaves 3 
by 1-3 in., glabrous, raphides obscure; petiole 0-2 in., puberulous. Spikes 1-6 in. ; 
lower flowers usually opposite solitary, calyx just reaching to the next pair; bracts 
1 in., linear-oblong, glabrous, scarious-margined ; bracteoles similar, smaller. Sepals 
4-4 in., hardly broader than the bracteoles. Seeds much larger than in the neigh- 
bouring species, slightly concentrically tubercular-rugose.—J. Vahlii, Roth, resembles 
this in the narrow leaves. 
VAR. peploides; leaves oblong or ovate petiole often } in., spikes shorter often 
subovate when young. T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 511 (sp.); Boiss. Fl. 
Orient. iv. 525. J. procumbens, Wall. Cat. 2441, partly. Rostellularia peploides, 
Nees in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. iii. 101, and in DC. Prodr. xi. 375; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. 
Fl. 193.— Throughout the Gangetic Plain, from the Punjab to Bengal, and through 
Central India to the Concan. Distrib. Affghanistan.—Usually much more branched 
than the type, sometimes small 3-6 in. diam. This var. is very unlike the type in 
general aspect, and does not graduate into it; but the obtuse glabrous sepal-tips and 
large capsule and seeds agree closely. 
44. J. notha, Clarke; stems simple glabrous, leaves sessile oblong 
white-setulose on the nerves beneath, bracts elliptic, sepals linear-oblong 
white-setulose upwards.  Rostellularia simplex, Wight Ic. t. 1542 (not 
Justicia simplex, D. Don). 
Inpia?; Herb. Wight. 
Stems 1 foot, slender, 4-5-angular. Leaves lj by } in., subobtuse at both ends, 
transversely lineolate glabrate above. Spikes 2 by j in., terminal, solitary, dense ; 
bracts 4 by 3 in., setulose-ciliate on margins and midrib, otherwise glabrous. Corolla 
sin. Capsule | in., ellipsoid. — Wight gives no locality for this; it is a well-charac- 
terized plant, and probably Malayan. 
45. J. khasiana, Clarke; stems elongate hispid, leaves sessile 
ng hispid on both surfaces, bracts linear-oblong hispid, sepals sublinear 
spid. 
Krasta Mrs., alt. 5000 ft., common; Grifith, H. f. & T., &e. . 
Stems 14-3 ft., branched. Leaves 1} by à in. Spikes 2-4 by } in., hardly inter- 
rupted at the base, very hispid; bracts J by qy-qy in. Corolla j-Y in. Capsule jin., 
ellipsoid. Seeds undulate obscurely rugose; testa minutely reticulated.— Nearly 
allied to J, notha, but differing in the indumentum and narrower bracts. 
46. J. assamica, Clarke; leaves sessile narrowly obovate obtuse 
glabrous, bracts narrowly oblong minutely hispid, sepals narrowly lanceolate 
ISpidulous, 
Assam; Griffith (Kew Distrib. n. 6159). 
Stems prostrate, copiously rooting; flowering oranches 3-4 in., nu ° ; 
l-spicate, Leaves 1 by } in., base long-cuneate ; raphides sunk. Spikes 2 by $ in., 
continuous, somewhat dense; bracts d by 4; in., scarious-margined. Corolla nearly 
sin. Capsule 3-2 in., ellipsoid.—In the sessile leaves, large corolla, and small capsule, 
ìs allied to J. notha and J. khasiana. 
, numerous, erect, 
leaves subsessile linear-oblong obtuse 
tening bristle-ciliate. 
373; T. Anders. in 
l 47. J. Royeniana, Clarke; ] 
glabrous, bracts and sepals linear-lanceolate acute glis 
stellularia Royeniana, Nees in DC. Prodr. xi. 
wartes Enum. 234, partly. 
CEYLON ; Walker, Thwaites. 
