Tas. 4260. 
ZESCHINANTHUS Lossianvs. 
Mr. Lobb’s Aischinanthus. 
Nat. Ord. CyrranpracEs—Diprnamia ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Gen. Char. (Vide supra, Tas. 4236.) 
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AiscutInantuvs Lodbianus; subscandens, foliis ellipticis carnosis aveniis integer- 
rimis v. obscure serratis glaucis, corymbis terminalibus bracteatis, calyce 
amplo cylindraceo-subcampanulato dense nigro-tomentoso segmentis brevi- 
bus acutis patentibus, corolla calyce vix duplo longiore pubescente. 
AEscHINantuus Lobbianus. Hort. Veitch. 
Splendid as is the present species of schinanthus, this figure 
will soon be followed by that of an allied one (4. pulcher) not less 
beautiful, and both imported by Mr. Veitch of the Nursery, 
Exeter, through the medium of his collector, Mr. Thomas Lobb, 
from Java. They are there probably Epiphytes, therein resembling 
many Orchideous plants; and seem to be amongst the most 
brilliant of the vegetation of that fertile country. Like the 
Orchideous Epiphytes, too, they seem to be by no means difficult 
of cultivation in a moist stove, and they are assuredly very free 
flowerers. Of all the species with which we are acquainted, 
however, and there are not a few which we possess in our 
Herbaria, the two now alluded to are certainly the most striking, 
the present especially so, from the strong contrast between the 
purplish-black calyx and the brilliant hue of the corolla. It 
flowers from June to August. 
Duscr. A straggling branching shrwé, of a succulent character. 
Stem and branches deep purple, terete, glabrous. Leaves oppo- 
site, fleshy, but very firm, almost cartilaginous, on short petioles, 
spreading, elliptic, glaucous, with the edge or margin generally 
purple, entire or slightly serrated, having a depressed line in the 
middle, but no conspicuous veins, obtuse at the base, rather 
more acute at the point. Corymd terminal, bracteated. Pedicels 
short, purple, downy; dracts cordate, membranaceous, dark 
purple, entire, about as long as the pedicels. Calyx large, ample, 
OCTOBER Ist, 1846. 
