of them spreading, linear-lanceolate, mucronato-acute, puberulous, 
coarsely and distantly serrated, dark green above, red-purple 
beneath. Spikes terminal, of from six to nine flowers. Calyz- 
tube adherent, trigono-cylindrical, slightly downy and with glan- 
dular hairs: the limb of three triangular teeth. Petads three, 
spreading, large, obovate, deep rose, very acute. Stamens three : 
filaments subulate : anther subulate, two-lobed at the base. Style 
filiform, declined, as long as the filaments. 
Fig. 1. Portion of the stem and leaves. 2. Flower. 3. Stamen. 4. Section 
of ovary :—magnified. 
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