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ASYSTASIA scanpeEns. 
Climbing Asystasia. 
Nat. Ord. AcANTHACEH.—D1IpYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Gen. Char. Calyx 5-partitus, equalis. Corolla subinfundibuliformis, limbo 
5-fido, subeequali, lacinia supera concaviuscula. Stamina 4 didynama, inclusa, 
per paria basi connata. Anthere biloculares loculis parallelis basi callosis vel 
appendiculatis. Stigma capitatum, bilobum vel bidentatum. Capsula basi 
compresso-attenuata, asperma, superius depresso-tetragona, bilocularis, tetra- 
sperma. Semina retinaculis sustensa, discoidea, basi angulo prominente.—Plante 
Indie orientalis, Asie et Africa calidioris et temperate, herbacee vel fruticulose, 
lave, diffuse, subsarmentose. Racemus: spiciformis, secundus, axillaris vel. termi- 
nalis. Bractea communis et proprie exigue equales. Flores cerulei vel luteo- 
ceruleoque varit, sat speciosi. D.C. 
Asystasta scandens; scandens, foliis obovatis (ovatisve) acutis brevi-petiolatis 
glabris, racemis terminalibus compactis thyrsiformibus, pedicellis basi brae- 
teatis, calycis segmentis lineari-lanceolatis ciliatis, corolle tubo superne 
ampliato curvato, limbi lobis ovato-rotundatis marginibus crenato-crispatis, 
staminibus glandulosis. 
Asysrasta scandens, Lindl. Bot. Reg. 1847. t. 31. (under Henfreya). 
Asystas1a quaterna, Nees, in De Cand. Prodr.v. 11. p. 166. et p. 724. 
Henrreya scandens, Lindl. 1. c. 
RUELLIA quaterna, Thonn. Schum. in Plant. Guin. Sech. v. 2. p. 58. 
A remarkable African climbing Acanthaceous plant. Dr. 
Lindley had judged it to be nearly related to Thonning’s Ruellia 
quaterna, to which indeed Dr. Nees von Esenbeck has without 
doubt referred it, and this again to his genus Asystasia. In this 
we follow him, preferring, however, Dr. Lindley’s specific name, 
which is expressive, while that of Thonnmg can only tend to 
mislead, the number of the flowers being, in cultivation at 
least, anything but constant. This is one of the many fine 
plants introduced to our stove by Lord Derby, through the 
instrumentality of Mr. Whitfield. It flowers readily and remains 
a long time in blossom, in the Royal Gardens. 
Descr. A climbing shrub, with terete stems and branches, 
JUNE lst, 1849. 
