AcantAacece.] ceylon plants. . 233 



pressis hirsutis ;pamcuUs terminalibus, multifloris, ramulis multifloria ; 

 mnbus confertis ; calyce quinquc-partito, segmentis brevibus lanceola- 

 *^®' g^^^^^losis, tomentosis ; corolla extus subtomentosa, limbo breve, 

 5-Mo, labio inferiorc lougiore paulo inflate {T, A.).—c.v, 2994 



Var. IcEvius; foliis caulibusque glabris. 



Eab. Safiragam and Galle Districts, at an elevation of 1000 to 2000 



Ssepe ommno purpurascens, H-2.pedale, Folia 3-7 unc. longa, l|-2i unc. lata. 

 (hroUa 7 lin. longa, violacea, limbo interne flavo-viresceute. Anthem albidai, — 



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5. G- Hirsutum, T. Anders. ; caule erecto ; foliis ovatis, acutis, basi 



attenuatis, petiolatia, siibtus ad venos hirsutis, superne scabria, paniculis 

 termmalibus confertis liirsutissimis ; hracteis linearibus, ciliatis ; calyce 

 protunde 5-fido ; segmentis longe setaceis, hirsute ciliatis ; corolla ca- 

 lyce sequanti ; limho breviter 5-partito ; filamentis basi paulo hirsutis ; 

 camula S-lO-sperma {T. A,). 

 Hab. Central Province, at an elevation of 3000 to 5000 feet. 



Purpurascens, 2-3-pedale. Corolla flavo-virescens. Aniherce albida;,— ff. Thw. 



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TEIB, JUSTICIEM 



19. JUSTICIA, Linn. 



1. J. Adhatoda, 'jArm.—Adhatoda Vasica, K ab E. in DC. Prod, xi, 

 P-^87, cum syn.— c.p. 1991. 



-Hab. Common. JS"om. vulg. "Paawetta," 



Used medicinally by the Cinghalese as an expectorant for children. — ff. Tim, 



2. J. Betonica, lAnn^—AdJiatoda, N. ab E. in DC. 1. c. p. 385. A. 

 ''^^^^f/(^ta, A. ramosissima, A, Nilgherrica^ A. trinervia. A, areneria, N, 

 ab h.. in .DC. 1. c. p. 385, 386, 387. 



Hab. Very abundant. Nom, vulg. " Soodoo-pooroo-gass. 



A. Ntlgherrica^ Wight, Ic, t, 1544, A. trinervia, and A, arenaria, are merely stunted 

 States of /. Betonica ; with a complete suite of specimens it is impossible to dis- 

 wnguish them.— Z A, 



Qnn' ^' ^^*^<l^ebarieasis, Vmn.— Adhatoda y N. ab E. in DC. L c, p. 

 ^yy, cum. syn. ; Wight, Ic, t. 462.— c.p. 1993. 



-tlAB. Hot, drier parts of the island. ' 



Corolla albida vel rubra, faucc ruLro maculata,— G^. Thto. 



4. J. Ceylanica, T. Kndiev^.— Adhatoda, N. ab E. in DC. 



cum syn.— CP. 2422, 2718, 3110 (713 partim). 

 -tlAB. Not uncommon up to an elevation of 3000 feet. 



5. J. Hookeriana, T, KndieT^— Adhatoda, N. ab E. in DC. 1. c. p. 



' TT^^' T ^^^' Leptostachya Zeylanica, N. ab E. partim- 



JlAB. Very abundant on the banks of streams in the Central Pro- 

 vince. 



^^ci^^ lineares vel suhspathulatro.— ft Thw. 



Macrae's plant in Herb. Beath. n. 423, quoted by Nees von Esen. as Lejitostachya 

 ^lanica, is this species.— Z A. . 



^- ^' Qendarnssa, JAnn.—Gendurussa vulgaris, N. ab E. in DC. 1. c. 

 P- 410, cum syn.— c.p. 3662. 

 -^^B. Common. Nom, vulg, " Kalos-waaraneya." 



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