510 ACANTHACEA, 
Tropical and South Africa; the American species are almost confined to Mexico and 
the country southward to Colombia. | 
1. Barleria discolor, Nees in Benth. Bot. Voy. ‘Sulphur,’ p. 146, et DC. Prodr. 
xl. p. 224. 
Barleriopsis discolor, rst. in Vidensk. Meddel. 1854, p. 184. 
Sourn Mexico, Consoquitla (Liebmann), Cuernavaca (Bilimek, 339); Costa Rica, 
Nicoya (Sinclair). Ub. Kew. 
2. Barleria micans, Nees in Benth. Bot. Voy. ‘Sulphur,’ p. 146, et DC. Prodr. 
x1. p. 223. 
Barleriopsis micans, Girst. in Vidensk. Meddel. 1854, p. 184. 
Barleriopsis glandulosa, Gist. loc. cit.? _ 
Sourn Mexico, Mirador (Linden, 188), Zacuapan and Oaxaca (Liebmann), Cuernavaca 
(Bourgeau, 1395); Guaremata (Skinner); Costa Rica, Cartago &c. (Girsted) ; PANAMA, 
Empire station (8. Hayes, 605), near Cruces (Seemann, 415).—CotompBia. Hb. Kew. 
13. BERGINIA. 
Berginia, Harv.; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. p. 1096. 
A diminutive shrubby monotype. 
1. Berginia virgata, Harv.; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. ii. p. 1097; A. Gr. 
Synop. Fl. N. Am. ii. p. 327. 
Arizona or Norta Mexico (Coulter, 603). Hb. Kew. 
14. STENANDRIUM. 
Stenandrium, Nees in Lindl. Introd. Nat. Syst. ed. 2, p. 444; Benth. et Hook. Gen. Plant. i. 
p. 1095. 
About eighteen herbaceous species, ranging from Mexico to Chili and Buenos Ayres. 
1. Stenandrium chameranthemoideum, CErst. in Vidensk. Meddel. 1854, 
p. 139; Walp. Ann. v. p. 655. 
Sour Mexico, near Colipa and Hacienda de Santa Barbara, Vera Cruz (Liebmann). 
2. Stenandrium dulce, Nees in DC. Prodr. xi. p. 282; A. Gr. Synop. Fl. N. 
Am. ii. p. 327. 
Ruellia dulcis, Cav. Ic. Pl. vi. p. 62, t. 585. fig. 2. 
Crossandra? fascicularis, Benth. Pl. Hartw. p. 22. 
Froripa (var. floridanum, A. Gr.).—Norta Mexico, Lerios, east of Saltillo, at 10,000 
feet (Palmer, 2030), region of San Luis Potosi, 6000 to 8000 feet (Parry & Palmer, 
703, in part); Sour Mexico, Lagos (Hartweg).—CotomBia to Cutni. Hb. Kew. 
