Biidliece.] CXXII. ACANTHACE^, 1087 



perfecta didynama, posticis ssepius inulto minoribus, nunc 2 antica perfecta posticis ad 

 staminodia brevia reductia, ad basin faucis affixa, incliisa, iilainentis basi x>ostice approxi- 

 mate Siupiusque intur se et cum i^tamiuudio quiiito minimo dum adyit linea transversa 

 V. membrana brevi connexis ; antlierso oblonga;, dorsifix^, loculis a^qimlibus parallelis 

 muticis. Discua parum conspicuus. Stylus apice linearis, recurvus, lobo poatico 

 minimo dentifonui v. obsoleto ; ovula in CLUOi^ue loculo 2 rarissime 3 (v. 4 ?), Cap^ula 

 oblonga v. linearisj basi parum contracta, a basi v, fere a basi 2-locnlari8. Semiirn 4 

 V. abortu pauciora, suborbicularia, plano-compresea, retinaculis acutia v- rarius subcla- 

 vatis fulta ; embryo normalis,— Herb^ fruticesve aitipiua erecti nimc elati, glabri scabro- 

 pubescentes v, villosi. Folia opposita, in paucia .speciebus valdc disparia, iiitegeriima v. 

 dentata, Flores ca;rulei violacei v, albi rariasime flavi, ad axillas bractearum oppositarum 

 solitarii, aessilea v. breviter pedicellati, nunc in spicas densaa v. interruptas terminales v- 

 ad axillas puduuculatas ccmferti, nunc x>'^i^ibus dissitis et pedicellis iuterdum evolutia 

 laxius paniculati, v. uno flore solo cujusque paria eToluto in cymis laxis irregidariter 

 paniculatis disperai, Eracteee nunc aubfoliaceii; imbi'icatte, nunc calyce breviores ; 

 bractcoln; angustye v. parva; v. obsulctiy. 



Species in horbariis iiostris ad 120, pro maxima parte IndiEG orieiibdis hicolae, paiicre iisqiio ad 

 Chinam et Japoiiiara estensa>, noiiimlhe in Archipelago ilalayano obvia?, una sola adhuc in Africa 

 tropica repcrtji. Nees in DC. Prod, xi, 177- Walp. Ann. iii. 217- T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. 

 ix. 460. Miq. FL Ind, Bat, ii, 795, et in Ann, Mus, Lugd. Bat. li. 124. Kiirz in Journ. Asiat, 

 Soc. Bauj. xL 75. Book. Exot. Fl. t 191 (Bmllia). Wall PI. As, liar, (.31, 250 {liudHa), 295 

 Wight, Ic, t, 448 {Fhlebopkyllum), t 1497 ad 1501 et 1521 {Endopogo7i% t, 1507 {Uptacanthus), t. 

 3508 ad 1510 ct 1522 (Goldfussia), t, 15C3 (liudlia), t loll ad 1520, 1523, 1619. Bedd, Ic. PL 

 Ind. Or. t. 196 ad 225, 259 ad 262, Bot. Mag. t, 3404, 3881, 4363, 4767 et 5119 {Gohlfuss'ta), t. 

 3517, 3902. BoL Reg. t. 955, 1238 {Euellia); 1841, t. 32. Maund, Botanist, t, 155 et 244 {Gold- 

 fusmi), 208, 



'Genus vastum ct quoad iuflorcsccntiam et coroUai tubum polymorphum quidem eed facile digno- 

 scendiim si corollie ffstivationem, staminum situs, ovulonim numcmm, etc. caute observes, ncc in 

 aectiones characteribus definitis liuiitatas diyidendum videtur, ct genera E^tdopogon, Nces in WalL 

 PI. A'i, Bar, iii< 70, et in DC, Prod, xi. 103, Walp, Ann. iii* 213, t, 647 ; Phi-kuofhvllijm, Kees 

 U, cc, 75 ct 102 (GVTZT.XYFIA, Ranee in Hook, Kew Journ. i, 142; Walp. ^W7*. iii. 213) ; Lepta- 

 cANTuus, 'Necs^ II. cc, 75 ct 169 ; Goldfussia, Necs, II. cc. 75 et 171, Walp. Ann. iii. 216 ; BuTKRJiAi 

 Kces, IL cc. 75 et 106 ; Adexacanthus, Necs, II. ec, 75 et 196; et TIlI-l-:^'A^-™us, Nees in DC, Prod. 

 sx. 169, bene a 7", Andcr&onlo 1. c, ad Sirohilantlicm revocantur. Hie auctor species imprimis ad 

 jiillorescentiam in scctiones 7 distribxijt, quce parum dofiuito limitantur, scd mcliores non ocennnxnt. 

 In Endopogone spicte sjepixis tennes fere Stenosipltonii^ et stamina plerumquo 2 tantum perfecta, 

 Bcd infloreseentia tenuis t. flores diandri etiam in aliis scriebus hinc inde observantur, Caljcis 

 tegmenta in Lcptacaniho sjepius inxqiialia sunt, Ked non fscmpcr Kqualia in otetoris scriebus. Sitjcs 

 EuBfrobUanthes spiois bre^nbus deusis bractcis imbricatis porsistcntibus, Antentianthes spicislongiori' 

 bixs tcnxiioribus bractcis i*aiplii3 pcrsistcntil'us, ct GoUlfmsfia spicis deiii^i^ bractcis dcciduis, quoad 

 speciea pluros difEicillime distinguuntur. Goldfit?£i<ey nicdiantibus SicnndiJtoriSy Qwm Pamculatis i^t 

 Lcpfacanthis facile connectuutiir. 



Mackesxiea» I^vcs in DC Prod, xi. 308, est Sirohdauihes icxcnnis, Nccs; specimen in berb. 

 Bentb. a Xeesio descriptum Zeylajiicum est, a Mackenzio lectum, ntc Americanum* 



Sirobiliinthes lactatus, Bot. jVIag. t- 4366, eat IhcelUce species Americana. 



In iconibus Bcddomianis nounullisquc "Wightianis supra citatis cEctcrum optimis, crrore picturiB, 

 corollie venatione SEepo leviter torta iucautc obserrata, lobns nnus int^r stamina 2 postica delinca- 

 tur, sUimiuodio dum adsit et macula v. linea pilosa liuic lobo oppositis. In tcto tamen gcnero loUi 

 duo postici (scu labium posticum) inter stamina postiat siti sunt, et macula scu linea piluta, si 

 simplex sub siun inter hos lobos invenitur, si duplex his duabits opposita, uti rite delincatur in 

 icouibus "Wighlianis, t 1498, 1500, 1502, 1510, 1512, 1515, 1518, 1519, 1520, 1522. 



In S.J}ava, Kurz (5. scahra^ T. Anders.), capsula 8-spenua ex Kurzio in Journ. Asiat Soc. Bciig. 

 3tb 74 ; in spcciminibus nostris ovula in quoqiie loculo saepins 3 v. in uno loculo 2 in altero 3 inveni- 

 mus, rarius 2 in utroque loculo, 4 adhuc non vidimus; habitus tameu, flores majusculi aliique 

 charactcrcs jxjtius Sirohilanthis quam Uemigraphldis, 



