Justicia, DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 115 
proach to the sizeand figure of the bractes.—Peftoles about an inch 
long, flattened-nbove, and slightly marginated by the decurrent base 
of the leaf.—Spikes solitary, erect, from one to two feet long.— 
Rachis sharply four-sided, almost four-winged.— Flowers large dark- 
` blue, opposite in alternate pairs, which become remote as the spike 
elongates.— Bractes adpressed imbricating, with their ends cune- ` 
ate-lanceolar, dark green, acute, ciliate, about an inch long ; the 
lowermost barren and becoming floral leaves.—Jnterior two very 
small, scarcely longer thanthe five calycinesegments, ana like them 
linear, pubescent.—Tube of the corol slender, pubescent slightly 
enlarged towards the mouth, about twice the length of the outer 
; bracte.— Segments obovate truncate spreading and flat, equal, very 
pale below.— Two filiform barren stamina between the Jilaments, 
Anthers in the mouth of the corol with parallel cells.—N. W. 
JUSTICIA. Schreb. gen. N. 35. 
Coral one-petalled, irregular. Capsule superior, two-celled, two- 
valved, bursting with elasticity contrary to the partition. 
Sect. 1st. Anthers single. 
|. 1. J.. Ecbolium. Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. Wilid. 1. 85. 
Shrubby, erect. Spikes terminal, four-sided. Bractes oval, ciliate. . 
Corol bilabiate, tube filiform ; upper lip linear, reflexéd, with bipartite 
apex. Capsule two-seeded. « 2613 
Carim curini, .Rheed. mal. 2. t. 20. € 
Hind. Oodoo-jati. | z 
A natiya of our Indian forests. flours the greatest part of the 
year. | 
Stems several, woody, straight, round, smooth, jointed, and swell- 
ed above the joints; from two to four feet high.— Leaves opposite, . 
Petioled, oval, tapering a little towards each end, smooth, a little 
waved.— Spikes terminal, four-sided, imbricated with four rows af ? 
large, oval, sharply serrated, waved, one-flowered, bractes.— 7 j= 
ersa pale blue or azure colour.— Coroi ; tube p long and slender, 
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