Justicia. — — DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. * 125 
lour, opening in succession.— Calyx five-toothed.— Corol, tube length 
of the largest involucres, filiform, having a small twist near the apex. 
Border two-parted, both divisions oblong, the upper one three-tooth- 
ed.— Nectary a gaping cup in which.the germ rests.—S/amens pro- 
jecting. Anthers two on each filament. —Siyle rather longer than 
the stamens. Stigma obtuse. 
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14. J. bivalois. Linn. S. Pl. ed. Willd. 1. 89. 
Shrubby. Leaves lanceolate. Peduncles axillary, and terminal, 
three to six cleft ; lateral pedicels often trifid ; ultimate divisions bear- 
ing a small head of sessile flowers, between eg unequal, linear 
bractes. Capsule clavate. _ 
oe native of the Moluccas. Be : E. 
- Folium tinctorium of Rumphius, quotted ondar the pocos. 
species, does not so well agree with J. bivalvis. I think Adel- 
Odagam, Rheed. mal. ix. 81. t. 43. belongs to neither of them. 
“15. J.-chinensis. Vahl. En. Pl. 1. 110. | 
Perennial, retroflex, Leaves cordate. Umbellets axillary, from 
three to five, and with the pedicels (from three to five), distichous, 
involucels obovate, unequal. Capsules round and thin. 
_ J. chinensis, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. Willd. 1. 80. Burm. ind. 8. t 4. 
Ff. 1. is bad if intended for this plant. 
A middle-sized, straggling, suffruticose species introduced from: 
China j into the Botanic Garden, where it flowers from August, till 
December. : 
Stem scarcely any ; branches. Vus senrosly ligneous, straggling 
aud. ascending, slender, somewhat six-angular, pretty smooth ; 
^ striking root where they rest on the ground ; from one to two feet 
long.— Leazes opposite, petioled, ovate-cordate, entire, somewhat 
acuminate, smooth, from one to two inches long.— Peduncles axillary, 
j from three to five in each axil, distichous; of various length, each sup- 
, Porting a little, distichous umbellet of from three to five, one or two- 
flowered, short pedicels.— Involucres of the pedicels two, subulate, 
