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126 DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Justicia. 
opposite, `of the flowers two, scie; unequal, obovate, or oblong- 
ventricóse, embracing between them one or two, complete flowers, 
and one or tworudiment.— Bractes (or inner calyx), ensiform, two to 
each flower, and rudiment.— Flowers small, pale-pink.—Calyr five- 
parted, segments ensiform.—Corol ; tube length of the involucres, a 
little twisted.— Border bilabiate, upper lip linear, three-toothed ; 
under lip oval, and slightly emarginate.— Anthers two on each fila- 
ment, purple.— Capsule pedicelled, small, flat, round, vinous two- 
celled, with two thin round seeds in each cell. 
Obs. I have two varieties (if not distinct species) from the Coast : 
of Coromandel.: In the first, the leaves are much narrower, and run 
more down on the petioles, and, with the bractes of the flowers, 
longer, more cuspidate, and ciliate. In the second variety, the leaves ; 
‘are cuneiform-lanceolate, and the bractes of the flower broad-oft 
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Herbaceous, branches straggling, round, PERTE dl petio- 
éd, cordate-oblong, pointed. ^ "Tube of the corol twisted, lips al~ 
most equal; the upper one prisco the lower one bidentate. 
Seeds solitary. 
Grows always among bushes, or under ide shade, in a 2 dry barren i 
soil. Floweri ng time, the wet and cold seasons. 
Root perennial —Stem scarcely any ; branches many, straggling, 
weak, round, smooth, jointed, ramous.— Leaves opposite, petioled, ! 
_cerdate-oblong, pointed, entire, smooth ; size very various.— 
' Flowers terminal, large, of a bright red. eohi aiT numerous, 
lanceolate,—Calyz single.—Corol ; tube twisted at the middle; lips 
equal, linear ; the upper one three-toothed and the under one emar- 
gmate.— Stamens a as long as the lips of the corol, projecting- along 
the under lip. .Anthers double.—Stigma "o two- 
‘seeded, one in. each cell. 
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