Gratiola. BIANDRIA MONOG&YNIA. 137 
pair.—Corol bilabiate; tube contracted at the middle; upper lip 
straight, narrow, with a two-lobed apex ; under lip broad, three-lobed, 
drooping.— Stamina, the fertile pair of filaments lodged under the 
upper lip of the corol with twin anthers, adhering by pairs, the sterile 
pair from the under lip, with large yellow, free, clavate apices,— 
Stigma two-lobed — Capsules ovate, two-celled, hid between the 
exterior leaflets of the calyx.— Seed numerous, very small.* 
Obs. As Rumphius observes, the leaves of this plant are exceedingly 
bitter, and might, no doubt mo valuable purposes in medicine. 
9. G. grandi Mora. Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. Wi lid. 1. 105. Ein; PI. 2. 
N. 179. 
Annual, creeping. Leaves feste: broad.lanceolate, Peur ser- 
rate. Flowers axillary, solitary. Capsules linear. ae 
A native of moist places. Flowers during the wet and cold seasons, 
Stems several, annual, creeping, four-sided, smooth; from six to 
twelve inches long.— Leaves opposite, sessile, oblong, dedecus 
pointed, smooth.— Peduncles axillary, about half the length of the 
leaves, erect, one-flowered.— Flowers light blue.— Coro! ; tube cylin- 
dric, upper lip entire; under lip broad, three-parted.—Ctamens, the 
two fertile filaments lodged under the upper lip, approaching arch 
ways. Anthers twin, united ; the sterile filaments resting on the un- 
der lip and adhering to it, yellow, curved.— Capsules lanceolate, longa 
er than the peale; 
3. G: alata. R. 
Annual. Leaves petioled, ovate, jerret d ibati Racemes termi- 
nal. Calyx five-toothed, and five-winged. Sterile flent free. o" 
sule linear, hid in the calyx. : 
À native of the Moluccas, is one of the largest of our India Com 
tiolas, and readily known by the five large membranaceous singe D 
Which run the whole length of the calyx. 
* In November 1815, I received specimens of this plant from*Silhet, ender the 
e name Khai-Nim. It is used medicinally there.—N. W, v abe 
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