124 : DIANDRIA MONOGYNTA,. Justicia. 
small twist near the apex. Border two-parted, both divisions 
oblong, the upper one three-toothed. ectary a gaping cup 
in which the germ rests. Stamens projecting. Anthers 
two on each filament. Style rather longer than the stamens, 
Stigma obtuse, 
14, J. bivalvis, Linn, sp. pl. ed. Willd. 1. 82. 
 Shrubby. Leaves lanceolate. Peduncles axillary, and 
terminal, three to six-cleft ; lateral pedicels often trifid; ulti- 
mate divisions bearing a small head of sessile flowers, between 
two, unequal, linear bractes.. Capsule clavate, 
A native of the Moluccas. : Sarah 
- Folium tinctorium of Rumphius, quoted under the pre- 
ceding species, does not so well agree with J. bivalvis. I 
think Adel-Odagam, Rheed, Mal. ix. 81. t. 43. moo to 
neither of them. pe 
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, Eecalncels obovate, unequal. Capsules round 
and thin. — | 
J. chinesolie =e sp. pl, ed. Willd. 1. 80. Burm. ind 8 
t.4.f.1. is bad if intended for this plant. 5 
A middle-sized, straggling, suffruticose species introduced : 
from China into the keel nes! ieee a —— oa 
August till December. | i 
Stem scarcely any ; brivailide sell iaiaihy? igus 
straggling and ascending, slender, somewhat six-angular, 
pretty smooth ; striking root where they rest on the ground; __ 
from one to two feet long. Leaves opposite, petioled, ovate 
cordate, entire, somewhat acuminate, smooth, from one to two” 
inches long. Peduncles axillary, from three to five in each 
<a) ‘distichous; of various length, each supporting a little, 
‘tichous u endollcs of from three to five, one or two-flowered 
, pags ate two, subulate, : 
