ACANTHACER (S. Moore) 87 
Asystasia dryadum 8. Moore sp. nov. Herba ramis ramu- 
lisque gracilibus sparsim foliosis cito glabris ; foliis petiolatis ovatis 
apicem versus angustatis apice obtusis basi rotundatis obtusisve 
membranaceis glabris; floribus pro rata mediocribus in racemis 
terminalibus abbreviatis paucifloris dispositis ; bracteis bracteolisque 
parvulis subulatis acutis; calycis segmentis anguste oblongo- 
lanceolatis acutis intus mieroscopice puberulis ceterum glabris 
vel fere glabris; corollae tubo ex calyce eminente a basi usque ad 
fauces gradatim dilatato glabro lobis quam tubus plane brevioribus 
inter se subaequalibus late obovatis obtusissimis ; staminibus infra 
medium tubum insertis antherarum loculo altero paullulum altius 
affixo loculis omnibus basi obtusis muticis ; ovario fulvo-tomentoso ; 
stylo apice brevissime bilobo. 
Oban; n. 991. 
Slender, divaricate, somewhat anfractuose, trailing branches sub- — 
distantly leaf-bearing. Blade of leaf usually 2:5-4 x 1:8-1:7 em., 
at most (and that rarely) 6 x 2'5 cm., brownish-green when dry; 
petioles 5-12 mm. long, usually with a few short hairs upon them. 
‘Racemes 3-flowered (exclusive of the corollas), 2-5' 5 em. long, including 
the 5-25 mm. long pedunele. Pedicels 1-2 mm. long. Bracts and 
bracteoles about 1°5 mm. long. Segments of calyx 9 mm. long, 
1-8-2 mm. wide in the widest part, often with a few microscopical 
hairs on the outer side and with faint traces of ciliation on the margin. 
Corolla-tube 20-22 mm. long, when moistened 3 mm. wide near the 
base, expanding to 9 mm. at the throat. Lobes 7 x 5-6 mm. Fila- 
ments inserted at 7 mm. from base of corolla, the longer pair 5 mm. 
long, the shorter scarcely 9 mm. Anthers 1:25 mm. long. Ovary 
ovoid, narrowed above and passing into the style, 8 mm. long. Style 
glabrous, about 1 em. long. 
The affinity of this is with 4. Buettneri Lindau, which is different 
in leaf, calyx, anthers, and a few other points of minor importance. 
No. 9914, also from Oban, is probably to be referred here, though 
its longer petioles, greater number of flowers to the raceme, and strongly 
ciliate calyx-segments, are special features. 
Adhatoda aurieulata S. Moore sp. nov. Suffrutex ramis quad- 
rangularibus juventute fulvo-pubescentibus dein glabrescentibus ; 
foliis amplis oblongo obovatis obtusis basi biauriculatis papyraceis 
supra pilis sparsis strigillosis appressis exemptis fere glabris subtus - 
in nervis fulvo-pubescentibus petiolis brevibus validis dense pube- 
 scentibus; spicis ex axilla foliorum paris summi sub alabastro 
apicali oriundis simplicibus pedunculatis foliis brevioribus sparsim 
pubescentibus ; bracteis calycibus brevioribus lanceolatis obtuse- 
acutis ut calyx bracteolaeque sibi ipsis subsimiles sparsim 
pubescentibus ; calycis segmentis 5 lineari-lanceolatis acutis ; 
corollae extus pubescentis tubo calyce breviore ad fauces subito 
contracto limbo tubo subaequilongo labio antico alte tripartito 
postico emarginato; antherarum loculis inaequialtis loc. inf. 
breviter obtuseque calcarato ; ovario fulvo-villoso ; stylo deorsum 
