Gratiola, diandria monogynia. 137 



pair. — Corel bilabiate ; tithe conlracted at the middle ; upper lip 

 straight, narrow, with a two-lobed apex ; iind r lip broad, three-lobed, 

 droop'mcr.— 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.— 

 ^fiirma twn-lobed. — Capsules ovate, two-celled, hid between the 

 exterior leaflets of the calyx. — Seed numerous, very small.* 



Obs. AsRumphius observes, the leaves of this plant are exceedingly 

 bitter, and might, no doubt answer valuable purposes in medicine. 



£. G. grandiflora. Linn. Sp. PI. ed. Willd. 1. 105. Corom. PL 2. 

 N. 179. 



Annual, creeping. Leaves sessile, broad-lanceolate, pointed, ser- 

 rate. Flozcers axillary, solitary. Capsule!^ linear. 



A native of moist places. Flowers during the wet and cold seasons. 



S/ems several, annual, creeping,, four-sided, smooth; from six to 

 twelve incheslong. — Leaves opposite, sessile, oblong, sharply-serrate, 

 pointed, smooth. — Peduncles axillary, about half the length of the 

 leaves, erect, one-flowered. — Flozc'ers light blue. — Corol ; tube cylin- 

 dric, upper lip entire ; u?2der lip broad, three-parted. — Stamens^ 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. — Ccrpsu/fs lanceolate, iono- 

 er than the calyx. 



3. G. alata. R. 



Annual. Leaves petioled, ovate, serrate-dentate. Race'mes termi- 

 nal. Ctf/yxfive-toothed, and five-winged. 5'^m/e filament fiee. Cap- 

 sule linear, hid in the calyx. 



A native of the Moluccas, is one of the largest of our Indian Qra- 

 tiolas, and readily known by the five large membranaceous wings 

 which run the m hole length of the calyx. 



* In November 1315, I received specimens of this plant from Silliet, ujder the 

 Khasee name Khai-Nim, It is used medicinally there.— N, W. 



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