ACANTHACEiE 93 



t. 207, but leaves more distinctly toothed and flowers 

 smaller." 



Pulneys on the downs. E. T. Bourne. 



Strobilanthes wightianus Nees ; F.B.L iv 438, XVIII 



24. Hairy on all green parts. Leaves about I by J4 



ovate finely serrate. Heads of flowers ovoid, the bracts 



longer than the calyx, ovary glabrous at the tip. 



Flowers pale blue with darker lines. Wight Ic. t. 



1 5 14. 



Nilgiris: at 7,000 feet, etc., Krurmund, flowered in Septem- 

 ber T908. Bourne 5220. 



Strobilanthes pulneycnsis Clarke; F.B.L iv 438, 

 XVIII 25. Hairy on all green parts. Leaves ovate, 

 acuminate, serrate, about 3 by 2 inches. Flowers in very 

 flat heads, the bracts forming rosettes. Corolla bluish ; 

 ovary hairy at tip. t. 452- 



Pulneys: Kodaikanal and below. Feb. 191S. 



Strobilanthes perrottetianus Nees.-, F.B.L iv 439, 

 XVIII 27. Leaves ovate, acute or shortly acuminate, 

 covered as all green parts very regularly with rather 

 broad reddish hairs, and also when dry lineolate by the 

 minute linear crystals below the surface. Corolla I inch 

 pale lilac, the narrow lower part entirely enclosed in the 

 bracts. Filaments hairy, ovary glabrous. 



Nilgiris : at Pykara, Fir. Sep. 1908. Bourtie 5244. Pulneys 

 on the upper downs, Marian shola, Fir. June 1918. Fyson 4800. 



Strobilanthes zenkerianus T. Anders.-, F.B.L iv 439, 

 XVIII 28. Very similar to S. foliosus but the spikes 

 lengthen and become cylindrical. Quite glabrous. 

 Leaves often in threes. Bracts green with purple patch 

 at the base. Corolla tube % to M inch distinctly 

 exserted beyond the sepals ; which are longer than the 

 bracteoles but shorter than the bract ; broader part of 



