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The description of the flowers is drawn up largely from his notes 
made on the spot at the time of collecti 
975. Strobilanthes tenax, Dunn [Acanthaceae-Ruellieae] a 
Bie secundo, T. Anders., paniculis glutinosis foliisque acute serratis 
ista 
C nites supra ut paniculi calyces et capsulae glanduloso-hirti, 
infra glabri. Folia lanceolata, acuminata, basi acuta, 8-10 cm 
longa, crebre acute serrata, inferiora paves Hrs petiolata, suprema 
sessilia, glabra, cystolithis linearibus tecta, venis 6-paribus infra 
rominulis. Flores laxe paniculati, in paria opposita sessilia 
dispositi; bracteae parvae, lineares, foliaceae, persistentes. 
Calyx ad basin fissus, 1 em. longus, laciniis linearibus acutis. 
Corolla tubulosa, 3 em. longa, basi 3-4 mm. lametro, ce 
medium inflata, 1 cm. lata; lobi 5, rotundati, adit es: 1-2 m 
longi. Stamina 4. Ovarium 4-ovulatum. Capsula Shadantdl 
1-5 em. longa. Semin 
EASTERN HIMALAYA. "a Abor Hills: Kobo; 140m. Flowers 
in March. Burkill 56785. 
976. Elatostema arcuans, Dunn ea ab 
E. platyphyllo, Wedd., foliis membranaceis 
Herba magna, gla bra, dioica. Caules multi, gare Pecaay 
virides, striati, arcuantes, apice horizontaies. Foli 
oblanceolata, acuminata, basi obliqua, obtusa vel acuta, parte 
superiore dentato-serrata, membranacea, hatred coins tecta, 
15-25 cm. longa; stipulae lineari-lanceolatae, deciduae. Capi- 
tula Q (solum visa) fere sessillia, aillaring Che aiispha stil oat 
lobata, 1-2 em. diametro. F lores numerosissimi, virides, breviter 
pedicellati. Perigonium 4-phyllum ; segmenta ovata, ontuse, 
mbranacea. Achaeniwm erectum, ovale, striatum, 05 m 
longum, ee patens bis excedens, 
Eastern Hnwataya. Outer Abor Hills: growing by water 
courses near Rotung 450 m., flowering in December. Burkill 
7365. 
977. Diatgitemna imbricans, Dunn [Urticaceae-Procrideae ] 
ab E. surculoso, Wight foliis oblongis regulariter imbricatis 
‘distat. 
a parva, glabra. Caulis erectus, — ramosus, basi 
us 
radicans, minute brunneo-furfurace alterna, _imbri- 
cata, sessilia, obl apice serra 5 rgietal ch directis 
otata, basi oblique cordata 25 cm. longa, 6- " 
Capitula ‘of (col risa) axillaria, sessilia, 3 mm, diametro; brae- 
teae lineari-lanceolatae, scariosae, supra ‘eapitula et secus folia 
subtendentia arcuatae. Flores 2—4-ni, subsessiles, 1-2 mm. dia- 
00 m., Sika * razor ee + an pa did the seed 
the Serpo at 1700. m., in both eases on rocks where the ie is 
dry and the air very ‘damp. Burkill 36364, 36938. | 
