XC. SCROPnULARIACE.E. 285 



2-val\ecl, tl\e valves bifid. Seeds rugose. — DiSXUiB. Species about 115, 

 chietly natives of S. Africa. 



1. Sutera glandulosa. Roth, Nov. PI. Sj). (1821) p. 291. Annual, 

 diifuse, or sometimes suberect, viscidly-pubescent, branched from the 

 base or near it ; branches 6-12 in. long, viscidly glandular-pubescent. 

 Leaves |-| by ^-| in., ovate in outline, pinnatifid, the segments toothed 

 and cut, base tapering into a short petiole. Flowers axillary, solitary, 

 or the uppermost racemose ; pedicels glandular-pubescent, rarely reach- 

 ing ^ in. long, sometimes almost 0. Calyx -^^-^ in. long, divided to the 

 base or very nearly so, glandular-pubescent ; segments linear-oblong, 

 subacute. Corolla white, i-i in. long, divided about one-third the way 

 down, glabrous ; lobes oblong, obtuse, subequal. Stamens 4, didynamous. 

 Style short ; stigma notched. Capsules i in. long, ovoid-oblong, septi- 

 cidal, with 2 bifid valves, viscidly pubescent or glabrous. Seeds minute, 

 -X in. long, yellowish, minutely pitted. Fi. B. 1, v. 4, p. 258 ; Wight, 

 icon. t. 856 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1898) p. 174.— 

 Flowers : Dec.-Feb. Vern. Bhul. 



KoNKAN : Sfocksl Deccan : Nasik, Vadekarl- Diksal, Bhival ; Karli, Kanifkar I; 

 bank of Miitha river near Poona, Woodrowl — Distrib. India (Behar, Bengal, W. 

 Peninsula) ; Arabia, Egypt, Nubia. 



6. MONIERA, B. Juss. ex P. Browne, Hist. Jamaic. (1756) p. 269. 

 HERPESTIS, Gfertu. Fruct. v. 3 (1805) p. 186, t. 214. 



Glabrous herbs. Leaves often punctate, entire or toothed, or sub- 

 merged and multifid. Flowers axillary, solitary or racemose ; bracteoles 

 small or 0. Calyx 5-partite ; segments imbricate, the upper largest, the 

 2 lateral innermost, often very narrow. Corolla 2-lipped ; tube cylin- 

 dric ; lips spreading, the upper outer in bud, notched or 2-lobed, the 

 lower lip 3-lobed. Stamens didynamous, included ; anthers sometimes 

 approximate in pairs, the cells contiguous, parallel, distinct. Ovary 

 2-celled ; ovules many in each cell ; style dilated at the top ; stigma 

 entire or 2-lobed. Capsule globose or ovoid, 2-grooved ; valves 2 or 4, 

 separating from an entire column. Seeds many, minute. — Distrib. 

 Warmer regions of both hemispheres : species about 50. 



The name Moniera was given to the genus in 1756, and is therefore 

 prior to the name Herpestis, which was given to it 49 years later by 

 Gsertuer. Although a genus Monnieria, Linn., exists under the Order 

 Butacece, that too is of subsequent date (1759) to the geuus Moniera, 

 Juss. 



Leaves obovate-oblong or spat'.iulate; Qovcers pedicellate; 



capsule ovoid, acute 1. M. cuneifolia. 



Leaves linear-lanceolate ; capsule globose. 



Flowers sessile, solitary 2. M. HamiUoniana. 



Flowers pedicellate, 1-3 in an axil 3. M. floribimda. 



1. Moniera cuneifolia, Mklumx^Fl. Bar. Amer. v. 2 (1803) p. 22 

 (Monniera). A glabrous somewhat succulent creeping herb ; stems 

 4-12 in. long, rooting at the nodes ; branches numerous, ascending. 

 Leaves sessile, decussate, |-1 by yo-'^ in-, obovate-oblong or spathulate, 

 rather fleshy, dotted with black specks, very obtuse, quite entire ; 

 nerves obscure. Flowers axillary, solitary ; bracteoles -l in. long, linear ; 



