XCVI. ACANTnACE^. 417 



Fittonia Feared, a variety with light green leaves 3 by 2 in., with bright 

 carmine midrib and veins, a native of Peru. Woodr. Gard. in Ind. 

 ed. 5, p. 415. 



Dianthera secunda, Griseb. iu Goett. Abh. v. 7 (1857) p. 246. A 

 shrub with ovate-lanceolate acuminate leaves and red flowers in com- 

 pound terminal racemes, a native of Peru. Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. 

 V. 12 (1899) p. 358. Justicia secunda, Vahl, Symb. v. 2, p. 7 ; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 2060.— Flowers : Oct.-JN'ov. 



Phlogocanthus curvijlorus, Nees, in Wall. PI. As. Rar. v. 3 (1832) 

 p. 99. A shrub with very large leaves often 12 by 5 in. and brick- 

 red flowers in terminal thyrses 4-8 in. long, a native of the Khasia 

 mountains. Fl. B. I. v. 4, p. 511 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 

 (1899) p. 357. 



Beloperone aurantiaca, Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. PI. v. 2 (1876) p. 1111. 

 A shrub with erect stem, elliptic-lanceolate leaves, and large handsome 

 bright orange-colored flowers. The corolla is at first golden-yellow, the 

 tube and lower lip becoming orange-red after expansion. A native of 

 Tropical S. America. Cyrtanthera aurantiaca, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4468 ; 

 Woodr. Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 415. 



Jacohinia boliviensis, Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v, 12 (1899) 

 p. 358. A shrub with oblong acuminate leaves aud handsome rose- 

 colored flowers iu terminal and axillary spikes, a native of Bolivia. 

 Di-ejera boliviensis, Nees, in DC. Prodr. v. 11 (1847) p. 334. 



Oedek xcvii. VERBENACE^. 



Herbs, shrubs, or trees. Leaves usually opposite or whorled, simple 

 or (in Vitex) digitate ; stipules 0. Inflorescence cymose, racemose or 

 spicate ; cymes often compound or paniculate; bracts usually small; 

 flowers often brightly colored, hermaphx-odite (rareiy polygamous), 

 usually irregular. Calyx inferior, gamosepalous, persistent, tubular or 

 cup-shaped, 5-4 (rarely 6-8) -lobed or toothed. Corolla gamopetalous ; 

 tube usually cylindric or dilated above, often cur\ed ; limb 2-lipped or 

 subequally lobed ; lobes 5-4 (rarely more). Stamens 4, didynamous 

 (rarely 2, very rarely 5-6), inserted on the corolla-tube ; filaments free ; 

 anthers 2-celled, opening by longitudinal slits. Disk usually incon- 

 spicuous. Ovary superior, sessile, 2-4 (rarely 8 or almost 1) -celled, 

 entire or 4-lobed ; ovules variously attached, 2 (sometimes 1) in each 

 cell ; style terminal ; stigma usually entire, less commonly 2- or more- 

 lobed. Fruit usually more or less drupaceous, 2-4- or 1-celled ; meso- 

 carp juicy, fleshy or dry ; endocarp usually bony. Seed erect or 

 pendulous, separate in distinct cells ; albumen in the Indian genera ; 

 embryo straight ; radicle inferior. — Distrib. Chiefly in the tropical 

 regions of both hemispheres ; genera 73 ; species 700. 



Inflorescence with the lowest flowers opening first {centri- 

 petal) ; flowers in dense spikes. 



Fruit with two or one 1-seeded pyrenes. 

 Calyx small, less than y'g in. long. 



Calyx truncate or obscurely toothed ; fruit 



drupaceous, succulent, indehiscent ; shrubs . 1. Lantana. 



