5. Rueilia.] 79. ACANTEACEJE. [8. Eablebia. 



It is one of the herbs known collectively as Ili-rann (Bice-beer medi- 

 cine) by the Kols, by whom it is used in the fermentation of rice-beer 

 (Hi, K. ; Handi, Handia, 8, Oraon). Campbell says that the root is used 

 in gonorrhoea, syphilis and renal affections. 



6. Hemigraphis, Nees. 

 1. H. latebrosa, Nees. 



A softly hairy diffuse undershrub about 12-18" High with 

 long petioltd coarsely crenate-dentate leaves and pretty bright 

 blue flowers f -J" long with curved tubular corolla and sub- 

 equal spreading petals. 



Freqnent in rocky jungles in Singbhnm, Palamau, Ha«aribagh and 

 probably thronghout Chota Nagpur and Santal Parganahs. Fls. Nov.-Jany. 

 FU. opposite in, sub-capitate spikes. St. 4. Cells of ovary 4-ovuled. 



7. Hygrophila, Br. 



1. H. ealicifolia, Jfees.and 2. H. spinosa, T., And., are conspicuous 

 ditch or marsh herbs with lipped flowers in axillary whorls and didyna- 

 mous stamens. The former attains 3 ft. and the latter 4 ft. or more, 

 though both are often dwarf. H. spinosa, gokhula janum, 8. ; Kanta 

 Kalia, H., has long willow-like leaves and dense spiny whorls of hand- 

 some purple flowers, the lower lip fc-f'' broad with a yellow palate. 

 Spines usually 6, often V long. Fl. Nov. -Dec. The former is unarmed with 

 linear leaves and has about *52 seeds in its linear f capsule. Fls. Sept.- 

 Nov. 



8. ffarleria, L. 



Herbs or undershrubs, sometimes prickly, with entire 

 leaves and showy sessile flowers, axillary or in spikes, the 

 latter sometimes very dense and unilateral. Sep. 4, the 2 

 outer mucji larger than the inner. Corolla-tube long. Pet. 

 5 sub-equal. St. 2 perfect and 2 or 3 rudimentary. Disc 

 large. Seeds with silky hairs. 



Fls. yellow. A prickly shrub 1. Prionitu. 



fls. blue or red. Unarmed 



Fls. few or clustered or spikes capitate, not secund. . . 2. cristata. 



Spikes secund « • .• -3. str\go»a. 



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