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G. ornata, Clarke in Hook., Fl. Brit. Ind., iv (1883), 

 116, in part. 



G. ornata, Kusnezow in Acta Horti Petrop., xv (1904), 

 268, in part. 

 A perennial herb with a copiously branched root-system, 

 the main branches somewhat thick and fleshy, crowned by 

 a multicipital rhizome which does not form a leaf-rosette 

 but emits many erect stout leaf}' shoots in a central cluster 

 which become prostrate towards the end of first year's 

 growth but do not root, and after elongation in their 

 second year to as much as 18 cm. turn upwards and end 

 each in a single sessile flower. Each branch may be simple 

 or towards the end bear some (4-5) short lateral upturned 

 branches each of which ends in a solitary sessile flower. 

 At time of flowering of the prostrate shoots the shoots to 

 flower in following year are conspicuous. Shoots bear 

 decussate leaves from base upwards ; the internodes at base 

 of whole shoot and of beginning of second year's growth 

 shorter, the longest internodes about 1 cm, long. Leaves 

 more or less thick succulent connate in pairs by the vaginae 

 to form a closely adpressed scaberulous sheath round the 

 stem ; lower leaves of the shoot smaller, lamina in the 

 smaller lower leaves elliptic about 4 mm. long by 2 mm. 

 broad or larger, in the larger upper ones lanceolate or 

 oblong about 1*4 cm. long and 5 mm. broad, apex obtuse 

 with very short mucro, margin slightly cartilaginous and 

 scaberulous, base slightly contracted to a broad membranous 

 parallel-sided petiole about 1 mm. long in the smaller leaves, 

 2 mm. in the larger, passing into the leaf-sheath, surfaces 

 with stomatic punctulations. Calyx about 1*5 cm. long 

 (after flowering larger) entire, tube obconoid-tubular often 

 reddened outside about 1 cm. long or less somewhat thin 



infera elliptica, supera lanceolata vel oblonga obtusa ad 1'4 cm. longa 

 5 mm. lata basi contracta. Flos solitaiius terminalis sessilis. Calycis 

 tubus infundibuliformis baud dimidiatus circ. 1 cm. longus ; lobi 

 dimidio breviores oblongi acuti basi hand contracti. Corolla clavata 

 3'5-4 era. longa extus vittata vittis 3-lineatis pauci-maculatis, fauce 

 purpureo-sutfusa ; lobis late triangularibus vel ovatis circ. 3 mm. longis 

 pallide coeruleis ; plicis circ. 2 mm. latis sub-erosis et dentatis. Fila- 

 menta staminum in parte libera circ. 8 mm. longa purpurea anguste 

 alata ; antherae sagittatae. Ovarium vix 1 cm. longum ; stipes circ. 

 2 cm. longus ; stylus circ. 2 mm. longus ramis stigmatiferis circ. 1 mm. 

 longis recurvis. 

 Sikkim ; Bhutan. 



