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to be scarcely known except to Dalzell, who had it at Malwan. H., 

 however, puts this in the section with seeds in one row, the other 

 with seeds in two rows. 



3. A. paniculatum. (A. semiteres, D.). Two or three inches 

 high, leaves radical, half-cylindric, fleshy, pointed ; flowers in 

 dichotomous panicles, calyx and pedicels red, anthers 3 white 

 and 3 black. 



Dapoli. At Bandora, on the rocks, it grows much larger, with 

 round and jointed stems. D. has no hab., but identifies it with G.'s 

 Commelina nimmonia, found in rocky parts of Malabar Hill, and about 

 Rosa and Ellora. H. calls the leaves sometimes grass-like, and seems 

 to have not much authority for it besides Dalzell. 



* 4. A. vaginatum. (A. pauciflorum, D.). Two feet high, 

 all smooth except the base of the long linear pointed leaves ; 

 sheaths of the upper leaves transformed into bracts, pedicels 

 twice-jointed, one to three from the axils of the bracts ; fertile 

 stamens 2, anthers orange. 



D. without hab. Throughout tropical India, in rice fields, and wet 

 places (H.). 



The remaining 3 species are attributed by D. to the S. Konkan. 

 The last H. has throughout India, in pastures, &c. 



* A. lineolatum. (A. elatum, D.). Three or four feet high, stem 

 round, smooth, leafy, leaves large linear lanceolate or sword-shaped, 

 with white margins ; flowers three together in panicles, filaments 

 bearded. * A. dimorphum, a foot high, nearly all smooth, leaves 

 lanceolate to oblong, stem-clasping ; flowers few, terminal, panicled, 

 bracts small hooded, perfect stamens 3, their filaments bearded, 

 anthers purple. * A. spiratum (A. canaliculatum, D.), small, branched, 

 leaves lanceolate, oblong, stem-clasping, peduncle terminal, few- 

 flowered ; flowers long-pedicelled, bracts ovate, perfect stamens 3, 

 filaments all bearded, anthers blue. 



3. CYANOTIS. 



1. C. papilionacea (0. hispida, D.). A small plant with 

 red stems, all covered with long hairs, leaves linear, sword- 

 shaped, fleshy, bracts falcate semi-cordate; flowers violet in 

 sessile heads, filaments bearded with blue hairs in the upper part. 



Poona. On rooks, S. Konkan (-D.). Deccan peninsula, in rocky 

 places (H.}. 



D. gives the anthers as bright violet. I noted them as yellow. 



2. C. cristata. Erect or procumbent, the stem with a line 

 of hairs, which changes sides at each joint ; leaves ovate lan- 

 ceolate, smooth, except the margins and sheaths ; flowers blue, 

 bracts falcate, sepals narrow lanceolate, hairy, filaments bearded. 



