Lindenbergia. scrophttlahiace^.. 425 



crocliim retnsum, inferiiis majns Irilohiim faiice promiiiiila liiplicata. 

 Stamiiin ferlilia 4, aiitlierariim loculi (li>juiu'ti stipitati. Stylus apice 

 suhclvatus truncato-capitatus stigmatosus. Capsula obiungci vel 

 ovoidea iiisulca loculicide bivalvis, valv;e integroc medio septiterae, 

 placenla centralis demum libera 4-parlibilis. semina numerosa mi- 

 nima. SulTrulices vel herbae foliis oppositis. 



1. L. Sinaica (Decaisn. Fl. i^inaic. Ann. Sc. Nal. Ser. II, 2, 

 p. 553 siib Boved) patule glaiiduloso-liispida basi fruticosa opposite 

 ramosa ramis hornolinis virgatis inferne foliosis in racemos longos 

 simplices laxos abeuntihus, Ibliis breviler |)etiolatis a basi rotundala 

 vel truncala ovatis obtusis grosse crenato-deiilatis. lloralibus suhses- 

 silihiis calyce minoribus, lloribus opposilis secundis brevissime pedi- 

 cellatis. bracteolis nullis, calycis hispidi viscidi dentibus triangularibus 

 aciilis, corolla violacea hispidula calycc cjuadrupio longiore, fauce 

 inlus harbata, capsula hirla acuta calyce sublongiore 5- ^. Sinaka 

 Bth. Scroph. Ind. p. 25. 



Ilat). ad rupes in Egypto littorali Arabico inter Kosfieir et Has Benas.s 

 (Sfhweinf!), in valle Sancti Fauli arl scatnrigines (Husson!), in Arabia' jugo 

 iSinaitico ad Ouadi Hebran (Ehreub! Bove! Schimp. 188!j. 



Frutex ])ipedalis raceniis '/■.-l-pedalibu.s, folia raniornm novellorum polli- 

 tem lonf^a superiora multo minora, corolla 7-.S lin. longa. Facies Scutellarm 

 vel Mclissce. 



-2. L. fruticosa (Bth in d.c. Prodr. X, p. 377) breviter velu- 

 tino-hirtella hasi sutTrutesceiis ramosa, rsmis tenuibus fragilibus 

 tota longitudine racemosis foliosis, foliis parvis ovalis paucicrenatis 

 lloralihus vix diminutis omnibus petiolatis, llorihus axillaribus oppo- 

 sitis pedicello peliolo rpquilongo suftultis, calycis parce papilloso- 

 hispiduli dentibus triangularibus acutiusculis, corolla rosea glahra 

 calyce triplo longiore fauce iiitus barbata, capsuld acuta hirta calyce 

 sesquilongiore 5. 



Hal) ad rupes regni Mascate Arabiie (Aucli. 510't!). 



Aflinis L. Sinaicit^ a qua forsan non sat ditTert, indumentum brcvius minus 

 vistidum, folia minora, tloralia petiolata 2-'^^'/» lin. longa, racemus densior, 

 tlorrs paulo lorigius pedicellati, corolla e.xtus glabra. 



3. L. urticaefolla (Lelim iu Link et Otto Abbild. tah. 9o) 

 aiinuii [)atule glandiiloso-hirta erecla inferne ramosa, ramis fere a 

 basi lloriferis laxi.iscule raceiuosis, foliis longe [)etiolatis ovatis obtu- 

 sis ohtuse crenatis Iloralihus conformibus subdiminutis, lloribus 

 oppositis axillarihus brevissime ])edicellatis, calycis campanulati pa- 

 pilloso-hirsuti dentibus ovatis, corolla glabracalyee 2 Vi-plo longiore. 

 capsiila ovata acula hirsula calycem non excedente O. Stcmoc/ia Ut- 

 toralis Vahl Symb. II, p. 69. — Stemodia muraria Roxb. 



Hah. in Relutschia (Stocks ex Aitch. Cat. p. 107). 



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