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Asystasia dryadum S. Moore sp. nov. Herba ramis ramu- 

 lisque gracilibus sparsim foliosis cito glabris ; foliis petiolatis ovatis 

 apicem versus angustatis apice obtusis basi rotundatis obtusisve 

 membranaceis glabris ; florihus pro rata mediocribus in racemis 

 tei'minalibus abbreviatis paucifloris dispositis ; hracteis hradeolisque 

 parvulis subulatis acutis ; calycis segmentis anguste oblongo- 

 lanceolatis acutis intus microscopice puberulis ceterum glabris 

 vel fere glabris ; corollae tubo ex calyce eminente a basi usque ad 

 fauces gradatim dilatato glabro lobis quam tubus plane brevioribus 

 inter se subaequalibus late obovatis obtusissimis ; staminihus infra 

 medium tubum insertis antherarum loculo altero paullulum altius 

 affixo loculis omnibus basi obtusis muticis ; ovario fulvo-tomentoso ; 

 stylo apice brevissime bilobo. 



Oban; n. 991. 



Slender, divaricate, somewhat anfi'actuose, ti-ailing branches sub- 

 distantly leaf-bearing. Blade of leaf usually 2 '5-4 x 1" 3-1 "7 cm., 

 at most (and that rarely) 6 x 2*5 cm., brownish-green when dry; 

 petioles 5-12 mm. long, usually with a few short hairs upon them. 

 Racemes 3-flowered (exclusive of the corollas), 2-5 • 5 cm. long, including 

 the 5-25 mm. long peduncle. Pedicels 1-2 mm. long. Bracts and 

 bracteoles about 1'5 mm. long. Segments of calyx 9 mm. long, 

 l'8-2 mm. wide in the widest part, often with a few microscopical 

 hairs on the outer side and with faint traces of ciliation on the margin. 

 Corolla-tuhe 20-22 mm. long, when moistened 3 mm. wide near the 

 base, expanding to 9 mm. at the throat. Lobes 7 X 5-6 mm. Fila- 

 ments inserted at 7 mm. from base of corolla, the longer pair 5 mm. 

 long, the shorter scarcely 3 mm. Anthers 1"25 mm. long. Ovary 

 ovoid, narrowed above and passing into the style, 3 mm. long. Style 

 glabrous, about 1 cm. long. 



The affinity of this is with A. Biiettneri Lindau, which is different 

 in leaf, calyx, anthers, and a few other points of minor importance. 



No. 991a, also from Oban, is probably to be referred here, though 

 its longer petioles, greater number of flowers to the raceme, and strongly 

 ciliate calyx-segments, are special features. 



Adhatoda aurieulata S. Moore sp. nov. Suflfrutex ramis quad- 

 rangularibus juventute fulvo-pubescentibus dein glabrescentibus ; 

 foliis amplis oblongo obovatis obtusis basi biauriculatis papyraceis 

 supra pilis sparsis strigillosis appressis exemptis fere glabris subtus 

 in nervis fulvo-pubescentibus petiolis brevibus validis dense pube- 

 scentibus ; spicis ex axilla foliorum paris summi sub alabastro 

 apicali oriundis simplicibus pedunculatis foliis brevioribus sparsim 

 pubescentibus ; hracteis calycibus brevioribus lanceolatis obtuse- 

 acutis ut calyx bracteolaeque sibi ipsis subsimiles sparsim 

 pubescentibus ; calycis segmentis 5 lineari-lanceolatis acutis ; 

 corollae extus pubescentis tubo calyce breviore ad fauces subito 

 contracto limbo tubo subaequilongo labio antico alte tripartite 

 postico emarginato ; antherarum loculis inaequialtis loc. inf. 

 breviter obtuseque calcarato ; ovario fulvo-villoso ; stylo deorsum 



