Strof^ ilonthes.] cix. ACAXTHACE^. (C. B. Clarke.) 447 



as S. ditrns, T. Anders, sp. nov. ; from the imperfectly ripe seeds it is either a var. of 

 3. phyllostachyus, or a new species very closely allied to it. 



51. S. fimbriatus, Nees in Wall. PI. As. Ear. iii. 85, and in DC. 

 Prodr. xi. 180, not of T. Anders, nor of Kurz ; leaves oblong acuminate at 

 both ends glabrous lineolate on both surfaces, heads ovoid 1-3 together sub- 

 sessile, bracts obovate-oblong acuminate inciso-serrate rufous hairy Euellia 

 fimbriata, Wall. Cat. 2363. 



KHASIA MTS. ; Wallich. 



Shrubby ; branches glabrous. Leaves 4 hy 1 in., denticulate ; nerves 8 pair ; 

 petiole f in. Heads -1 in., closely capitate, mostly on very short axillary spurs ; 

 bracts | in., shortly acuminate, the innermost lanceolate, the outermost often sub- 

 truncate; bracteoles in., linear. Corolla 1^-1 in., glabrous without. Capsule 

 a-1 in., oblong, 4-seeded. Seeds in., ovate, shaggy; areoles small. Nees' account 

 of the bracteoles is erroneous ; and T. Anderson has taken for fimbriatus the remote 

 S. macrostegius. 



52. S. pectinatus, T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 474 ; leaves 

 elliptic acuminate at both ends hairy, heads short-peduncled subsolitary 

 ellipsoid, bracts large ovate truncate or pectinate, corolla l-2 in. pale 

 purple. S. echinatus, Nees in Wall. PL As. Rar. iii. 85, and in DC. Prodr. 

 xi. 181. Ruellia pectinata, Wall. Cat. 2356. 



SIKKIM and BHOTAN, alt. 6000-7500 ft., frequent; Griffith, &c. KHASIA and 

 JAINTEA MTS., alt. 4000 ft., frequent ; Wallich, &c. 



A spreading shrub, often 10 ft. Leaves 5 by 2 in., serrate, usually thinly hairy, 

 villous or subtomentose beneath ; nerves 9 pair ; petiole |~1 in. Heads 1 in., hairy 

 or hirsute ; bracts -1 in., concave, green ; bracteoles f in., linear, widened upwards. 

 Calyx f-f in., deeply divided ; segments linear, glabrous, scarious. Corolla wide- 

 funnel-shaped, nearly glabrous. Filaments and pistil sparsely puberulous. Capsule 

 |-f in. Seeds in., thin, ovate, mature shaggy with brown, somewhat deciduous, 

 scarcely elastic hairs; areoles small. From Nees' quotation (in Wall. PI. As. Bar.) 

 it is clear that he adopted the name echinatus from misreading Wallich's ticket. 



VAE. Daltoni ; brown-villous, leaves tubercular subrugose above, bracts serrulate. 

 Darjeeling ; J. D. H. Possibly a distinct species, but the examples are in early 

 bud, and very near S. pectinatus. 



53. S. Simonsii, T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 474 ; leaves 

 broadly lanceolate acuminate softly shortly hairy, heads ellipsoid elongate 

 hairy, bracts elliptic apex produced creiiate, bracteoles linear acuminate at 

 both ends softly hairy. Kurz For. Fl. ii. 244. 



ASSAM ; Dewangiri Hills, Simons ; Namroop in the Patkoye Mts., Griffith (Herb . 

 Propr. n. 249). MARTABAN and TENASSERIM, in the tropical forests, Kurz. 



A shrub ; branches pubescent or viscous-hairy. Leaves 5| by 2 in., base cuneate, 

 crenate, minutely lineolate above, more hairy (especially on the 7-8 pair of nerves) ; 

 petiole | in. Heads 1^ by ^ in., on very short quasi-peduncles, often 2-3 together ; 

 outer pair of bracts (of T. Anderson) leaf -like, sometimes like the true bracts ; bract 

 1 in., softly shortly hairy; bracteoles 2, f in., more acuminate than in the allied 

 species. Sepals nearly as the bracteoles. Corolla 2 in. (Anderson), glabrous. 

 Capsule glabrous, 4-seeded (Anderson). Anderson apparently had better material 

 than exist now at Kew; he says "buds yellow fide Griffith;" but it is more probable 

 that the flowers are purplish : he certainly erred in reading " Kamroop " in Lower 

 Assam (for Namroop). It is not probable that a Patkoye Mt. plant should be 

 common in the tropical Tenasserim forests: no example has been seen thence, 

 but Kurz's description coincides with the Patkoye plant. He describes the flowers 



as blue. * 



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54. S. g-labratus, Nees in Wall. PL As. Ear. iii. 85, and in DC. 



