Strobil'nthes.] cix. ACANTHACE^E. (C. B. Clarke.) 457 



divided nearly to the base ; segments linear-lanceolate, scarious below, rufous-ciliate 

 upwards. Corolla not seen. Capsule f in., linear-oblong, glabrous, tip minutely 

 rufous-hairy, 4-seeded. Seeds i in., ovate, silky ; areoles hardly any. 



83. S. Brunonianus, Nees in Wall. PL As. Ear. iii. 87, and in DC 

 Prodr. xi. 188 ; leaves lanceolate attenuate at both ends nearly glabrous, 

 spikes subpaniculate linear, bracts oblong, sepals linear oblong fulvous 

 hirsute, corolla in. T. Anders, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ix. 472. S. petio- 

 laris, Nees in DC. Prodr. xi. 189, partly. Euellia Brunoniana, Wall. Cat. 

 2368. 



KHASIA MTS., alt. 2-4000 ft., common, Wallich, &c. ; lower hills of ASSAM, 

 JAINTEA, and NAGAS country. 



An erect, dense, annually-flowering shrub, 2-3 ft. Leaves 4 by in. subentire in 

 Wallich's, often broader, sometimes 2 by f in. crenate nearly to the base, base always 

 gradually attenuated; nerves 8 pair, often obscure; petiole \ in., often narrowly 

 winged. Spikes 1-4 in., usually very numerous, dense but often interrupted towards 

 the base, erect ; bracts -^ in., spathulate-oblong> obtuse, apex recurved or the lowest 

 ovate narrowed upwards, subglabrous in Wallich's specimens, often fulvous-hirsute ; 

 bracteoles | in., oblong, erect. Sepals in. Corolla curved, pubescent without in 

 the bud, lavender or white, cylindric base shorter than the much-ventricose upper 

 part. Stamens glabrous, more monadelphous than usual. Capsule in., oblong, 

 pubescent, 4-seeded. Seeds ^ in., orbicular, pubescent ; areoles 0. S. petiolaris, 

 Nees, is founded on two plants collected by Griffith, one in Khasia, one in Assam, which 

 are both preserved at Kew, authenticated in Nees' hand ; of these the Khasia one is 

 identically S. Brunonianus, Nees, the other is taken as S. petiolaris below. 



84. S. maculatus, Nees in DC. Prodr. xi. 190 ; leaves ovate (upper 

 elliptic) acuminate at both ends nearly glabrous, spikes erect linear sub- 

 interrupted at the base compound hairy, bracts oblong or cuneate-oblong, 

 corolla scarcely f in. ventricose. Euellia maculata, Wall. PL As. Bar. 

 iii. 33, t. 250. 



KHASIA MTS., alt. 1-3000 ft., frequent, Clarice. 



Shrub, 2-4 ft., lax. Leaves 5 by 2|-3J in. (upper 5 by l-2 in.), serrate, mature 

 glabrous or obscurely scabrid-puberulous on the nerves beneath, densely lineolate on 

 the upper surface, often beautifully blotched with white when fresh, and as often 

 uniformly green ; nerves 10-11 pair ; petiole 1-1 in. Spikes 1-3 in., forming lateral 

 and terminal cymes or panicles, the uppermost leaves being small, caducous ; bracts ^ 

 by T ' g in., linear-oblong (in the most characteristic form), but vary to cuneate-oblong 

 bracteoles in., linear-oblong. Calyx -^ in., sub-5-partite ; segments linear-oblong, 

 unequal, subobtuse, hairy. Corolla slightly curved, nearly glabrous, pale blue or 

 lavender, cylindric base nearly as long as the greatly ventricose upper portion ; limb 

 subequal, segments short round reflexed. Stamens glabrous, monadelphous, exactly as 

 in S. Brunonianus. Capsule % in., oblong, pubescent, 4-seeded. Seeds ^-jg in. diam., 

 orbicular, shaggy with long hairs ; areoles rather small. This was sent to Wallich 

 from Silhet ; it is common along the lower Khasia range 20 miles N. of Silhet. Wal- 

 lich's picture, from a cultivated plant, shows the flowers larger than in any of the 

 wild specimens seen ; his statement that the species differs essentially from & mona- 

 delphus by having the "filaments free at base" is altogether misleading; Nees 

 perhaps went entirely on the somewhat coarse picture in Wall. PI. As. Rar. 



85. S. monadelphus, Nees in Wall. Cat. 7159, and in Wall. PL As. 

 Bar. iii. 87, and in DC. Prodr. xi. 188; leaves ovate acuminate at both 

 ends pubescent on the nerves beneath, spikes erect linear panicle very hairy, 

 bracts ovate often squarrose, corolla scarcely in. ventricose. 



KHASIA and JAINTEA MTS., alt. 3-5000 ft., frequent ; Wallich, &c. 

 A rather rigid shrub, 2-3 ft.; branches often scabrous, hairy, quadrangular. Leaves 

 3| by 2 in., serrate, mature usually more or less hairy on both surfaces, not known to 



