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leafy. Leaves 1-4 in. long, ovate oblanceolate or subspathulate, obtuse, 

 sinuate-toothed, the lower ones petiolecl. Whorls axillary, often crowded 

 in spikes. Flowers |-^ in. long ; bracts leaf -like, longer than the 

 whorls, ovate or cuneate-ob ovate, entire or toothed. Calyx % in. long, 

 villous ; teeth half as long as the tube, ovate-lanceolate, acute. Corolla 

 pale-blue or lilac, pubescent ; tube exserted, nearly as long as the calyx ; 

 upper lip erect, lateral lobes of lower lip oblong, midlobe varying in 

 length. Stamens exserted. Nutlets -^ in. long, deeply rugose. 



Dehra Dun and on the Siwalik range, and eastwards in the Sub-Himalayan 

 tracts of Eohilkhand and N. Oudh, DISTRIB. W. Himalaya from 

 Kashmir to Nepal up to 7,000 ft., and oji the Punjab plain along the base 

 of the hills from Peshawar ; extending to Afghanistan, China, Japan and 

 Abyssinia. 



2. A macrosperma, Wall, ex Benth. in Wall. PI. As. Ear. i t 55; F. B . 

 I, iv, 704 ; Prain Beng. Pi. 860. A. repcns, Eoxb. Fl. Ind. in, 3. 



A decumbent or prostrate herb, glabrous or somewhat pubescent. 

 Stems or branches |-3 ft., often stout, spreading and branching 

 and sometimes rooting from the nodes, glabrous or densely hairy. 

 Leaves stalked, 2-6 in. long, variable in breadth, ovate-oblong or 

 obovate, obtuse, sinuate-crenate, rarely lobed or cut, narrowed into 

 the often very long petiole. Whorls continuous or interrupted ; lower 

 bracts leaf -like ; upper ovate, shorter than the calyx. Calyx-teeth very 

 short, obtuse. Corolla blue, usually glabrous ; tube twice as long as 

 the calyx, inflated at the base, geniculate above the swelling ; limb 

 small, upper lip erect, lobes of lower lip subequal or the midlobe 

 broader. Stamens exserted. Nutlets yVa'o i n -> rugosely pitted. 



Dehra Dun and eastwards along the Sub-Himalayan tracts of Eohilkhand 

 N. Oudh and G Takhpur. Flowers in March and April. DISTRIB. 

 Subtrop. and Temp. Himalaya from Kumaon to Bhutan, up to 8,000 ft., 

 Khasia Mts. and Chittagong, extending to Burma and China. 



The following cultivated species belonging to genera which are not 

 indigenous within the area of this flora should be mentioned : 



COI/EUS AMBOINICUS, Lour. ; Cooke Fl. Bornb ii, 449. 0. aromaticus, 

 Benth.; F. B. I.iv, 625 ; Watt E. D. ; Prain Beng. PL 846. Plectran- 

 thus aromaticus, Roxb, Fl. Ind. Hi, 22. Vern. Pathor-cJiur. A fragrant 

 perennial herb, 1-3 ft. high. Stems fleshy. Leaves stalked, broadly ovate, 

 cordate, crenate, villous or tomentose. Corolla pale-purple, but the 

 flowers are usually not developed. The plant is frequently grown in 

 native gardens. "Roxburgh mentions that the leaves are often eaten 

 with bread and butter, or are used as a flavouring ingredient in country 

 beer. They may also be employed as a substitute for borage, and the 

 plant is sometimes known as "Indian borage." It is a native of the 

 Moluccas.- Coleus barbatus, Benth., a species allied to the above, is 

 common on the outer ranges of the Himalaya up to 8,000 ft., usually 

 in wet ground. It is found also on Parasnath in Chota Na#pur, and 



