SCROPHULARIXE.E. XXXVI. LOXOPHYLLUM. XXXVII. MATOCREA. XXXVIII. CACOKAPEA. XXXIX. RANARIA, &c. 54? 



Corolla campanulate ; segments of the limb cordate, one of them 

 larger than the others. Stigma spoon-shaped, inflexed. 

 Cochinchina Diceros. PI. 1 foot. 



SECT. 2. Limb of corolla bilabiate: upper lip emarginate : 

 loner lip 3-lobed. 



2 D. LATIFO'LIIS (Blame, bijdr. p. 752.) leaves opposite, 

 nearly sessile, elliptic, obtuse, cuneated at the base, bluntly 

 toothed, rather scabrous ; racemes terminal, elongated ; stem 

 nearly simple. If. . ? S. Native of Java, in humid places on 

 the mountains. 



Broad-leaved Diceros. PI. 1 to 2 feet ? 



3 D. MosT-Vxrs Blum, bijdr. p. 752.) leaves opposite, ovate, 

 bluntly toothed, rather pilose on both sides, as well as the stem ; 

 peduncles axillary, solitary, sub-umbellate, 3-5-flowered. If.. ? 

 >. Native of Java, on Mount Salak. 



Mountain Diceros. PI. 1 to 2 feet ? 



4 D. GLAXDCLIFERCS (Blum, bijdr. p. 752.) downy ; leaves 

 opposite, sessile, ovate, obtuse, crenulated ; raceme terminal, 

 clothed with glandular hairs. If. ? S. Native of Java, in 

 grassy places near Buitenzorg, and about Batavia. 



Gland-bearing Diceros. PI. 1 to 2 feet ? * 



5 D. CESPITO'SCS (Blum, bijdr. p. 753.) downy ; leaves ses- 

 sile, opposite, ovate, serrulated ; peduncles 1 -flowered, usually 

 solitary, extra-axillary. 2/ . ? S. Native of Java, in the west- 

 ern provinces, among grass. There is a pilose and a glabrous 

 variety of this species. 



Tufted Diceros. PI. tufted. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Herpest'u, p. 546. 



XXXVI. LOXOPHY'LLUM (from Xo&c, lotos, a bow; 

 and <pv\Xov, phyllon, a leaf; in reference to the oblique leaves.) 

 Blum, bijdr. p. 750. 



Lis. STST. Didynamia, Angiospermia. Calyx bilabiate ; 

 lip 3-parted : lower lip bipartite. Corolla bilabiate ; tube ven- 

 tricose : upper lip erect, emarginate : lower one larger, trifid, 

 equal ; throat papillose. Stamens 4, didynamous, exserted ; 

 anthers connected. Style inclosed ; stigma obtuse, emarginate. 

 Capsule globose, 2-celled, 4-valved ; placenta central, 4-parted, 

 at length free. Herb downy, with a branched, nodose stem. 

 Leaves alternate, the opposite ones being stipular, oblong, ob- 

 lique ; peduncles racemose, axillary. This genus differs from 

 Conobea in the calyx being bilabiate, but the structure of the 

 fruit and anthers are similar, as well as the habit. 



1 L. RACEMO'SUM (Blum, bijdr. p. 751.) If..? S. Native of 

 Java, among stones at the foot of Mount Menari, in the province 

 of Buitenzorg. 



Racemose- flowered Loxophyllum. PI. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Herpettit, p. 546. 



XXXVII. MATOU REA (the meaning of this word is not 

 explained by Aublel.) Aubl. guian. 2. p. 641. t. 253. 



Lix. SYST. Didynamia, Angiospermia. Calyx 4-parted. 

 Corolla tubular, incurved ; limb bilabiate : upper one erect, 

 bifid : lower one deflexed, trifid, unequal. Stamens didyna- 

 mous. Stigma bilamellate. Capsule 1 -celled, ex Aubl., but 

 probably 2-celled, 2-valved, many-seeded ; placenta central, 

 seminiferous. Seeds minute. Herbs with tetragonal, nodose 

 branches, and opposite leaves, and axillary, almost solitary 

 flowers. 



1 M. XIGRE'SCEXS (Benth. scroph. ind. p. 16.) glabrous ; stem 

 erect, branched ; leaves lanceolate, bluntish, toothed towards the 



apex. 11 . H. Native from Pennsylvania to Carolina, in 

 ditches and wet places. Gratiola acuminata, Walt. fl. carol, p. 

 61. Ell. fl. carol, p. 15. Gerardia cuneifolia, Pursh, fl. amer. 

 2. p. 422. Flowers large, pale yellow. ? Calyx 5-parted. 

 Blackish Matourea. PI. 1 to 1| foot. 



2 M. PRATE'KSIS (Aubl. guian. 2. p. 642. t. 259. under M. 

 Guianensis.) leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, acute, crenated. 

 O- S. Native of the Island of Trinidad, and of Brazil, on 

 road-sides. Vandellia pratensis, Vahl, eclog. 2. p. 48. Willd. 

 spec. 3. p. 343. Tupeicavi, Pis. bras. 249. Corollas blue. 



Meadorr Matourea. PI. 2 feet. 



3 M. ? DB'BIA ; leaves lanceolate, acutely serrated, attenuated 

 at the base, and somewhat auricled ; flowers nearly sessile, sub- 

 spicate. 1; . G. Native of Buenos Ayres. Gratiola tetragona, 

 Hook. bot. mag. t. 3134. Flowers blue. 



Doubtful Matourea. Fl. Aug. Clu 1830. PI. 1 foot. 

 Cult. For culture and propagation see Herpestlt, p. 546. 



XXXVIII. CACONATEA (meaning unknown to us.) Cham, 

 et Schlecht, in Linnaea, 8. p. 28. 



Lix. STST. Didynamia, Angiospermia. Calyx 5-parted, un- 

 equal ; upper segment the largest. Corolla tubular : limb 4- 

 cleft, bilabiate : upper lip shorter, emarginate : lower one 

 trifid, equal. Stamens 4, didynamous, inclosed ; anthers round- 

 ish, 2-celled, emarginate at the base. Stigma compressedly 

 bilamellate, bent a little forward. Capsule cylindrical, inclosed, 

 2-celled, 4-valved ; dissepiment separating slowly from the 

 inflexed valves. An herb with the habit of Gratiola amara. 

 Leaves opposite, decussate, quite entire, full of pellucid or glan- 

 dular dots. Flowers small, in axillary contracted cymes, falsely 

 verticillate. Calyx bibracteate. 



1 C. GRATIOLOIDES (Cham, et Schlecht, 1. c. p. 29.) TJ. . ? S. 

 Native of Brazil, Sello ; Bahia, Lhotski, in marshes. Plant 

 glabrous, or rather pilose on the midrib and margins of the 

 leaves. Stem purplish. Leaves complicate, linear, or linear- 

 lanceolate, acute, longer than the internodes. Bracteas setaceous. 



Gratiola- like Caconapea. PI. H to 3 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Herpettit, p. 546. 



XXXIX. RANA'RIA (from rana, a frog, in allusion to the 

 habitation of the plant, in inundated places.) Cham, et Schlecht, 

 in Linnaea, 8. p. 30. 



Lix. STST. Didynamia, Angiospermia. Calyx 5-parted ; 

 segments of equal length ; outer 3 the broadest. Corolla ven- 

 tricosely tubular ; limb 4-cleft, nearly equal. Stamens 4, didy- 

 namous, almost erect ; anthers sagittate, obtuse within the 

 throat; cells elliptic. Stigma capitellately emarginate. Cap- 

 sule inclosed, 4-valved ; dissepiment membranous, thin, free, 

 seminiferous at the axis. A small, marsh, creeping herb. 

 Leaves opposite, decussate, quite entire, full of pellucid dots. 

 Flowers small, axillary, fascicled, on short pedicels. Calyx 

 bibracteate ; bracteas minute. 



1 R. MoxstERtolDEs (Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnaea, 8. p. 

 31.) y.. S. Native of Brazil, in inundated places, Sello. 

 Leaves half stem-clasping, from ovate, scarcely subcordate, 

 narrowed at the base, bluntish, rather fleshy, shorter than the 

 internodes. 



Monniera-like Ranaria. PI. creeping. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Herpettit, p. 546. 



XL. VANDE'LLIA (so named by P. Browne, in honour 

 of Dominico Vandelli, professor of natural history at Lisbon. ) 

 Lin. mant. p. 89. Schreb. gen. no. 1040. Juss. gen. p. 122. 

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