SCROPHULAR1NE.E. LXXVI. BUCHXERA. LXXVII. RHAKPHICARPA. 



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17 B. ARGC'TA (Juss. in nov. ann. du. mus. 3. p. 374-.) his- 

 pidly scabrous ; stem branched, terete ; radical leaves lanceo- 

 late-oblong, obtuse, subrepand : rameal ones linear, entire, ses- 

 sile, obtuse, alternate and nearly opposite : spikes solitary, ter- 

 minal ; bracteas ovate, acute, one half shorter than the cylindri- 

 cal arched calyx. 0. H. Native of the island of Timor. 

 Corolla glabrous, bluish-purple. Said to be nearly allied to B. 

 tomeniosa. Blume. 



Sharp Buchnera. PI. 2 to 3 feet.? 



18 B. DI'STICHA (H. B. et Kunth, I. c.) hispidly scabrous; 

 stem branched, subtetragonal ; leaves nearly opposite, linear, 

 quite entire, 1 -nerved ; spike solitary, distich ; calyx equalling 

 the tube of the corolla. O- S. Native near Santa Fe de Bo- 

 gota. Corollas blue. 



Distich-flowered Buchnera. PI. 5 to f foot. 



19 B. LOKGIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 340.) smoothish ; 

 stem branched, terete, rather scabrous ; lower leaves opposite, 

 narrow-linear, elongated, quite entire, 3-nerved, rough from cal- 

 losities ; spike solitary ; calyx shorter than the tube of the co- 

 rolla. G- S. Native along with the preceding. Corolla b!ue. 

 Leaves 4-5 inches long. 



Long-leated Buchnera. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



20 B. LITHOSPEBMIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 341.) his- 

 pidly scabrous ; stem simple, nearly terete, somewhat trigonal 

 at top ; lower leaves nearly opposite, linear, almost quite entire, 

 3-nerved ; spike solitary ; calyx 3 times shorter than the co- 

 rolla, and about equal in length to the capsule. 0. S. Native 

 on the dry banks of the river Magdalena, near Melgar and 

 Picala ; also on the plains of Santa Fe de Bogota. Corolla blue 

 or violaceous. 



Ltlhospermum-ltated Buchnera. PI. Ij foot. 



21 B. TERNIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, I. c. p. 341.) hispidly 

 scabrous ; stem simple, trigonal ; lower leaves 3 in a whorl, 

 lanceolate, linear, remotely serrated towards the apex, 3-nerved ; 

 spike solitary ; tube of corolla exceeding the calyx a little. () 

 S. Native along with the preceding. Corolla violaceous. 



Tern-leated Buchnera. PI. 1| foot. 



22 B. VIRGA V TA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 342.) hispidly sca- 

 brous ; stem branched at the base ; branches twiggy, somewhat 

 tetragonal ; leaves opposite, lanceolate-linear, quite enure, 3- 

 nerved ; spikes panicled ; calyx one half shorter than the tube 

 of the corolla, but about twice as long as the capsule. 7. ? 

 . ? S. Native of New Andalusia, on the mountains of Co- 

 collar and Tumeriquiri, at the altitude of 540 hexapods. Corolla 

 blue. 



Tx-iggy Buchnera. PI. 1 to 1J foot. 



23 B. ROSEA (H. B. et Kunth,!. c.) hispidly scabrous ; stems 

 somewhat tufted, simple, nearly terete ; lower leaves opposite, 

 lanceolate, bluntish, a little toothed at top, 3-nerved ; spikes 

 numerous, crowded. 7/ . S. Native of temperate places near 

 Caraccas, at the altitude of 430 hexapods. Corolla rose-co- 

 loured. 



/?o*e-coloured-flowered Buchnera. PI. 1| to 2 feet. 



24 B. MACROCA'RPA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) hispidly scabrous ; 

 stem simple, nearly terete ; lower leaves opposite, lanceolate, 

 acute, narrowed at the base, remotely toothed towards the apex; 

 spike solitary ; calyx shorter than the tube of the corolla and 

 capsule. !{.. S. Native of New Andalusia. Leaves 3-nerved. 

 Corolla blue. 



Long-fruited Buchnera. PI. 2 feet. 



25 B. AMETHY STI.VA 'Cham, et Schlecht, in Linnaea, 2. p. 

 588.) hispidly scabrous ; stem simple, leafy at bottom : spike 

 loose, few-flowered ; outer bractea ovate, acute ; teeth of calyx 

 short, nearly equal. I/ . S. Native of tropical Brazil, Sello. 

 Bracteas equal, acute : lateral ones lanceolate. Stem nearly 

 naked at top, but leafy at bottom. Corollas blue. 



VOL. IV. 



Amethytt-Qovcered Buchnera. PI. | to H foot. 



26 B. LOBELIOI'DES (Cham, et Schlecht, "l. c. p. 589.) his- 

 pidly scabrous ; stem simple, leafy at bottom ; spike loose, 

 many-flowered ; outer bractea lanceolate, very acute ; teeth of 

 calyx unequal : the two front ones the largest. If.. H. Native 

 of tropical Brazil, Sello. Upper part of stem naked. Leaves 

 in some specimens toothed, and in others quite entire. 



Lobelia-like Buchnera. PI. f to li foot. 



27 B. LAVASDCLA'CEA (Cham, et Schlecht, 1. c.) stem sim- 

 ple, leafy at bottom ; leaves quite entire, somewhat plicately 

 nerved; spike dense-flowered. T. H. Native of tropical 

 Brazil, Sello. 



Zarendf r-leaved Buchnera. PI. 1 to 3 feet. 



* * Spike dente, imbricate, tetragonal. 



28 B. STRI'CTA (Benth. in Hook. comp. p. 367.) smoothish ; 

 leaves linear, erect, strict ; spike tetragonal, imbricated, nearly 

 glabrous ; bracteas ovate-lanceolate, acute, naked, about equal 

 in length to the calyx. 11 . G. Native of China, Lord Mai- 

 grave, in herb. Banks. This species has not the large lower 

 leaves of the 3 following ; the stem is simple, ex Benth. 



Strict Buchnera. PI. f foot. 



29 B. CRCCIA'TA i Hamilt. ex D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 91.). 

 downy ; radical leaves obovate : lower cauline ones oblong : 

 superior cauline ones linear ; spike tetragonal, imbricated, 

 downy ; bracteas ovate, ciliated, snorter than the calyx. It. G. 

 Native of the mountains of Nipaul and Prome, Wall. Stem and 

 leaves of B. hispida. Calyx nearly cylindrical. Spike about 

 an inch long. Radical leaves toothed : cauline ones entire. 



Cruciate Buchnera. PI. ^ to \ foot. 



30 B. TETRA'STICHA (Wall, ex Benth. scroph. ind. p. 41.) 

 pubescent or smoothish, tall ; leaves oblong or lanceolate, ob- 

 tuse, quite entire ; spike tetragonal, imbricated ; bracteas broad- 

 ovate, about equal in length to the calyx. Tf. . S. Native of 

 Burma, at Moalmyne, on the banks of the Salian, Wall. Calyx 

 much depressed. Leaves numerous. Spikes 2 inches long. 



/bur-roired-spiked Buchnera. PI. 2 feet. 



31 B. TETRAGONA (R. Br. prod. p. 437.) glabrous, tall ; 

 leaves oblong or lanceolate, few-toothed ; spike tetragonal, im- 

 bricate, glabrous ; bracteas broad-ovate, exceeding the calyx. 

 If. . G. Native of New Holland, on the north coast, within the 

 tropic, R. Br. ; Goulburn Island, Cunningh. This differs from 

 B. tetrdsticha besides its smoothness, in the spike being much 

 less densely imbricate, and the leaves more distant on the stem, 

 ex Benth. 



Tetragonal-spiked Buchnera. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 

 Cult. All the species grow freely in any light rich soil, and 

 are readily increased by cuttings and seeds. 



LXXVII. RHAMPHICA'RPA (from pa/i^oc, rkamphot, a 

 beak ; and i-aoroc, carpos, a fruit ; in reference to the mucro- 

 nate or beaked capsule.) Benth. in Hook. comp. 1. p. 368. 

 Buchnera species, Wall. Gerardia species, Lin. suppl. 279. 



LIN. STST. Didynamia, Angiospfrmia. Calyx campanulate, 

 5-cleft. Corolla with a long, exserted, slender tube ; limb 

 spreading, 5-parted ; segments obovate, nearly equal. Stamens 

 didynamous, inclosed. Capsule obliquely mucronate or beaked ; 

 valves coriaceous, entire. Erect, branched, glabrous herbs, be- 

 coming black on drying. Lower leaves opposite : superior 

 ones alternate, narrow, entire, or pinnate. Flowers on short 

 pedicels, racemose, usually bractless. 



1 R. LOXGIFLORA (Benth. 1. c.) leaves pinnate, narrow, linear ; 

 tube of corolla straight, much longer than the limb ; beak of 

 capsule a little recurved. O- S. Native of Senegal, in the 

 Isle of St. Louis ; Indian Peninsula, Jacquemont. Buchnera 

 longiflora, Wight, mss. A small, erect, branching annual. 

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