Strobilanthes.'] 66. ACANTHACEit. 157 



S. asper, Wij,'ht Ic. t. 1518, not of Dene. FI. Br. I. 4. 452. S. Konkan 

 ghiUs, 5-8,000 fr. Stocks. Bababuden hills, Mysore, G,000 ft. alt. Fl. 

 Aug. Sept. Fr. CS. 



S. sessilis, Nees in Wall. PI. As. Rar. III. 85 ; Fl. Br. I. 4. 452 ; var. 

 JiUchiei, S. sesslloides, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 187. Bulcra, M. Very 

 coinnion on the ghats of the Belgauni district. In North Kanara common 

 on laterite in the Supa, Siddapur and Sirsi talukas, also on the ghats 

 of the Konkan near Bombay. A gregarious small species. General 

 ilowering once in fifteen years, last took place near the Jiam ghat of the 

 Belgaum district in Sept. 1889. Fr. ripe Nov., Dec. Leaves shortly 

 petiolate, more glabrous than in S. sessilis, Nees. 



S. perfoliatus, T. Anders, in Jour. Linn, Soc. IX. 471 ; Fl. Br. I. 4. 

 458; Eudopogon interjrif alius, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 185. On the 

 Konkan ghats, near Panvel, Dalz. ; common in North Kanara ; usually in 

 evergreen or near evergreen forests from Ainshi southwards, gregarious. 

 General flowering once in seven years ; last took place near Ainshi from 

 Dec. till Mch. 1887. Fr. Mch.-May. Leaves light-coloured or steel-grey 

 beneath. Bracts linear, viscous-ciliate. Flowers blue, very handsome. 

 CALACANTHUS, T. Anders. 



A shrub. Leaves large, entire. Flowers in terminal, bracteate, 

 hairy spikes. Calyx 5-dividecl. Corolla purple, deeply 2-lipped. 

 Stamens didynamous. Ovary glabrous ; style hairy. Seeds densely 

 haii-y. 



C. Dalzelliana, T. Anders. ; Benth. in Gen. Plant. II. 1088 ; Fl. Br. 

 I. 4. 478 ; Lepidagathis grandiflora, Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 190. Motayen, 

 M. On the Konkan ghats,'.near Bombay. Dalz. Common on the Supa 

 ghats of North Kanara. F\. Oct., Nov. Fr. .January. Flowers annu- 

 ally. 



ACANTHUS, Linn, 



Shrubs or herbs, Leaves often spinous. Flowers in terminal, 

 bracteate spikes. Calyx 4-partite. Corolla 1-lipped, lip 3-lobed. 

 Stamens didynamous ; anthers bearded. Capsule compressed^ 4- 

 seeded. Seeds large, flat; retinacula thick. 



A. iUcifolius, Linn. Benth. Fl. Austral. IV. 548; Fl. Br. L 4. 481 ; 

 Dilivaria ilicifoHa, Nees ; Dalz. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 192. Sea holly. 

 Mdrdndi, mordnnri, M, Along the coasts of the Konkan and North 

 Kdnara. Common in tidal swamps and along the banks of creeks and 

 tidal rivers. Fl. Apl., May. Fr. June, July. 



JUSTICIA, L. 



Herbs or shrubs. Leaves entire. Calyx 4-5-divided. Corolla 

 2-lipped. Stamens 2, anther-cells oblique, the lower one spurred. 

 Capsule 2-4-seeded, base narrow, sterile. Seeds cordate, scaly or 

 tubercular, without elastic hairs. 



Bracts larger than calyx. 



Spikes interrupted. Bracts green, herbaceous. Corolla 

 white with purple spots in the throat ... ... /. montana. 



