Igo DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 
shady situations amongst scrub and grass. June 1912.” 
G. Forrest. No. 8108. 
This is an interesting extension into China of this rare 
genus. Two species were previously known, both believed to 
come from Burma. Their exact habitats are unknown. The 
present plant is much the finest of the three. The flowers of 
this genus show great reduction in the size of the labellum and 
the absence of staminodes. 
wi Strobilanthes arenicolus, W. W.Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species affinis S. isophyllo, T. Anders. a quo sepalis dense 
glanduloso-pilosis, corolla longiore, staminibus supra glabris, 
stylo glabro, capsula plus minusve pilosula differt. 
Fruticulus 30-45 cm. altus basi decumbens supra ascendens 
vel suberectus ; caulis inferior simplex cinerascens defoliatus 
umbricolus, superior ramosus quadrangulus satis bene foliatus 
primo minute puberulus mox glabrescens. Folia petiolo I-3 
mm. longo mox glabro praedita; lamina 3~-5 cm. longa, 5-9 
mm. lata, lineari-lanceolata, apice acuta vel subacuminata, 
basi cuneata, margine subremote serrulata, in sicco papyracea, 
supra atroviridis glabra crebro lineolata, infra pallidior primo 
sparsim pilosula cito glabrescens nervis circ. 5 paribus. In- 
florescentiae ut in S. isophyllo ; flores 1-3-nati, in axillis quasi 
brevi-pedunculati vel ramulos longiusculos terminantes foliis 
reductis ramulorum caducis; bracteae lineari-oblongae circ. 
4 mm. longae glabrae caducae; bracteolae similes breviores. 
Calyx circ. 8 mm. longus glanduloso-hirsutus in lobos 5 lineari- 
oblongos acutiusculos fere ad basim partitus. Corolla 3-3.5 
cm. longa, violacea, parte cylindrica partem ventricosam fere 
aequante, extra primo minute puberula cito subglabra, intus 
sparsim albo-villosa; lobi breves rotundati. Stamina 4, fila- 
mentis supra glabris basi sparsim pilosulis. Ovarium pilosulum ; 
stylus glaber ; fructus circ. 1 cm. longus sparsim pilosulus. 
“Upper Burma :—Bed of Malihka, Insop. Alt. 600-1000 
ft. Small shrubby plant of 1-1} ft., decumbent, in dry sand, 
under the shrub growth on slaty rock, in shade of shrubs and 
bushes. Flowers rich violet. December 1914.” F. Kingdon 
Ward. No. 2000. 
“ Kachin Hills, north of Myitkyina, on road to Kanpti 
Long via Malihka branch.”” S. Toppin. No. 4108. 
wr? Strobilanthes Austini, Clarke Mss. in Herb. Kew descr. W.W. Sm. 
Species ex affinitate S. Hancocki, Clarke a quo petiolis 
longioribus, bracteis diversis, spicis laxioribus paucifloris inter 
alia recedit. 
