SPECIES ASIATICAE. Igl 
Planta circ. 30 cm. longa suberecta basi plus minusve de- 
cumbens caulibus flexuosis gracilibus crispato-pilosulis tarde 
glabrescentibus. Folia aequalia vel subaequalia petiolo 1.5~2 
cm. longo dense fulvido-pilosulo praedita ; lamina 6~7 cm. longa, 
3-4 cm. lata, elliptica vel ovata vel obovata, apice subacuta 
vel acuta vel breviter acuminata, basi late cuneata vel etiam 
subrotundata, margine serrulata, in sicco papyracea, utrinque 
lineolata, supra atroviridis glabra vel sparsim setosula, infra 
glabra vel ad costam pilosula vel hic illic setosula; nervi 4-6 
paria. Inflorescentiae plerumque terminales 2-4 cm. longae 
spiciformes ; in axillis superioribus additi flores sessiles soli- 
tarli; ad basim spicae apparent folia reducta oblonga vel 
caulinis subsimilia ; bracteae circ. 1.5 cm. longae oblongae vel 
oblongo-spathulatae foliaceae deciduae lineolatae margine 
ciliatae vel pilosulae. Calyx 8-10 mm. longus in lobos 5 lineari- 
oblongos acutos margine ciliatos fere ad imum fissus. Corolla 
circ. 4 cm. longa paulo curvata purpurea; tubus usque ad 
medium cylindricus supra sensim ampliatus extra pilosulus ; 
lobi rotundati 5-6 mm. diametro. Stamina perfecta 4 fila- 
mentis albo-pilosulis, polline typico. Fructus deest. 
“ China :—Mengtze, Yunnan. Woods in shade at 4500 ft. 
1-1} ft. With purple flowers.” Henry. No. g159A in Herb. 
“ Mi-lé, Yunnan ; mountain forest. Purple flowers.’’ Henry. 
No. 9956 in Herb. Kew 
“Yuanchay, Yunnan. 5oo0oft. Purplish flowers.’”” Henry. 
No. 13,382 in Herb. Kew. 
Strobilanthes claviculatus, Clarke Mss. in Herb. Kew. descr. 
445+ W. W. Sm 
Species affinis S. alato, Nees et S. extenso, Nees ob inflore- 
scentiam esse videtur sed fortasse in Alternifloras, Clarke prope 
S. rubescentem, T. Anders. melius posita. 
Planta 70 cm. alta vel ultra erecta ramosa caulibus gracillimis 
flexuosis glabris. Folia aequalia vel valde inaequalia, suprema 
sessilia, inferiora et mediana plerumque petiolo 5-Io mm. 
longo anguste alato minute puberulo suffulta; nonnunquam 
unum (majus) petiolatum, alterum sessile; lamina ad 7 cm. 
longa, ad 2 cm. lata, ovato-lanceolata vel lanceolata, apice 
acuminata, basi cuneata, margine remotiuscule serratula, in 
sicco membranacea, utrinque lineolata, supra setulis minimis 
conspersa ceterum glabra, infra glabra vel subglabra ; nervi 
utrinque circ. 5; folia sessilia cordata vel cordato-ovata. In- 
florescentiae terminales et axillares 1-3-florae rhachi ad 5 cm. 
longa dense glanduloso-hirsutula praeditae; bracteae cito 
deciduae ; flores sessiles sub fructu remoti. Calyx ad 2 cm. 
