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5-6 mm, longae lineari-oblongae vel anguste spathulatae plus 
minusve glanduloso-pilosae. Calyx I2-I3 mm. longus pilis 
glanduloso-capitatis dense obsitus in lobos lineari- -oblongos fere 
ad basim partitus. Corolla ad 4 cm. longa medio magnopere 
curvata, extra albo-pilosa (tandem sparsim), pallido-purpurea ; 
tubo circ. 3.5 cm. longo, parte infima 5 mm. longa cylindrica, 
parte mediana valde ventricosa circ. 1.5 cm. longa et lata, parte 
suprema circ. 1.5 cm. longa supra ampliata, lobis brevibus 
orbicularibus. Stamina 4 ad curvaturam medianam attingentia. 
Stylus minute puberulus vel glabrescens. Ovarium glabrum. 
“Upper Burma :—Mountains above Laking-hka, 11,000- 
12,000 ft., valley of Naw-chaung. In open meadows by streams 
or undergrowth by streams. Perennial undershrub sending up 
annual stems of 3-4 ft. Flowers palest purple, almost mauve. 
August 1914.” F. Kingdon Ward. No. rgi1 
Strobilanthes pinetorum, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
Species ex affinitate S. rubescentis, T. Anders.; foliis in- 
ferioribus serratis longe petiolatis (petiolis alatis) superioribus 
sessilibus, duobus supremis quasi-involucrantibus flore primo 
plus minusve incluso longioribus inter alia bene notata. 
Fruticulus ad rz m. altus erectus ramosus bene foliatus 
glaber vel cito glabrescens. Folia mediana et inferiora petiolo 
I-3 cm. longo alato glabro suffulta ; lamina ad 9.5 cm. longa, 
ad 5 cm. lata, ovata, apice plerumque caudato-acuminata, basi 
subrotundata vel late cuneata in petiolum subabrupte decurrens, 
margine regulariter et mediocriter serrata, in sicco membranacea, 
supra atroviridis primo sparsim pilosula mox glabra, infra 
olivacea glabra, utrinque lineolata, nervis 5-6 paribus ; superiora 
sessilia basi rotundata subcordata, ceterum inferioribus similia. 
Flores remoti subspiciformiter dispositi ramulos terminantes ; 
par supremum foliorum caulinorum plerumque ramulos tres 
(duos axillares) vel ramulos duos floremque solitarium sessilem 
includit ; hi ramuli folia multo reducta sessilia gerunt et ad 
ultimum cum ramulis secundariis suis flore solitario sunt ter- 
minati; bracteae 5-7 mm. longae oppositae ovatae basim floris 
cingentes. Calyx circ. 1 cm. longus glaber lineolatus in lobos 
5 lineari-oblongos obtusiusculos fere ad basim partitus. Corolla 
circ. 4 cm. longa valde curvata extra glabra pallido-purpurea, 
parte ventricosa partem cylindricam duplo superante, lobis 
brevibus rotundatis. (Flos bene evolutus in scheda nostra 
unicus quare genitalia indescripta manent. 
‘‘ China :—Hills to the south of Teng-yueh, Yunnan. Lat. 
25° N. Alt. 6000 ft. Shady situation in pine forests. Half- 
shrubby plant of 2-3 ft. Flowers light bluish-purple. June 
Ig12.” G. Forrest. No. 8385. 
